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I STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: May 7, 2007 Application Number: 2008-0502 Property Location: 215 Hammond Place Property Owner: Heidi Cintron (Thacker) Landmark or District Designation: River Bend LHD Rating: Contributing STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE/HISTORIC CONTEXT: This American Four Square with Craftsman features was built in 1910 for Jackson B. Harper. He lived in the house with this family until 1920. From 1920 the house was used as rental property by various owners. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replacement of ailing and rotting front porch. The only differences from the current structure would be a pitch on the roof, wood stairs and railing instead of concrete stairs to prevent future problems like the current one. Per drawing attached (Exhibit 1) and Lemacks Construction Proposal (Exhibit 2) RIVER BEND STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES:, D. ENTRANCES, PORCHES AND STEPS Most houses in the district have either an open or a closed porch across the front. Most porches have gabled, hipped, shed or flat roofs. Many frame porch floors and steps have been replaced with concrete. REQUIRED: Existing or original porches and steps, including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations, shall be retained, or replaced with replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. - RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The porch has deteriorated beyond repair. (Exhibit 3). The change in the pitch of the roof is necessary for the proper draining of water away from the structure. The in-kind replacement of the handrail, balusters are to replicate what was original to the house. (Exhibit 4) The concrete steps have failed and their replacement with wooden steps would replicate the original wooden steps.