Historic Zoning Commission

Fourth and Gill H-1: Level II

9-D-14-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Construction of addition or outbuilding

Construct wood-framed 8x12 side-gabled accessory structure in rear yard. Siding to be board and batten. Doors to be vertical wooden boards. Side-gables and front entry gable to have straight-edged horizontal wood siding rather than irregular-edged cedar siding as shown. Windows to be salvaged wood true-divided light. Pitch of asphalt-shingled roof to be 14/12 to match the front gable of the house with walls being 8 feet tall.

Site Info

Two-story frame with weatherboard wall covering. Hip roof with lower cross gables, imbricated shingles and heavy bargeboard on front gable. Asphalt shingle covering. One-over-one double-hung windows. One-story full front porch with hip roof with front gable with imbricated shingles, splayed wood posts on brick piers, brick buttresses at front steps and brick balustrade. Irregular plan (contributing)

1) Typical outbuildings in 4th and Gill have included carriage houses, barns, and servants' quarters, often more than one story tall and built with steeply pitched gable roofs or combined gable and shed roofs, with weatherboard or board and batten wall covering.

2) The structure is proposed to be located to the rear of the lot as recommended by the guidelines, but will be viewable from Caswell Avenue since the rear yard is on a corner lot.

3) The dimensions, style, details, and materials of the submitted tool shed are compatible with the Victorian-era of the existing.

4) A 14/12 roof pitch is compatible with that of the existing house.