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STAFF REPORT. . CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: October 6, 2006 Application Number: 2006-1005-A Property Location: 710 Park Avenue Property Owner: Georges Enderle Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark, Chapin Park LHD/NR Rating: Outstanding STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Eclectic Italianate was built for Mary Chapin Anderson and Andrew Anderson between 1875 and 1877. Four generations of the Anderson-DuShane family lived in this house until 1962. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace 10 windows -5 rectangle window and 5 windows with rounded top sashes - with single unit, all wood, aluminum clad exterior, with AuraLast (20 year guarantee) double hung, low -E with Argon, (Jeld Wen, see quote from Home Depot) Standards and Guidelines for Chapin Park: II Existing Structures, C Windows and Doors, Required: Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, stills, shutters, decorative glass....%en deteriorated beyond repair they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Recommended: Wood storm windows .... to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes...are installed, the existing or original materials... should be used. Prohibited: Original doors windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place. New window and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as metal, vinyl or fiberglass awnings, hoods or aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of original windows and doors shall not be installed. GROUP B LANDMARK STANDARDS B. Treatment: Treatment shall be defined as any change of surface materials that will not alter the style or original form. Such improvements include reproofing, glazing, or landscaping lawns and may involve a change that can potentially enhance or detract from the character of the landmark. A treatment change of any surface whether on the landmark or in its environment may require a Certificate of Appropriateness if it significantly alters the appearance of the landmark ... The commission should review the proposed treatment for character and style consistency with the original surfaces. RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not recommend approval. Professor Enderle application is requesting the complete removal of 10 windows and their replacement with modem double hung windows with exterior aluminum cladding. The Chapin Park Standards and Guidelines prohibits "New window and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as....aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of original windows shall not be installed." Professor Enderele is requesting that ten of his original windows be completely removed and replaced with new windows having rectangular sashes. This would alter the appearance of the five windows with