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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: March 3, 2010 Application Number: - 2010-0301 Property Location: 1216 East Wayne Street North Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1925/H.R. Stapp for Whitcomb and Keller Property Owner: Elizabeth and Mark Adey Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating: - Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 1216 E. Wayne North is a two storey frame home with a brick fagade and an irregular floor plan set on a matching brick. foundation. There is a gable roof with gable returns with cornice molding and an eyebrow dormer. The roofing is asphalt shingle. There is a multi -pane half -round attic window. The windows are 8/1 and 6/1 double hung windows that have brick soldier course lintels and brick header course sills; some with paneled wood shutters with a tree motif. The front entry has gable roof with round arch under supported by brackets and smooth Doric columns; the front door is rounded with simple wood trim. There is a one storey side open porch with a flat roof supported by smooth Doric columns. ALTERATIONS: There is a rear one storey 8'x12' addition with a shed roof that was built in 1955. The brick is slightly different than that of the house. There appears to be some window openings that were re- configured and bricked in. The survey card noted aluminum storm windows and some replacement windows. The side porch is open and no longer has screens noted in the August, 1986 survey card and —were removed sometime after 1995. There are COAs (2004-9) in file for in kind replacement and repair work to porch, in-kind window replacement, garage roof and rear fencing. Removal of 1955 addition and replaced with new one storey addition 12'8"x 30'8" in materials to match the original house. Replaced replacement casement windows from 1955 re -model to match windows in the addition per COA 2009- 0601D. APPLICATION ITEMS: Living Room: Originally the house had two doors exiting the living room to the side porch, one on each side of the fireplace. One of the doors has been bricked over on the exterior and made into a shelf area on the interior. (Probably one during the 1950's remodel.) The remaining door is in poor shape and needs to be replaced. Work to be done: Replacement of existing door and return of "missing" door. New doors will match rear entry door. Second Floor Bedroom: Work to be done, replacement of entry door and storm. Exterior door leads to covered porch roof and is in really poor shape. Currently the door is held together with a metal plate on the lower portion. The storm door has been sealed shut from the exterior due to the `Breeze" it allowed into the bedroom. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The homeowners wish to restore the south doorway leading to the porch from the living room and install a fifteen light, wood frame door. They also wish to remove the `Dutch Door" on the north side and replace it with a fifteen light, wood frame door. The framing on the current door would remain and be duplicated on the south exterior doorway. There will be no storm doors. .The deteriorated second storey door would be replaced with a fifteen light, wood frame replica and the storm door would be a full view storm door with muntins to match interior door. (Please see photographs provided by the homeowner and Staff.) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: East Wavne Street: C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are of wood or steel (some casements) or in the case of brick structures, stone sills and brick lintels. Where metal or vinyl siding has been applied, window trim has been covered. Storm windows are of wood or aluminum.