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STAFF REPORT. CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: December 6, 2006 Application Number: 2006-1122 Property Location: 733 Bronson Property Owner: Robert Culp Landmark or District Designation: Rating: Contributing Edgewater Place Local Historic District STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This vernacular gabled ell is thought to have been constructed in 1892 by William H Harper, a grocery store owner and real estate developer. The house was eventually sold to William Garfield in 1901, a piano tuner, who lived there for 40 years. It was also owned by several others including Mary Unger nee Dreibelbis who operated a Beauty Parlor in the house during the 1940s. The current owner purchased it after Barbara and Larry Sehl abandoned the house in 2006. APPLICATION ITEMS: The owner has engaged DePalma Home Remodeling to vinyl side the house and to paint the windows, soffits and fascia. Edgewater Place Standards II Existing Structures, A. Building Materials Original exterior wall materials in the District range from brick, clapboard, shingles, and masonry block to aluminum siding. In the majority of the cases the aluminum siding has been applied over the original clapboard. There are some masonry commercial buildings on Lincolnway. Required: Existing exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning and painting. The existing architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair... Required: Whenever possible, the original building materials should be restored. Aluminum or vinyl siding may be used when it is the only feasible alternative to maintaining the original surface material. When used over wood surfaces, this siding should be the same size and style as the original wood. However it must be noted that such material can contribute to the deterioration of the structure from moisture and insects.... Prohibited: Wood siding shall not be resurfaced with new material such as artificial stone, brick veneer, asbestos or asphalt shingles which is inappropriate or was unavailable when the building was constructed.... See attached for complete the Standard concerning all building materials but do not apply to this house. RECOMMENDATION: The contractor proposes to apply vinyl siding over the existing asphalt shingles which were applied over the original clapboards. It is noted on the 1985 survey card that the integrity of this home was altered -major and was only in fair condition. Its condition did not improve over this 21 year period. While the application of vinyl siding is not ideal, it will more closely resemble to original clapboards and no original features are going to be removed. Staff recommends approval with the stipulation that the contractor agrees to restore the deteriorated drip moldings above the windows that were removed.