Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H: Level II

7-G-22-HZ

Applicant Request

Exterior rehabilitation: Removal of exterior of vinyl siding and repair to wood clapboard siding below, including patching-in of new wood lap siding where necessary. Siding repair will also include restoration or replication of original window trim. Repair to existing original windows.

South elevation window: new window to be installed in location and size of original window opening (enclosed with siding). One-over-one, double-hung wood window will fill in gap between two existing windows.

Dormer windows: existing dormer windows appear deteriorated; if repair is unfeasible, applicant will replace with new wood casement windows in a design and size to match existing.

Rear elevation work: non-original rear addition (enclosed porch on left side of rear elevation) will be opened up to serve as rear porch. Porch will feature a shed roof, new 8 by 8 wood columns with chamfered corners, and accessed via a painted wood half-light door. On the right side of the rear elevation, new wood siding to be installed where original siding was removed, and a new painted wood casement window will be installed.

Skylight: installation of egress skylight on corner, north roof slope. Skylight will be flush with roof slope.

Garage: repair and replacement in-patches with wood board-and-batten siding; replacement in-kind of asphalt shingle roof; replacement of flush panel wood double doors with carriage-style roll-up door (to reflect specifications in application).

Site Info

One-and-one-half-story, frame residence with an exterior clad in vinyl siding and multiple side and rear additions.

1. 1203 Luttrell Street is a contributing resource to the Fourth and Gill National Register Historic District and local overlay.

2. The house has been substantially modified over the years, including multiple side and rear additions and non-historic vinyl siding. Many of the proposed scopes of work involve removal of non-historic elements, and repair and replacement in-kind to original elements.

3. The installation of a flush skylight on the proposed roof slope will not have an effect on historic materials, will not be visible from the public right-of-way, and will not alter the overall roofline of the house.

4. The proposed rear porch does not require the removal of original features, and the new porch will eb modest in design and compatible with the original period of the house.

5. Basic repair and in-kind replacement to the secondary structure meets the design guidelines, and will allow the owners to retain a unique historic secondary structure which could not be reconstructed in the same design and location, were it demolished. The proposed replacement garage doors meet the design guidelines.