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STAFF REPORT <br />CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A <br />CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS <br />Date: July 10, 2018 <br />Application Number: 2018-0621C <br />Property Location: 815 Arch <br />Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival / 1921 / Ernest W. Young <br />Property Owner: Jason Pfledderer <br />Landmark or District Designation: Edgewater Place Local Historic District, Ordinance #6846-80; Local <br />Landmark, Ordinance #6848-1980 <br />Rating: Outstanding <br />DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house sits on the corner of Arch and Edgewater. It is a two-story <br />with rectangular plan set upon a brick foundation. The main level is red brick laid in running bond. The upper <br />level surmounts a continuous band of stucco with half timer expressions on the west end. The broad sweeping <br />asphalt shingled roof lines extend down from the central hip with a variety of intersecting dormers, narrow <br />overhang lines with moulded wood frieze board. A rectangular boathouse is across from the house along the river. <br />ALTERATIONS: All of the windows were replaced between 1985 and 1989. The roof is not original to the house. <br />The doors are replacements. The surfaces of the front walk way, porch steps and porch stoop do not appear to be <br />original to the house. COA #1985-0926 allowed for the replacement of four windows on the shed dormer at the <br />northeast side of the house. COA #1986-0819 allowed for re -roofing. COA #1989-0417 allowed for the <br />replacement of six windows with Polarseal aluminum double hung windows. COA#1989-0801 allowed for <br />• reconstruction of the main entry. COA #1990-0418 allowed for "replacing all wood on boathouse with wolmanized <br />lumber. The new construction will duplicate the existing fenestration, elevation, screening, etc. exactly." COA <br />#2000-0717 allowed for in-kind repairs of a whole in the roof of the boathouse following a tree fall. COA #2003- <br />0808 allowed for site work and the replacement of the back door. COA #2011-0812 allowed for the removal of the <br />removal of brush along the river bank per Brent Thompson, City Forester. COA #2012-0515 allowed for the repair <br />of the fence and the replacement of concrete chunks on the site with formed pavers. COA #2014-0804A allowed <br />for the removal of a rotten sugar maple tree per Brent Thompson, City Forester. COA #2015-0803A allowed for <br />concrete sitework. RME #2016-100313 allowed for the stucco repair on the main house. RME #2016-0628 allowed <br />for the removal of a tree per Brent Thompson, City Forester. COA #2017-0417B allowed for the removal of <br />windows on the east side of the main house to be replaced with sliding doors, as well as concrete site work. RME <br />#2018-0501 A allowed for the re -roofing of the boathouse and the reconstruction of the handrail. <br />APPLICATION ITEMS: "Replacing railing with vinyl railing." <br />DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks approval for the following components: <br />1. Replace existing wooden railing with multiple spans of 72" x 36" White Vinyl "Premium Colonial 6' <br />Rail Kit" <br />SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES, EDGEWATER PLACE: <br />IL EXISTING STRUCTURES <br />A. BUILDING MATERIALS <br />Original exterior wall materials in the District range from brick, clapboard, shingles, and masonry block to aluminum siding. In the majority <br />of the cases the aluminum siding has been applied over the original clapboard. There are some masonry commercial buildings on <br />Lincolnway. <br />Required <br />• Existing exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, cleaning, <br />and painting. The existing architectural detail around windows, porches, doors, and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas <br />of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond repair. <br />Masonry structures shall be maintained, tuckpointed and properly cleaned when necessary. Masonry shall be cleaned only when necessary to <br />halt deterioration or to remove stains, and shall be done with the gentlest method possible, such as low pressure water and soft natural bristle <br />brushes. <br />