Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level I/II

7-J-07-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair (Level I: Demolish recently added rear addition and deck)

Remove existing second floor decking, metal railings and posts on façade and metal posts on front porch, replacing with true tapered wood columns with engaged columns against façade sized and trimmed to match shadow of original columns, new wood guardrail of square 2"x2" posts on 4" centers with doubled top rail with smaller in depth, set into top and bottom rail, and construct one story porch roof hipped at edges with 2/12 slope; install paired French doors on façade accessing front porch where single entry now appears with doors to be 2/3 glass with base wood panels, 7' total (2'6" each); install single 3'6" entry door at primary entry, 2/3 glass panel with wood panels below; repoint all masonry using Preservation Brief No. 2; remove metal fire stairs on north elevation; restore historic windows, and add new windows to replace openings cut for doors, with new windows to be same size as existing and wood double-hung thermal pane (new windows on second story façade in place of existing door, on north elevation flanking porch in dormers and at second story above bay on south elevation; reroof, installing ridge vents; rebuild porch on north elevation, installing newel post and railing to match front porch, tongue & groove decking; restore front dormer, replicating cornice and "column" trim as revealed by shadows; construct new dormer on north elevation replicating trim details and roof shape of existing north dormer; remove recently constructed rear addition and deck and reconstruct rear deck covering south half (approximately) of rear elevation, with wood deck stairs and rail to match rail on north elevation and façade porches; repair rear dormer and replicate "column" trim that appears on front dormer; install paired French doors in 7' opening to access exterior from first stories. NOTE: Eliminate dormer on north elevation. Eliminate French doors accessing front porch, left side first floor per Bennett Hirschorn 8/8/2007. LEVEL I: Demolish rear addition and added rear deck. (APPROVED LEVEL I 7/09/2007).

Site Info

Two and one-half story frame with wood weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with front dormer and asphalt shingle roof covering. One over one double hung original and replacement windows. Two story from porch with round metal columns, Doric capitals and metal balustrade and metal posts on second story supporting metal awning/roof. One side brick chimney. Brick foundation. Irregular plan. Metal side fire escape. Recent additional of rear deck and enclosed ground floor space, not meeting building codes.

See Fourth & Gill Design Guidelines, Windows, pg. 11, 2, 4; Porches, pg. 12, 1, 4; Entrances, pg. 13, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7; Wall coverings, pg. 14, 7; Masonry, pg. 15, 5, 6, and New Additions, pg. 18, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8.