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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 13 September, 2017 Application Number: 2017-0905C Property Location: 612-614 Carrol Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Queen Anne / 1901 - Property Owner: Francisco Gonzalez Landmark or District Designation: Taylor's Field, Ordinance #8952-98 Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This Queen Anne Apartment House is two storeys with attic. It has wood frame construction and siding that set upon an irregular brick foundation. The roof has side gables with an intersecting front hip and a front gable dormer. The roof has asphalt shingles. There are entry porches on either side of the front with Doric column supports, wood balustrades, steps and floors. There is a front bay window on the south side of the first storey. Those front windows are Jen Weld casement windows. The windows on the rest of house are 1/1 wood double hung. ALTERATIONS: COA 2002-0128A, tear off deteriorated asphalt shingles and reroof with new asphalt shingles of quality at least equal to those removed. COA 2007-0607, roof patching, replace decking as needed, replace rotten siding wood, paint exterior, fix porches (front and rear) repair foundation where necessary, replace security doors, repair and replace windows. COA 2009-0211, code enforcement demolition of deteriorated garage in rear of house. Structure to be demolished, debris hauled away and site cleaned and graded. COA 2012-0314, remove vinyl windows on first floor side and install three fixed double hung sashes in the dining room opening (84x55) and cover with storm windows; construct a fixed window to resemble double hung window in the two 5400 openings and cover with storm windows. Owner is to work with HPC staff and preservation specialist. COA 2013-0429, re -roof over one layer of asphalt shingles with new architectural shingles. APPLICATION ITEMS: Replace broken windos with new windos. there were wood end now I hat to go with vinyl one facing west on the second floor — 2 on the north of second floor — window match the exting opening. [sic] Window clarification, in margin of application: 2 Pellas 59" x 34.5", 1 Jeld Wen 60" x 32" to match openings. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Homeowner requests retroactive permission to install three windows (2 Pella 59" x 34.5", 1 Jeld Wen 60" x 32") on the northwest corner of the house. At some point since 2012, three windows on the same north wall (facing the alley) were replaced with vinyl windows. As of this application: six of the ten windows on the north facing wall have now been replaced with vinyl, significantly reducing the historical character of the house. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: On July 17, 2017 at approximately I OAM I visited the property located at 612-614 Carroll St. located in the Taylor's Field Local Historic District. I noticed two new windows located at the direct front of the house (northwest corner above north porch). The new labels for the windows were still attached. I photographed the property and upon returning to the office, I emailed the building department and copied Director Feasel. The building department placed a "Stop -Work" order on the house and had placed a tag on the front door. The owner, Francisco came in the following day to apply for his COA. He has applied for the installation of two Jeld-Wen vinyl windows and one Pella ThermaStar vinyl window. I assisted him in his application and his product information. Upon my next visit, I realized that there were actually four new windows. I do not know if the window located the farthest east of the front porch was changed at the same time as the others. My previous photographs had the view of the window blocked by a tree or I had simply not noticed it. It is clear to see that the three windows are the same manufacturer as the screen is continuous on the exterior as opposed to the other Pella at the front of the house. These are all different from the previously approved and installed vinyl windows located on the north side first story. I attempted three times to call the number on the application to clarify and got a busy signal all three times. Steve Szaday Preservation Specialist STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: