Historic Zoning Commission

Edgewood-Park City H-1: Level II

9-C-15-HZ

Applicant Request

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

Level I
Replace roofing to match existing asphalt shingles and repair rotted fascia, soffit and cornice. Replace guttering. Replace rotted tongue-and-groove flooring to match existing. Repoint brick chimney and foundation. Retain and repair frames on french doors on front balcony. Repair or replace joists as needed on front balcony.

Level II
Replace all original and non-original windows with wood 1/1 to match originals. Replace front door with wood half-lite and two horizontal panels below and transom above as orginally configured. Remove five 3/1 windows from late rear addition, fill opening with siding to accommodate full-light french doors in center. Remove non-original rear balcony, door and fixed light window and re-side openings to match existing siding. Replace the three fixed-light windows on the late rear addition with twin 1/1 wood windows (each 32"x54").

Site Info

Two-story frame with hipped roof with lower cross-gables. Two-story, three-quarter front porch,with second-story. Double-hung 1/1 windows. Two brick interior offset chimneys. Brick foundation. Rectangular plan. Transom at front entry. Late rear additions. (Contributing)

1) The 1/1 windows on the front are original, as are the first bay of 1st- and 2nd-level windows on the east and west sides. These windows are have been demonstrated to be rotted through, including the window protected by the front porch roof.
2) Given that 1/1 windows do not have muntins, they are easy to duplicate.
3) The non-original windows located on the sides and rear include 1/1, 3/1 and 2/2.
4) The three fixed-light windows and the five 3/1s on the late rear additions are not original.
5) The front and rear entry doors are not original and the multi-light windows are not appropriate. However, the french doors on the front balcony appear to be original, and are proposed to be repaired.
6) The 2nd-level rear balcony, door and window proposed to be removed are not original.
7) The half-light wood door and 1/1 windows proposed as replacements are appropriate for the style and era of the house.