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COA 2010-0702 was approved with a unanimous vote STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 7, 2010 Application Number: 2010-0706 Property Location: 612 Portage Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/1906 Property Owner: Chapin Park Inc. Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The 2 %z storey frame house has an irregular plan and is set upon a brick foundation. It has a hipped roof with gabled dormer projections covered in asphalt shingles. The walls are wood clapboard with Greek Revival edge -boards on the south bay with large wooden cornice below the eaves and decorative shingles in the front gable. There is a large porch on the west fagade, with dentilled wooden cornice, turned balustrades, round wood columns and the entrance articulated with a broken pediment. The windows are wood double hung 1/1 with wood frames, wooden entablature head and plain jamb and sills. ALTERATIONS: The windows in the kitchen are replacement vinyl windows. The 3 leaded glass windows in transom of the bay and the matching dining room window were stolen in early 2006 and replaced with plain glass. The front stairs are not original to the house. There are some aluminum storm windows. The storm doors are missing. APPLICATION ITEMS: We will be restoring and replicating the wooden exterior features including the porch railing based on the survey card photograph. We will repair in kind all exterior trim including trim around the windows and doors where it is rotten. There will also be a complete tear -off and re -roof with dimensional/architectural shingles. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT. Chapin Park Inc. proposes to restore the balustrade that has been removed and discarded prior to the organization taking control of the house. The balusters were turned and Chapin Park Inc., will use stock turned balusters and upper rails. The also propose to repair, replace and restore in-kind were necessary all of the wood trim around the windows and doors. Chapin Park, Inc. also proposes to re -roof the house in compliance with City Code and use architectural or dimensional asphalt shingles. Chapin PArk Inc. is basing their restoration on the information in 1977 survey card and the 1987 survey photograph. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: B. ROOFS AND ROOFING Roof shapes in the district encompass all the various designs found in residential structures: hipped, gabled, gambrel, flat and combinations of these. Roofs are covered with a variety of materials such as asphalt, asbestos, wood and slate shingles as well as clay tiles. Residences in most cases have wood fascias with gutters and downspouts. The fascias of some vinyl- and aluminum -sided houses are covered with the same materials. Required The existing shape and type of materials of the roof shall be retained. All architectural features, which give the roof its essential character, shall be retained, including dormer windows, cupolas, cornices, brackets, chimneys, cresting and weather vanes. Recommended The original shape and materials of the roof should be restored. Particular effort should be made to retain materials such as slate, tile and other unique materials not commonly found in new construction. Roof covering which is deteriorated beyond repair should be replaced with new material that matches as closely as possible the original in composition, size, shape, color and texture. Gutters and downspouts are often a necessary adjunct in order to prevent deterioration of the structure; they should be maintained whenever possible or replaced with a style comparable and suitable to the architectural period. Prohibited Nothing shall be done to change the essential character of the roof as viewed from a street by adding architectural features or large unsightly fixtures, or by using materials inappropriate to the style of the house. The roof shall not be stripped of architectural features important to its character. Not Recommended Overhanging eaves, soffit, brackets and gables should not be covered or enclosed when adding siding to a building. D. ENTRANCES, PORCHES AND STEPS Most houses in the district have either an open or enclosed porch across the front. Most porches have either hip or gabled roofs or are covered by the main roof of the house. Required When deteriorated beyond repair, existing or original porches, stoops, patios and steps, including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations, shall be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design or by a design more in keeping with the historic period of the structure. Porches and additions reflecting later architectural styles and which are important to the building's historical integrity shall be retained. Recommended When enclosing porches for heat conservation or for other reasons, it should be done in a manner that does not alter the architectural or historical character of the building. 3