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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: April 10, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0322 Property Location: 129 W North Shore Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Neo -Classical Revival / 1905 Property Owner: May Ellen O'Connell & Peter Bauer Landmark or District Designation: West North Shore Local Historic District, Ordinance #6512-78 Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This 2 story plus attic Neo -Classical house sits upon a brick and concrete foundation. The plan is square plus additions. Roof is gable ended with twin dormers on long fagade with asphalt shingles. The exterior of the structure is covered in aluminum siding, although the original has been restored at the rear. There is a two-story front entry porch, triple corner columns with ionic capitals supporting a simple pediment with dentil frieze. Windows are 35/1 wood double -hung throughout with trim concealed by siding. Front door has twin sidelights with paneled spandrel. ALTERATIONS: COA #1984-0810 allowed for the replacement of the asphalt shingle roof. COA #2005-1104 allowed for maintenance work around the exterior including the soffit, trim, siding and roof flashing repair work. COA #2006-0118 allowed for the repair, removal, and replacement of sections of brick wall along the alley with a temporary fence at the rear of the property. COA #2006-0118B allowed for the installation of fence along the perimeter of the property. RME #2006-0118C allowed for repair of the concrete steps in the front of the house. COA #2007-0313 allowed for the replacement of the roof, as well as the replacement of windows with new, • operable wooden windows. COA #2007-0404 allowed for the rehabilitation of the garage, including the removal of a later addition to the structure. COA #2007-0813A allowed for the removal of siding and reinstallation of roof flashing and windows of the two front roof dormers. COA #2008-0623 allowed for the removal and replacement of a tree at the southwest corner of the lot. COA #2014-0113 allowed for the remodeling of the kitchen area by restoring and reinstalling windows as well as adding a small porch. COA #2016-0705 allowed for 1) removal of aluminum siding at the rear of the house, 2) replacement of the front door with a more historically appropriate replica, and 3) refurbishing of original windows and columns. APPLICATION ITEMS: "See attached." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks approval for the following exterior restoration projects on the South (street -facing) portion of the structure, as well as the garage: 1. Exterior a. Remove the existing aluminum siding on the front facade — the original clapboard and existing wood details will be salvaged where possible, new western red cedar will be replaced in all locations as needed; b. Restore the pilasters on the fagade (as was done on the West, North, and East sides in 2017); c. Install a trellis along the front fagade from the front porch between the first and second stories as an homage to the historical full-length porch (see attached image). d. Continue the window rehabilitation work initiated in the previous COA on the front fagade; 2. Porch a. Restore the wood front porch floor on the first and second stories; b. Restore the existing column drums (six large and four small) and restore/rehabilitate/replace their bases; • c. Replace the existing Ionic capitals with new polystone composite manufactured by Chadsworth Columns; 3. Roof a. Replace K -style gutters with dark bronze half -round gutters and round downspouts on both the main structure and garage;