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V STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 6 December 2011 Application Number: 2011-1201 Property Location: 113 West North Shore Drive Architectural Style/Date/ Gabled Front/1888 Property Owner: Martha and Gerald Kline Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark/National Register/West North Shore LHD. Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Samuel Leeper, Jr. home is a two storey painted brick home set upon a rectangular brick foundation with rear additions. The gable roof is pitched and shingled. The South & East continuous porch with wood dentils, bead board ceiling and nine wooden round Doric columns may be an addition. The windows are 1/1 double hung with brick arch and fancy wood infill panel at head and, cut stone sills. The single simple entrance is in an opening that matches the window rhythm and shutters., There is an ornate wooden gable fan with fancy scribing. ALTERATIONS: The rear porch was enclosed before 1949. The chimneys were removed with various COAs. The house was re -roofed with a COA in 1995 with fiberglass shingles, turbine vents and a metal chimney were removed and replaced with three pod vents on the west side. The porch floor was replaced in-kind with COA 2007-0605A. A privacy fence was install along the west side with COA 2009-0521 APPLICATION ITEMS: We plan to replace a porch that contains the only basement entrance -under a —trap door! The new porch will be consistent with the design and spirit of the house. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT. Please see attached documentation and drawings. The small frame unheated, enclosed rear porch is to be demolished and replaced with a new all season room with poured concrete footings and foundation walls faced in historic brick provided by the Klines. It will have new doors and windows on the north side per drawings and smooth cement board siding on the west side with two false windows with pairs of wood shutters to match what is currently on the house. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: WEST NORTH SHORE STANDARDS: West North Shore Drive Local Historic District Guidebook IV. NEW CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURES Preferred: Consider the size, scale, roof lines, etc., in the design of a new structure, so that it will be compatible with its adjacent buildings in particular and will blend with the neighborhood in general. New additions to existing structures must be compatible in scale, building materials and texture to the building to which the addition is made. Retain as much of the original structure as possible, so that the addition could be removed without damage to the basic structure and appearance of the building. Prohibited: Do not use asbestos or asphalt siding. Do not use artificial brick or cast stone siding. Do not use glass brick. Structural concrete block may be used only on foundations for new construction or additions. LANDMARK GUIDELINES. The Commission has the authority to determine the architectural merits and the extent of any proposed treatment, renovation, or addition to a historic landmark. The commission will require drawings, plans, specifications, and/or samples where appropriate.