Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

9-G-18-HZ

Applicant Request

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

Repair existing wood frame windows. Remove non-original door, windows, and portion of wall indicated and replace with new doors and windows. New façade plan allows door to future stair to be recessed. Paint as shown on paint diagram. Note that all new construction utilizes materials and finishes already existing, including smooth fiber cement board transom framing. New construction applies to +/- 18% of façade area. Remove non-original sign.

Site Info

Flanniken-Strong Building. Two-story brick, two-bay building. Arched second-story windows, corbelled arched window hoods, corbelled brick cornice. Storefront of #24 altered c. 1985 and 1998.

1) The building is a contributing building within the Market Square H-1 and National Register districts.

2) The current storefront is not early or original and was completely re- built in 1998 based on records of the applicant who provided the re-design at that time. The Market Square Design Guidelines & Designation Report indicates that the 24 Market Square storefront was even earlier altered about 1985.Therefore, no historic fabric is being destroyed.

3 The angled wall appears to have existed prior to the 1998 storefront installation, but there is no available evidence that the angled wall was original to the building. The buildings immediately to the south and north (22 and 26 Market Square) appear to be "sister" buildings and neither has angled storefront walls

4) The change in design is limited to the right-hand, or south end of the storefront, replacing the single-leafed entry with a double-leafed entry. If the entire storefront was proposed to be removed and reconstructed, then the original layout of the centralized door as shown in the 1930s-40s photo included in this package would need to considered, but only the south end of the storefront is proposed to be replaced. Centering the doors would require rebuilding a significantly larger portion of the existing storefront. New construction applies to +/- 18% of façade area according to the applicant's calculations.

5) This storefront includes many historic storefront design elements shown in the Market Square Design Guidelines, including: transoms, display windows, cornice, side piers, bulkhead and original second floor windows and brickwork to be repaired and retained. Examples provided by the applicant of other recessed double-door configurations include: 1 Market Square (Tupelo Honey), 5 Market Square (Oliver Royale), 7 Market Square, 9 Market Square (Soccer Taco), 15 Market Square (Not Watson's), 16 Market Square (Emilia), 18 Market Square (Uncorked), 22 Market Square (Earth to Old City / neighboring building), 26 Market Square (Rita's / neighboring building), 28 Market Square (Preservation Pub), 32 Market Square (Scruffy City Hall), 34 Market Square (Earthbound Trading Company), 37 Market Square (Blue Coast Grill & Bar). Example images are included in the drawing submitted with this package.

6) The materials meet the Market Square design guidelines, including smooth fiber cement board transom frame work.