Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

5-C-12-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Level I
Add K-style roof gutters on house and downspouts. Add perimeter drain and waterproofing to foundation below ground level-- will not be visible

Level II
Remove 2 nonoriginal windows and rear door w/transom (1980s) at more recently enclosed recessed porch. Add wood-framed (painted) hipped-roof screened-in porch 14'x 14' at this location. This upper-level porch will cover a concrete patio below, that will be surrounded by a low concrete wall with top cap. The existing wood basement door is to be replaced with a new wood door with vision panel. The screened porch is proposed to be surrounded by a 3-foot-high petition sheathed in fiber cement board with 4" lap. Additionally, a fiber cement lapped board panel is proposed to fill the space beneath a pair of wooden double-hung replacement windows on the west side fo the house toward the rear. The windows and panel are proposed to replace a late-added window and beadboard panel in that location.

An alternate to the screened porch would be to construct a deck. Decking to be pressure-treated wood. Deck to be enclosed by 2x2 square wood balusters that would die into the top and bottom 2x6 rails, not attached to the outside of the railing. The steps, stringers and stair raill would be wooden and the entire structure would be painted.

Site Info

Two-story frame with brick veneer. Hip roof with asphalt shingles. One-sotry two-thirds front porch with truncated wood posts on brick piers. Brick foundation. Original Prairie-paned front door.

The existing 2 windows and rear door to be removed were later-added (1980s) to a more recently enclosed recessed back porch. The wood-framed (painted) hipped-roof screened-in porch is to be attached at that location and will not eliminate historic fabric. With its hipped roof design, it will be compatible with the original house. The wood framing and asphalt shingle material ia also compatible. The 3-foot-high low partition that the applicant is proposing to be sheathed in fiber cement is part of a new rear porch addition and not part of the house itself. However, the fiber cement board panels proposed beneath the two locations of replacement windows is proposed to be added on the original house. The guidelines do not support the use of fiber cement board on contributing historic houses.

As recommended by the guidelines, it will be apparent that the new porch addition is not a historic-period structure.

The applicant may choose to construct a 15'x15' wood deck rather than a screened porch. The 2x2 square wood balusters would die into the top and bottom rails and not overlap the outside of the railings. The proposed materials (painted wood), design, and rear location of the deck will not detract from the historic integrity of the house.

4th and Gill Design Guidelines: New Additions

1. Locate attached exterior additions at the rear or on an
inconspicuous side of a historic building, limiting the size and
scale in relationship to the historic building. Proportion is
very important.

2. Design new additions in a manner that makes clear what is
historic and what is new.

3. Consider the attached exterior addition both in terms of the
new use and the appearance of other buildings in the Historic
district. Design for the new work may be contemporary or
may reference design motifs from the historic buildings. In
either case, it should always be clearly differentiated from the
historic building and be compatible in terms of mass, materials,
size, texture, scale, relationship of solids to voids, and color.

4. Place new additions, such as balconies or solar greenhouses,
on non-character-defining elevations, and limit the size and
scale in relationship to the historic building.

7. New work should not appear to be as old as the historic
building. Do not duplicate the exact form, material, style, and
detailing of the historic building in the new addition.

8. New additions should not cause a lessening or loss of historic
character, including the historic building's design, materials,
workmanship, location, or setting.

Rehabilitation and New Construction p.14

2. Replacement siding should duplicate the original. Trim and
patterned shingles should also duplicate the original.

3. New construction should use wood materials rather that
aluminum or vinyl siding. . . . Concrete composition planks may be
appropriate for new construction.

Windows:
1. Vinyl and aluminum replacement windows should not be used.

7. It can be appropriate to design and install additional windows
on the rear or another secondary elevation. The designs should
be compatible with the overall design of the building.