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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 27 May 2016 Application Number: 2016-0527 Property Location: 1520 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: English Cottage/1928/Harrer House Property Owner: James and Linda Laskowski Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Whitcomb & Keller built this English Cottage style house, designed by H. R. Stapp in 1928. It is a 2 -story frame house with wood shingle exterior, 6/1 double hung and round arch -top windows with diamond panes, round arch -top wood front door, side brick chimney, and a gabled slate roof. ALTERATIONS: In 1945 an enclosed front porch was added. In 1985, a 1 -story addition was added to the rear attaching to a 2 -car garage. COA 1992-0507 and 2008-0611 allowed replacement and addition to the wood fence. APPLICATION ITEMS: Plug holes on porch — lay sand bed — lay 18" inch slate -like tiles — remove sidewalk — keep same shape — lay sand bed & slate -like 18" tiles, cut to the curve (steps will be covered). DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Owner proposes to remove existing brick -edged concrete sidewalk, lay sand bed, and install new sidewalk (without brick edging) following original footprint using 18" square slate -look pavers from Unilock. Also, plug holes on porch, lay sand bed and cover porch and steps with same synthetic slate. Proposed gray slate -like material to appear similar to gray slate in existing slate roof. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: June 1, 2016: I visited the house this morning at approximately 8:30 am to take photographs of the front sidewalk and front patio flat surfaces. The front walk has an elongated "s" curve with 21" x 21" square stamping and 9" brick borders. There are broken squares which are a trip hazard. The steps approaching the house have some holes as well. The flat surface is 12" x 12" stamped squares with two different pours and some patchwork. The house itself has original multi -colored slate tile on the roof which is a noticeable and unique feature. Please see photographs located in the file. Steve Szaday, Preservation Specialist STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EAST WAYNE STREET EXISTING STRUCTURES D. ENTRANCES, PORCHES AND STEPS Most houses in the district have small open porches at the main entrance. Stoops and small patios also are in evidence. Of those porches that have roofs, many have either hip or gable roofs or are covered by the main roof of the house. Columned porticos, porches with broken pediments or turrets, and other porch forms characteristic of the Period Revival styles are also found in the district. Required Existing or original porches, stoops, patios and steps, including handrails, balusters, columns, brackets, tiles and roof decorations, shall be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when