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STAFF REPORT • CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: May 9, 2018 Application Number: 2018-0430 Property Location: 608 Park Avenue Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: American Foursquare/ 1910 Property Owner: Stu Harrison Landmark or District Designation: Chapin Park Local (Ordinance #9574-05) and National Historic District Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: 608 Park is a two story American foursquare set upon a brick foundation. The exterior walls of the house are wood shingles with a bell flare at the lower course. The low pitch hip roof has wide soffit overhang and molded cornice and is covered with asphalt shingles. There is a full width front porch with shed roof. The porch has square supports with capitals, wood shingle solid railing, brackets at the eaves and molded fascia. The windows a wood double hung 9/1 on the second and first floors; a fixed triple panel window at the front. Most of the windows on the first floor have original wood storms. There are aluminum storms on some of the second floor windows. There are 3/3 double hung at the basement level a fixed 6 light in the basement and several fixed 3 light in the foundation level. ALTERATIONS: The storm door is not original to the house. The window shutters were added before 1987. The aluminum storm windows and the asphalt roof material are replacements. COA #2009-0109 allowed for the installation of a temporary handicap ramp on the front doorstep. COA #2017-0720 allowed for the replacement of rotted wood on the front porch and back porch. COA #2017-0829 allowed for the relaying of brick of the chimney, the columns, and the foundation. Multiple non -original windows exist, it is unknown when these were installed. APPLICATION ITEMS: "10 windows main flor left side back of house two back right 2 casements on the left 2 double hung's on the left one double hung on the back and three casements two double hung's on the right." See attached documents. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement of 10 windows (five double hung windows and five casement windows). Grid / divided light patterns in replacement windows will replicate the configuration of the original windows. The contractor put forth two replacement options for consideration by the Historic Preservation Commission: 1. Andersen 400 Series a. PVC exterior, wood interior b. Muntins are aluminum exterior and wood interior. 2. Quaker Classic Fit Series a. Aluminum exterior, wood interior b. Muntins are aluminum exterior and wood interior. Both window options have interior and exterior muntins. Per the contractor, the aluminum and wood Quaker Classic series of windows are less expensive than the PVC and wood Anderson windows. SITE VISIT REPORT: •On April 30, 2018 I met with the owner of the property located at 608 Park. The owner applied to replace windows on the first level of the house. The windows have a nine over one double -hung and either nine or twelve - light fixed or casement style windows. The double hung windows on the south side (right side when looking at front of house) are non -original replacement windows with false grids.