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. STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 4 February 2011 Application Number: 20110204 Property Location:" 715 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Colonial Revival/1899 Property Owner: Marcy and Dale Kokot Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park NRD/LHD Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a one and a half stories with a gable front dormer. The dormer has a small balcony with railing setting over a full width front porch. The roof of the porch is an extension of the gambrel roof and both have asphalt shingles. The house has wood clapboards with comer boards; there are wood shingles in the gables and it is set upon a brick foundation. The windows are simple 1/1 double hung windows. The door is a wood panel with a single light and may be original. ALTERATIONS: The aluminum storm windows and storm doors are not original to the structure. The original roof had been replaced prior to 1949: (Assessor Card has the home constructed in 1907) APPLICATION ITEMS:Replacement of Entry Door. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Homeowner proposes to remove the older wood horizontal paneled front entry door with a window, and replace it with a solid steel security door with viewing hole custom made to fit the original 33 V X 83 %Z " opening. At first Staff thought that the original door could be restored but it was Preservation Specialist, Wayne Doolittle's assessment that the door was warped and that it could not be repaired. Please refer to his report. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of the home. Many are doublehung windows with wood trim and sills. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where aluminum siding has been applied, the window and door trim has been covered. About half of the structures in the district have aluminum storm windows; the other half have wood storm windows. Required Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Casement windows adapted the English tradition of using wrought iron casements with leaded carnes for residential use. Rolled steel casements (either single, as shown, or paired) were popular in the 1920s for Cottage -style residences and Gothic -style campus architecture. More streamlined casements were popular in the 1930s for institutional and small industrial buildings. Recommended Wood storm windows and doors painted or finished to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used, they should be of canvas material. Prohibited Original doors, windows and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and reused in place. New window and door openings, which would alter the scale and proportion of the building may not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features such as metal, vinyl or fiberglass awnings, . hoods or aluminum insulating glass combinations that require removal of original windows and doors, shall not be installed. Not Recommended Fake shutters that would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building should not be used. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the replacement of the wood door with window with the solid steel security door. The new door will be flush and made to fit the original opening of the house leaving the original fabric of the home unaltered. It will provide -for the security and privacy of the occupant. Since the current door may be original the owners will store that door in the basement.