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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 9, 2007 Application Number: 2007 -0716 Property Location: 621 North Lafayette Property Owner: Allyson and Aaron Hinds Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park NR/LHD Rating: Notable STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: The Queen Anne Style House was built in 1888 by Stephen Fred Brown and his wife Christina, Mr. Brown was a machinist for Strayer's and eventually Studebaker. Fred Brown eventually left the house to Frederick and Vida Brown, a shaper operator for Studebaker. The house stayed in the Brown family until its sale to James Quinlan in the 1980s. The current owners are Allyson and Aaron Hinds. APPLICATION ITEM; To recreate the Original Front Porch, attach to sill -plate at base, with lean -to roof until end of porch and then a full roofline fagade to create something much like the porch shown in the COA illustration. The construction would be all wood. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES; II Existing Structures, D. Entrances, Porches and Steps Required: When deteriorated beyond repair, existing or original porches, stoops, patios and steps including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations shall be retained or replace by replicas of the same design or by a design more in keeping with the historic period of the structure. STAFF RECOMMENDATION,: Staff recommends approval of the concept as the project proposed will replicate an original feature of the house in an appropriate period style and replace a non contributing structure.