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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 05/10/04 Application Number: 2004-0510 - 1 Property Location: Arthur Fredrickson House; 702 W Colfax Avenue Property Owner: Cindy and Terry Lewis Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark, West Washington National Register District Rating: Outstanding/ 13 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT, The 1892 Arthur Fredrickson House, as many of you know, stood at 233 N Lafayette Blvd adjacent to the Fredrickson Candy store and office building. In October 1987, several interested parties worked to move the house to its current location. In 1988, the Landmark ordinance was amended to protect the house on its current lot. The Fredrickson house is an outstanding Queen Anne residence with stick style influence. Character defining features are: the irregular plan, multiple porches with exquisite details, multiple surface textures with fish - scale shingles, clapboard siding, brackets, and latticework trim boards, the turret, and a plethora of windows. The house now stands in the residential West Washington neighborhood. A large parking pad covers most of the lot, as the house was once owned by the Family Learning Center. A stockade privacy fence lines the rear of the property. The Lewis' presently own the building and hope to turn it into a bed and breakfast. APPLICATION ITEMS: A.) Construct 2 -stall garage in rear of the lot, wood frame, 10/12 pitch, and lapboard siding with fish, scales, sash windows. B.) Remove concrete walk between driveway and apartment's parking lot. C.) Remove portions of parking pad and driveway to expand gardens and grass. D.) Extend fence along side of yard adjacent to apartment building. RECOMMENDATION Garage: The Lewis' propose to construct a 2 -stall garage 24' by 26' in dimension rather than a 3 -stall garage as shown in the plans. The two -stall garage would better reflect the proportions of the house than the 3 -stall garage. The garage would be located behind the house, between the two drains located in the photos. The garage will not attach to the house, and the garage doors will face east. The garage would be wood frame construction with a 10 to 12 pitch to match the pitch of the main roof of the house. The proposal for the garage also includes: double -hung windows, cement board siding, 2 aluminum garage doors with three lights in each door, fish scale siding, and a solid panel door. The drawings depict 6 over 6 double hung windows Staff finds that the garage addition follows Landmark IStandards for Renovations and Additions. It will not detract from the original form and unity of the landmark, and will not cover singular architectural features. The location -of the garage behind the house will minimize its affect on the unity of the site and the view of the landmark from Colfax Avenue.