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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: December 2, 2014 Application Number:_ 2014-1125A Property Location: 1049 Riverside. Drive Architectural style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gable Front/1909/Hufftnan House Property Owner: Ann Graham Price Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: A 2 V2'storey rectangular plan house set upon a concrete block foundation. Roof is asphalt shingle. Walls are a combination of wide and narrow clapboard and wood shingles. There is.a full width front porch, screened in. Windows are 1/1 wood double hung with storms. ALTERATIONS: Non -original addition in rear with rubber membrane roof. APPLICATION ITEMS: Install 6" gutters to replace obsolete half -round. style (no available contractors for in-kind replacement). DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: . Owner has as applied to install a common 6" K -style aluminum seamless gutter system throughout the house to replace deteriorated half -round.. Owner ha's contacted multiple contractors requesting to replace the half -round gutters in-kind, to no avail.. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES:. 11. EXISTING STRUCTURES' B. ROOFS ANDROOFING Roof shapes in the district encompass all the various designs found in residential structures: hipped, gable, 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 facias with gutters and downspouts. The facias of some vinyl or aluminum sided houses are covered with the same material. Required The existing shape and 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 Whenever possible, the original shape and materials of the roof shall 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 adjun6t 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 the thoroughfare 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