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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: August 28, 2009 Application Number: 2009-0828 Property Location: 1041 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/ 1907/Unknown Property Owner: Kathy Smarrella District Designation: Riverside Drive Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE Fred W. Keller built the Free Classic at 1041 Riverside in 1907. The house is 2'/z storeys with a square plan set on a concrete block foundation. The roof is hipped with gable projections and returns and is covered with asphalt shingles. The windows are double hung 1/1 and there is a bay window on the first floor of the north facade. The house was built with wood siding and shingles and has a brick chimney. The house is oriented to the northwest on Riverside Drive. ALTERATIONS: The house was aluminum sided before 1985 and the survey card notes that all of the window sills and lintels were removed except those for the bay window. The window surrounds on the front second storey windows appear to be original. A rear addition with a one storey, hipped roof with aluminum siding to match house was approved by the HPC on August 4, 1986. The house was re -roofed in March, 2006 APPLICATION ITEMS: Replacement windows on first and second floors 18 total. Double hung wood windows (Marvin Insert) per document cited below: - Proposed Work: Replacement (not inokind) 1. Description of Proposed Work: window replacement The windows with proposed changes at 1041 Riverside Drive consist of: ❑ First floor, front'room: 5 double hung wood windows with aluminum storms (request to replace all windows and sashes) ❑ First floor, back (dining room & kitchen): 5 double hung wood windows with aluminum storms (request to replace all windows and sashes) ❑ Second floor, front and back: 8 double hung wood windows with aluminum storms (request to replace all windows and sashes) The owner met with five different contractors to explore options for repairing and replacing the windows. Please note the letter from Christopher Kohler of Kohler Home Improvement, who has a specialization in window restoration/replacement (Appendix 1) that states that the windows need to be replaced. Based upon these consultations, the owner herein request to replace these 18 windows (of the 25 total in the home) with Marvin Inset windows in order to: 1)improve energy efficiency in the home (which is currently not efficient at all); achieve functioning windows that can be opened and closed easily and provide proper ventilation for the home; 3) replace windows that are currently in a state of disrepair (cracked wood/frames, broken cords, windows that no longer fit well into the window frame). In addition, please note that the house is considered "non-contributing" in this historic district, and is currently covered with aluminum siding. 2. Materials to be used The windows are to be replaced with Marvin Inset wood windows, brochures for which are located in Appendix 2. The windows will be replaced with Marvin Ultimate Insert Double Hung wood windows, which feature low emissivity argon insulating glass, traditional sash locks, primed wood (pine) interiors, and extruded aluminum clad exteriors. The existing screens and storms will stay on the exterior of the windows. 3. Construction Methods .