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There is.no documentation other than the owner's testimony as to the nature of the vestibule prior to alteration, i.e. window and door openings. - -- According to the owner, the previously existing window openings were not part of the original vestibule: they were make -shift fixed sashes, fashioned out -of parts from 1/1 double hung wood sashes. The owner also claims that the previously existing door to the vestibule was not original, that it fit the opening only roughly and appeared to be more of an interior door. The owner also claims that the work to the soffit was begun prior to his purchase of the home and left incomplete. The project,.as it exists, is in keeping/not in keeping with the Lincolnway East Local Historic District standards as follows: 1) Part One is in keeping with standards II.C.(1)(3). The replacement door is similar in form to that previously existing. Although somewhat out of. character with -other exterior doors in the building, it is not contradictory to the Free Classic Queen 10%►Anne style of the house. This type of door is not without precedent in the district: identical doors were approved in the summer of 1991 for installation at the rear of 1346 LWE. -------------- ---- 2 - Part --Two is -not -in - keeping -with- standards II.C. (1 )(3) . The commission should consider, however, that the previously existing sashes were not historic and were unsympathetic to the style and form of the entry vestibule and more generally, the building. Also, the change occurs at the rear of the building and cannot be seen from the street. The staff asserts that the replacement sash on the west side is in accord with the building's historic and aesthetic character, and therefore should be retained. The window replacement on the south side, however, should be moved, perhaps to the east 'side; it currently appears as a misplaced element in the south face of the entry vestibule.. 3) Part three is not in keeping with standards II.A.(1)(2). The owner claims that the siding is applied directly to the stud wall. He would like to remove the siding and install building materials to make the vestibule more weather resistant, and apply new clapboard to replicate the original. The original siding, however, appears to be in good condition The staff recommends that the owner be permitted to install weather resistant materials and return the original siding in place.