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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: March 13, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0314 Property Location: 201 W North Shore Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Neo -Classical / 1906 / Rider House Property Owner: Thomas and Joann Broden Landmark or District Designation: West North Shore Local Historic District, Ordinance #6512-78 Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Two story (plus attic) Neo -Classical structure has a square plan on a brick foundation. Multiple later additions add to the footprint of the structure, specifically a sleeping porch and bay window at the northwest and southwest corners, respectively. Two non -symmetrically located chimneys punctuate the roofline. Aluminum siding covers the exterior, although exposed wood remains on the recent additions. The main fagade entry porch has paired Corinthian columns supporting a large bracketed and dentilled pediment with a fan lite on the transom into an attic space of the third story. Two additional Corinthian piers engage the fagade. The front entrance is a double -leaf wood panel door with single pane side and transom. Windows are wood double hung throughout. The flat -roofed porte cochere is supported by smaller Corinthian columns. A two story Queen Anne style rectangular carriage house on a concrete foundation is northeast of the main structure. The structure has multi -paned casement windows as well as double -hung windows flanking the primary car door. Two front entrances for carriages or cars are double leaf wooden doors with multipaned windows. The central door has a small roof canopy with a gable and large brackets. ALTERATIONS: A sleeping porch and bay window are later additions. COA 1987-0610 allowed for the replacement of the curved concrete sidewalk from the base of the steps to the street. COA 1989-0908 allowed for the removal of a dead sugar maple tree from the east side of the front yard. COA 1997-1027 allowed for the installation of ornamental iron railings on the terrace steps along with light fixtures. COA 1999-1101 allowed for the replacement of the driveway with new concrete. COA 2002-0916 allowed for re -roofing with "3 & 1 style black fiberglass shingles." COA 2002-1017 allowed for the replacement of the copper half -round gutters with new 5" galvanized gutters and downspouts. RME 2012-0503 allowed for the removal of 2 rotten columns at car port and subsequent replacement with `Endura -Stone' composite columns from Pacific Column Company. RME 2016- 1213 allowed for soffit repair work, re -roof of internal gutters and flat roof work. RME 2017-1106 allowed for the removal and later replacement of multiple trees on property in advance of later projects. APPLICATION ITEMS: "(A) Porch repairs: (1) main front — columns, deck, foundation, footings, stairs, brick veneer (replace w/ existing brick); (2) side, screen enclosed porch — columns, deck, foundation + footings, brick veneer (replaced w/ existing brick), rail + screening (re -installed per current status); (3) remove / relocate bushes, trees to allow access (replacement plan TBD w/ arborist). (B) Basement entry relay repaired + washed out, corner reset + tuckpointed." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a Certificate of Appropriateness for repairs to the brick and concrete porch that wraps around the south, east, and portions of the north faces of the main structure. The porch is constructed with 16" thick brick walls supporting a concrete deck reinforced with railroad ties. A decorative limestone coping rims the porch. The seam between the limestone coping and the concrete surface has allowed for water penetration into the brick veneer and superstructure, significantly undermining its structural integrity and exposing the cavity beneath the concrete deck in some areas. The Corinthian column and piers (of both the front and side porches) will be addressed in this project — and, depending on condition upon removal and assessment, either refurbished and re -installed, or replaced with fiberglass column shafts / caps / bases as needed.