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STAFF REPORT 46 CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: July 8, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0703A Property Location: 801 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Gabled -ell / 1885, remodeled 1919 Property Owner: Kirsten Cornelson Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local (Ordinance #9574-05) and National Historic District Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: Two storey irregular plan, documented as a Gabled -ell in the 2005 survey, a Stick Style on 1977 survey card and as a Late Gothic Revival on the 1987 survey card. There are many intersecting gables of the roofline and although each survey card, including the 1932/49 Assessor's card notes asphalt shingles, the gabled roof material is actually asbestos tile. The roofline employs a rake decorated fanciful non-structural barge board with pendills, the wide plain frieze, and brackets. A low hip roof entry porch on the east side has a dentilled frieze board and square fluted supports. Two chimneys punctuate the roofline: a small ancillary chimney at the northeast corner, and a large, centrally -mounted chimney to the rear. There are 1/1 wood double hung windows with wood sill. A gable garage with vertical plank siding is accessible from Manitou. ALTERATIONS: Although existing roof is asbestos tile, previous documentation (both the 1977 and 1987 sites and structures survey cards, as well as the 1932/49 Assessor's card) indicate that the roof is asphalt. The 1932 Assessor's Card indicates that the house was extensively remodeled in 1919. RME 2014-0520 allowed for the re - roof and re -shingle as well as the repair of the front porch. RME 2018-0703 (a companion to this application) allowed for the removal of the existing roof and its replacement with Landmark Pro Architectural shingles. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Remove abandoned external chimney." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a Certificate of Appropriateness for improvements on the structure: The removal of a degraded external chimney at the north-east corner of the structure. The chimney is visible from the street when looking at the front (Park Avenue) side of the home. Stucco and paint that had encapsulated the chimney has fallen off and exposed the brick beneath. The chimney is non- functional, and was not venting water heater exhaust properly, leading to a build-up of gases in the basement. The water heater is now vented out of the house from a different location. a. The chimney will be removed in its entirety (to the foundation). b. The wood siding, molding, and other external details will be replicated, in-kind to `cover' the exposed area where the chimney once stood. SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: CHAPIN PARK General Definitions (B) PRESERVATION GUIDELINES (b2) Rehabilitation (ADOPTED) Maintaining the existing character of the district, and whenever possible returning it to its original condition. Any rehabilitation would not require the removal of all non -original materials but would encourage the removal of all such materials which are incompatible with the • defined elements of preservation for the district. The design of new construction or alteration would not require the duplication of the original design and construction, but should be compatible with existing structures and the district's defined elements of preservation. The use of original materials or construction techniques would be encouraged, but contemporary methods and materials would be acceptable when compatible. 11. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS