Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level II

9-B-19-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements

- Replacement of fourteen existing one-over-one, double-hung wood windows with fourteen new, one-over-one, single-hung vinyl windows. Revised per 9/18/19 HZC conditions, new windows to be exact same size as existing windows, with no filler required anywhere around the window to make up the difference in size. Wood trim and casing to be repaired or replaced in-kind. Windows to be installed from the inside of the house.

- Installation of trim to porch columns. Proposed trim is simple square wood capitals and bases.

Site Info

One-and-one-half-story frame residence with an exterior of wood weatherboard siding, resting on a stuccoed foundation. The hipped roof, clad in asphalt shingles, features lower gable-roof massings projecting to the front and side, featuring full cornice returns. Hipped-roof dormer centered on façade roof slope, featuring two adjoining one-over-one, double-hung sash windows. Single-light window in façade gable.

1. The house is a contributing resource to the Edgewood-Park City H-1 Overlay and the Park City National Register Historic District.

2. The windows exhibit sufficient deterioration, including rotting muntins and sashes, and broken and missing panes, to warrant replacement.

3. As stated in the Design Guidelines, windows are a very important architectural element which help to define each building's character. The house is prominently located on a corner lot, with windows fully visible from both Jefferson Avenue and Olive Street. While the guidelines focus on size, muntin style, depth, width, and profile over materials, the installation of vinyl single-hung windows would detract from the house's overall character. Also, vinyl windows may not have the same muntin depth, width, and profile as wood.

4. The proposed column trim utilizes materials that are consistent with the historic fabric. The adjacent house, 2117 Jefferson Ave, is very similar in design and utilizes the same square wood column capitals and bases. The trim is sufficiently simple in design to not create a false historic appearance.