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.X, 11 <br />STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: March 4,2008 - <br />Application -Number: <br />,2008 <br />Application-Number: 2008-0304 <br />Property Location: 1329 East Washington Street <br />Property Owner: Kathleen and Mark Neal <br />Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark <br />Rating: Outstanding <br />STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This Tudor Revival home was <br />designed by the firm of Austin and Shambleau for Joseph Maxwell Stephenson in 1923. He lived there <br />until his death in 1946. The house was then sold to Eugene O'Brien, Vice President of the O'Brien <br />Varnish Company. The home was landmarked on October 25, 1982. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace previously existing garden shed along rear of property (Exhibit A.) <br />Structure designed to mirror Tudor style and colors of house. See attached specifications and drawings. of <br />customized shed (Exhibit B). Outer Spaces, Inc. of Granger, Contractor (Exhibit D). <br />LANDMARK STANDARDS, GROUP B: Building Site and Landscaping 1. Required: Major <br />landscaping.items, trees, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches <br />which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be <br />retained. Structures such as: gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, <br />greenhouses, new ails, fountains, fixed garden furniture, trellises and other similar structures shall be <br />compatible to the historic character of the site and neighborhood and inconspicuous when viewed from a <br />public way. 2. Recommended: New site work should be based upon actual knowledge of the past <br />appearance of the property found in photographs, drawings and newspapers. Plant materials and trees in <br />closed proximity to the building that are causing deterioration to the buildings historic fabric should be <br />removed. However, trees and plant materials that must be removed should be immediately replaced by <br />suitable flora. Front yard areas should not be fences except in cases where historic documentation would <br />indicate such fencing appropriate. Fencing should be in character with the building style, materials and <br />scale. <br />RECOMMENDATION: , Staff recommends approval. The construction of the new shed is in the <br />approximate foot print of previous garden shed (Exhibit Q. Since there is no documentation of what the <br />previous garden shed looked like, the staff finds the current design appropriate since it mirrors some of the <br />architectural features of the house, i.e., wider trim pieces. and framing around the double doors, wider corner <br />boards (Exhibit B). Since this structure will be located at the rear of the property along a vacated alleyway and <br />situated in the mature landscaping it should not be noticeable from the street. <br />