Historic Zoning Commission

N/A: Level II

6-J-08-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

1) Add garage door to northernmost bay on west elevation to convert one section of basement into garage, taking advantage of existing structural conditions; garage door to be wood with Norman Gothic arches with inset vertically grooved tongue & groove boards, resembling carriage doors. (NOTE: approval of garage opening would modify previously issued Certificate No. 62906GEN.) 2) Repair and reinstall first story front porch rail on south elevation, replacing missing sections and replicating original, with height of 2'9-3/8" and openings between vertical members of 4-1/4"; 2) Install new railing inside newly opened arch on west elevation, replicating vertical openings of existing railing but at 36" height. 3) Redesign front elevation balcony to allow drainage and prevent future rotting, duplicating original railing design with 4-1/4" vertical openings but raising railing height to 36". 4) Allow curb cut for proposed garage. 5) Reinstall basement windows which should have been in brick foundation between the two chimneys on the west elevation.

Site Info

Mary Boyce Temple House. Two and one half story brick with steeply pitched, slate covered cross gable roof, elaborate window trim, two story front porch with original, finely detailed wrought iron railing. Wood paneled bay window on front façade. Leaded glass sidelights and window at front entry. Tall, corbelled, paired exterior brick chimneys with circular chimney pots on west elevation, third, brick chimney on rear side. Calmes on upper sash of attic windows. Added one story concrete block addition on west elevation (c.1980), three story rear, west side brick addition (c.1935), and hyphen connecting to concrete block construction one story apartment building on east elevation (c.1950) with some Art Deco detailing.

The installation of garage doors, while not present in the original building, allows the building to adapt to modern demands, rendering it more marketable, without harming original material which has already been modified.