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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 02-11-04 Application Number: 2004-0131 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. The home's windows are of most importance to this application and are important character defining features. The home has a large bay, an oriel, and many double hung windows with 6/1, 6/6, and 12/12 lights. The double hung windows are arranged singly, in pairs and in triple groupings across the exterior of the home. The bay window has one 12 over 12 window with a two over two storm between two six over six double hung windows with one over one storm windows. The bay window retains its original storms and windows. Exterior aluminum storm windows were also added later to many of the windows. APPLICATION ITEMS: Remove aluminum storm windows and 7 original windows first floor. Replace with 7 Pella windows, same size (3' by 4' 7"), mutton pattern, and color as existing windows. RECOMMENDATION In August 2003, the Commission approved the Wolosin's application for the removal and replacement of six aluminum storms and six windows due to their draftiness. The owners seek approval of a similar application. This application falls under the following rehabilitation guidelines: "Original windows shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original" (page 43). The Wolosin's would like to remove seven aluminum storms and replace seven double hung windows: four on the east side, one of the west side (wall adjacent to the bay), and two on the south side. The home faces north. They do not propose to remove any window from the bay and staff would hope and strongly recommend that this set of windows and storms be retained, kept in good repair, and repaired when necessary. The bay retains the original storms and windows, and the grouping is a very prominent feature on the front fagade. Staff would generally recommend the replication of the few remaining original wood storms to replace the unoriginal aluminum storms. The mismatch between the aluminum and the wood windows causes greater heat loss than wood storms and wood windows. New weather stripping would also increase energy efficiency. From an historic visual perspective, the new Pella windows are no worse than the existing aluminum storms. The proposed Fella windows are compatible in size and muntin pattern with the home's original windows. If wood storms are not Mossible, staff recommends approval of the installation of the Pella windows as proposed and chosen by the applicant ---vvhere aluminum -storms are present upon agreement to protect, label, and store the windows in the home's garage or basement. QY A�INV,