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.. . STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: June 5, 2008 Application Number: 2008-0523A Property Location: 1329 E. Washington Street Property Owner: Kathleen and Mark Neal Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark Rating: Outstanding STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: The house at 1329 E. Washington was designed by Austin and Shambleau for Joseph Maxwell Stephenson in 1923. The house has been re- . classified as Tudor Revival in the 2005 City Survey. Mr. Stephenson lived in the house until his death in 1946. The house was then sold to Eugene O'Brien, Vice -President of the O'Brien Varnish Company. The home was landmarked on October 25, 1982. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace 11 Wood Casement windows I 18"x48" with 11 new Marvin Alum. Clad casement windows with SDL (divided lite) to sit in existing openings, clad color to match existing (dark brown). See Exhibits A -C and Photographs GROUP B STANDARDS C. Renovations and Additions 2. Material: Additions and improvements involving any new material in the landmark should be of the same material as the original. It should be the same size and texture., An alternative material may be allowed if it duplicates the original. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The Marvin windows duplicate the casements with the SDL (Simulated Divided Light with space bar installed between the glass creating the essence of Authentic Divided Lites p.44) The house already has aluminum clad wood windows in a number of locations including a large arched kitchen window so these will match the other windows. So, aluminum clad windows have been allowed in the past. The Group B Standards allow for alternative materials and it uses the term "should" which allows for compromise. See Definitions on page 2. (Exhibit D)