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The commission should consider that the replacement fence is not without precedent in the neighborhood: an adjacent property, 1069 Riverside Drive, has a similar fence. 2) Gutters and Downsoouts: no gutter system existed previous to this project. The gutters and downspouts that have been added appear to be in keeping with standard II.B(2) as sited above. 3) Altered. Window ODeninp,: the rear one story extension was originally an open porch, according to a member of B and C Home Improvement Co. The left side was enclosed early on in the home's history with matching clapboard and a 1/1 double hung sash; the right side was partially enclosed with matching clapboard some time during the 1930's and functioned as an entry vestibule: there was a door at the -right side of the extension, later removed and covered over with clapboard, and two large, square casement windows which have been removed as part of the project currently being reviewed. The window alteration is not in keeping with any of the standards_ sited above under'Windows and Doors. Furthermore, it introduces a stylistic element not typical of an early twentieth century Prairie style residence; the elliptical replacement window is characteristic of Queen Anne style homes and other ornate styles of the 1890's. The large casement windows although arguably unsightly in their own right, are much more in accord with the style and aesthetic character of the home than the replacement window, which adds an eccentric and out of balance element to the exterior composition of the home. . The purpose of the alteration in question is part of a scheme to convert the former entry vestibule into a bathroom. The previously existing casements are naturally not suited for such a function; a smaller window opening is more appropriate. Being at the rear of the property, the alteration would not be seen from the street. The staff suggests that the owner be required to remove the window and propose a more geometric replacement window that would be in keeping with thenature of the Prairie style.