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,1 STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 3 October 2016 Application Number: 2016-1003C Property Location: 1704 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Split Level/1953 Property Owner: Brenda and David Bickel Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Rating: Non -Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: 1704 East Wayne is a two storey frame home with a brick fagade on the first storey and vinyl "clapboard" siding on the second storey and the remaining three sides of the house. The house has a rectangular plan. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and simple raking trim. The first storey has a large front picture window with double 4 light casements in wood frames with limestone sills. There are paired 4 light casements on the 2nd floor. There is a side brick chimney. The entry has a shed canopy supported by turned wood columns and railings set upon a concrete stoop. There is one storey gable roof side wing. There is a detached garage with siding and a gable roof with asphalt shingles. ALTERATIONS: The wrought iron posts and railings have been replaced with wood. The vinyl siding on the three sides of the house and second storey on the front of the house as well as the vinyl wrapping of all of the windows have been added. All of the windows, except the picture window, have been replaced with COA#2009-0706C. The front entry door and back west entry door were replaced with COA 2009-1207B. The roof on the house was replaced with COA 2014-0502B. COA 2015-1005C approved replacement of south back patio door with Andersen inswing Frenchwood patio doors. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace picture window on north side of house. Keeping the same opening. Anderson Picture window with 400 Series gliding/slider window on each side. Same grid pattern. Picture window has lost its seal. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: As the existing picture window on front fagade of house has experienced seal failure, the homeowner proposes to replace it with 400 Series exterior vinyl - clad wood picture window, flanked by 400 Series slider/gliding windows on each side. The slider/gliding windows will have the same grid pattern as the existing window. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: On October 3, 2016, I visited the property at 1704 E Wayne St located in the East Wayne Local Historic District. The owners had applied for a COA to replace the front picture window and the operable casement window on either side. Upon investigation from the outside, the windows are metal. The windows are all in desperate need of re - glazing. The casements are painted shut. A small scratch indicated at least 3 heavy layers of paint. The paint has completely defeated the purpose of the water chases that are an integral part if the window's design. There is a settling that has rendered the windows out of square. Upon looking at the east (left) casement you can see that the top left corner has split and the lower left corner has sunk so that the hinge that normally curves above the sill has now bent over it. The right casement has the opposite condition with a raised top corner pinning the hinge and a gap on the lower corner which has been heavily caulked. To repair this window set the entire apparatus would need to be removed, stripped, painted, and glazed. The hinges will need to be realigned and the framework flange also straightened. The opening has a solid upper lintel that is in good shape and a limestone sill that is also in excellent condition. The remainder of the windows were replaced in a previous COA.