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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date:. 08 -08 -03 Application Number: 2003 - 0808 -2 Property Location: 1322 East Wayne Street North Property Owner: Robert & Myrna Wolosin Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District Rating: Contributing/ 10 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT H. Russell Stapp designed the Wolosin's Tudor Revival home for Whitcomb & Keller's Sunnymeade neighborhood in 1928 -1929. Since the first occupants arrival to the home in 1930, several others have resided here including a banker, lawyer, radiologist, and businessmen. The Wolosin's purchased the home in 1979 and have lived in this residence for twenty-four years. Stapp designed this lovely home with many features found in the Tudor Revival Style: an asymmetrical fagade and massings. The home is also capped by a mix of rooflines and types -- hip, pent, and gable, which Stapp deftly employed and linked to create visual continuity and interest on the exterior of the home. In addition to these features, the home has a mix of materials upon the exterior: a mainly brick first story and stucco and dark wood trim second story and entranceway. The home's windows are of most importance to this application. A bay, an oriel, and many double hung windows with 6/1 and 6/6 lights allow light to enter the home. The double hung windows are arranged singly, in pairs and in triple groupings across the exterior of the home. Hence, many of the rooms have windows on two or three sides. Because of the number, size, style, and spacing of the windows, they are major defining features of this residence. Exterior aluminum storm windows were also added later and do detract from the original character of the home. APPLICATION ITEMS: 1 Certificate of Appropriateness application RECOMMENDATION The homeowners propose to replace six - second story windows with Pella windows of the same size (3' by 4' 7 "), style, color (dark brown), and munton pattern (6/1) as the existing windows. These six windows provide light and air for the master bedroom, which is located in the east wing on the second floor. Two windows will be replaced on the front of the home; they are shaded and partially obscured by a tree. Two will be replaced on the east side and two from the rear of the master bedroom. The Wolosins' contractor will also remove the aluminum storm windows that cover these windows. Staff recommends the approval of the removal of the exterior aluminum storm windows as they are not original to the home and detract from the home's historic character. As the proposed Pella windows are compatible with the home's existing windows, staff also recommends the approval of the installation of the Pella windows as proposed and chosen by the applicant.