Approve construction of rear deck w/wood double french door exit. Deck balusters to die into top and bottom rails. Reconstruct port cochere w/trimwork & add round columnar posts on existing brick pedastals. Repair wood enclosure beneath front porch.
In addition to work approved by HZC on August 16, 2012 (see attached COA), construct wood deck at 2nd level rear and install wood french doors to deck. Reconstruct the port cochere with trimwork to match the house and add round classic columnar posts on existing brick pedastals. Repair existing beadboard at porch foundation. (Level I)
Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower front gables, gabled side dormers, asphalt shingle and aluminum siding wall covering (sides and rear) and applied sunburst on side gables, sawn wood brackets. One -over -one double-hung windows with diagonal muntins on first floor transom and sidelights and second- story façade windows. One-story front and sides u-shaped wrap around porch with centered balcony on second story, round wood columns with Doric capitals, applied bead board panels between brick piers, concrete straight buttresses at front steps, turned spindled balustrade on first story and shingled balustrade on balcony, some remaining Scamozzi capitals on columns. Projecting one-story bay on front elevation. Modified porte cochere at north elevation with brick piers, shed roof and square columns. Enclosed rear porches.
STAFF FINDINGS
1) The materials and items proposed to be removed or replaced in-kind have been confirmed as severely deteriorated or inappropriate during a field visit by staff and have been documented with photos.
2). The addition of double leaf wood french doors and a deck on the rear will not detract from the character of the main house given the rear of the house has been heavily altered and added onto over the years.
3) The columnar posts and trimwork proposed to be added to the porte cochere will make this later addition more appropriate to the style of the house.
FOURTH AND GILL DESIGN GUIDELINES (all guidelines apply)
Porch Recommendation (for porte cochere):
1. Repair porches on historic houses using wood floors, balustrades, posts and columns, or replace duplicating the original size and design.
Entrance Reccommendations (for door in rear)
2. It may be appropriate to design or construct a new entrance if
the historic one is missing.
7. Missing doors should be replaced with new doors appropriate
for the style and period of the building. In replacing missing
original doors, replacement doors should mimic doors typical
for that architectural style, including materials, glazing, and pane
configuration. Solid six panel or flush wood or steel design doors
should only be used for entrances not visible from the public
street. "Decorator" designed doors available from wholesale
hardware stores are usually not appropriate for the architectural
styles of the Fourth & Gill Historic District.
SECRETARY OF INTERIORS STANDARDS (all standards apply)
9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction
shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the
property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old
and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and
architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the
property and its environment.
10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall
be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future,
the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its
environment would be unimpaired.
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