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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: January 18, 2008 Application Number: 2008-0117 Property Location: 315 W. Northshore Drive Property Owner: Alison and Greg Credi Landmark or District Designation: W. Northshore LHD Rating: Outstanding STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Tudor Revival home was designed by Austin and Shambleau in 1923 for Samuel R. Dunnuck. He served first as bookkeeper for G.E. Meyer & Son, a local building supply and hardware store. After his marriage in 1908 to Mary Johanna Meyer, granddaughter of the founder, Mr. Dunnuck served as general manager and eventually became president in 1935. APPLICATION ITEMS: The addition of a dormer on the third storey on the alley side (back) of the house. Will have casement window (as originals do) and surrounded by slate to match existing roof. JC Lauber will do the slate roof. Guidelines for W. Northshore: III. STRUCTURES A. Roofs. Preferred: Keep the original shape of the roof. Retain the original roofing material. A special effort should be made to do this when the roof in question is of tile, slate or some other unique material not usually found today. Preserve or replace all architectural features which give the roof its character, such as dormer windows, cupolas, cornices, brackets, chimneys, cresting, weathervanes and special eaves. Permitted: When necessary to replace roofing material, match the original as closely as possible in size, shape and texture. Prohibited: Do not add, remove or alter features which will change its character or the architectural character of the house. IV. New Construction or additions to existing structures: Preferred: Consider the size, scale, roof lines, etc., in the design of a new structure, so that it will be compatible with its adjacent buildings in particular and will blend with the neighborhood in general. New additions to existing structures must be compatible in scale, building materials and texture to the building to which the addition is made. Retain as much of the original structure as possible so that the addition could be removed without damage to -the basic structure and appearance of the building. Prohibited: Do not use asbestos or asphalt siding. Do not use artificial brick or cast stone siding. Do not use glass brick. Structural concrete block may be used only on foundations for new construction or additions. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the dormer. Gabled dormers are a commonly found feature of Tudor style houses and the materials will match the original materials of the house, i.e. the slates and casement windows. The addition of this dormer will not be visible from the street and conforms to the guidelines for this district.