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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 06/10/04 Application Number: Property Location: 2004-0604 (b) 605 Edgewater Drive Property Owner: Charles & Penny Krug Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Local Historic District Rating: Contributing STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT 605 Edgewater is the second of the three Dutch Colonial Revival houses in the Edgewater district that has a flat or slightly pitched porch roof. The porch is now sheathed in aluminum; the metal porch posts are punching through the aluminum because the header beams have deteriorated. APPLICATION ITEMS: B.) Replace 1950s metal porch posts with wood columns and wood railing for the steps. APPLICABLE STANDARDS (Edgewater Local Historic District) Required: Existing or original porches and steps, including hand rails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations shall be retained or replaced with replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair (Pg 35). Prohibited: Porches and steps that are important to the building's style and development may not be altered or removed. (Pg 35). RECOMMENDATION The owners hope to restore the character of the front porch with wood columns. It is highly likely this house originally had wood columns. The family has lived in the house since 1941, and they recall the porch columns. They have not yet found a picture showing them. Staff recommends approval, as the wood columns are more appropriate to the character of this Dutch Colonial Revival house than the 1950s metal posts. The columns will restore the a bit of the homes original Colonial character. To provide accessibility to the porch, a simple but nicely crafted wood railing would be an appropriate replacement for the metal railing. Wood columns and a metal railing would look stylistically confusing. Staff recommends approval. If the porch roof pitch needs to be raised, it could be hipped just enough (4") to shed water without affecting the main porch roof and the character of the house. Staff recommends membrane roof material for the front porch to replace the existing roll roof. A membrane roof would be more watertight than asphalt shingles and would not be visible from the street. AAA