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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 6 October 2017 Application Number: 2017-1002A Property Location: 1417 Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival/ 1929/Knute Rockne House/H.Russell Stapp, architect Property Owner: Joseph and Morgan Candle Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District, Ordinance #7796-87 Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The Tudor Revival house is a 2 -story frame on an irregular plan. It has a gable roof with several cross gables, half-timber rake trim is covered in slate asphalt shingles. The body of the hoose is mainly brick with a half timbering and stucco in the front gable that also has a square bay and stucco in the entry gable that has a round arched entry door with diamond pane glass and brick tabbing at the door surround. There are original windows with paired 6 light casement windows with four light fixed transoms on the first floor. There are wood replacement casement windows on the second floor. Some of the windows have brick header course sills. ALTERATIONS: Portions of the roof were replaced in-kind in 1988. There are 11 wood replacement casements on the .second floor approved in September 1994. The rear porch was enclosed. The tennis court is a later addition. COA 2008-1013 approved replacement wooden fence in rear of house. Replacement of single pane windows with glass block was approved with COA 2014-1014B. COA 2014- 1204 approved replacement of rear door. COA 2017-0501 C approved the removal and replacement of the roof with Certainteed Highland slate asphalt shingles as well as the removal of tin components and subsequent replacement with copper drip edge and valleys. APPLICATION ITEMS: Removal of tennis court and surrounding fence. Replacement with topsoil and Kentucky Bluegrass. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks retroactive approval of removal of the tennis court and surrounding fence. Tennis court was added by the Hickey family sometime between their purchase of the property from the Rockne family in 1957 and the landmarking of the neighborhood (and property) in 1987. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: N/A STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EAST WAYNE STREET B. Building Site, Landscaping and Accessories Individual properties in the district are characterized by a house located in the center of a flat lawn, often divided by a walk leading to the front entrance. Several of the residences are sited on two or more building lots; however, the preponderance of the homes have been erected on a single lot. Most of the properties include a double garage, usually located at the rear of the property. The majority of garages are accessed from straight driveways leading from the main thoroughfare, while a few are accessed from the alley. There are also a few homes with a covered carport located at the rear of the property, as well as a few with circular driveways. Driveway and sidewalk materials include concrete, asphalt and brick. All of the properties have trees and most have trimmed and / or hedges. Most of the houses conform to a uniform setback line within each block. REQUIRED: Major landscaping items, fencing, walkways, private yard lights, signs (house numbers) and benches which reflect the property's history and development shall be retained. Dominant land contours shall be retained. Structures such as gazebos, patio decks, fixed barbecue pits, swimming pools, tennis courts, greenhouses, new walls, fountains, fixed