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IAO s4 STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 3 July 1012 Application Number: 2012-0613 Property Location: 802 Leland Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled-ell/1894 Property Owner: Ryan Andersen dba RYNO Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Rating: Non- Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a one and a half storey frame set upon a T- Plan foundation It has aluminum siding and a gabled roof with asphalt shingles and aluminum soffits and fascia. The enclosed wrap around porch is also aluminum sided and has aluminum storm windows. The windows are double hung, some are replacements and some have fixed aluminum awnings. There are wood steps leading to the front door with wood railings and decking. ALTERATIONS: The aluminum siding, awnings, storm windows fascia and soffit are replacements. The enclosure on the wrap around porch and the rear shed roofed deck are additions. The windows do not appear to be original. The front steps and lauding are not original. APPLICATION ITEMS: Change Bad Windows DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The owner has removed three wood double hung windows without a COA from 3 locations on this non-contributing house Although the wood windows appear to be in decent shape their sash system is the Tape Sash Balance system. This system was produced in the late 1930s and used sporadically in our area. It's production was discontinued at the beginning of WWII when the metal (bronze or brass) was required for the war effort STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Window and door frames are in most cases wood and vary depending upon the style of the home. Many are double hung 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. 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: Although the sashes appear to be in good condition, the Staff has no first hand knowledge of what condition the frames were in before the replacement windows were installed. Since this house was built in 1894 and this sash system was introduced in the late 1930s, these windows are replacement windows along with just about everything else on the exterior of this house. Staff recommends the approval of the replacement of the replacement windows on this non-contributing structure. Staff also requests that the owner give the sashes to HPC for demonstration purposes.