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• STAFF REPORT 0 CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: November 14, 2018 Application Number: 2018-1102 Property Location: 916 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival / 1906 / "Cutter House" Property Owner: David Wyncott Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive Local Historic District (Ordinance #7469-85), Chapin Park Historic District Rating: Outstanding DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/SITE: This two -and -a -half story square plan Tudor Revival sits on a brick foundation. Walls are brick, stucco, and timber, with a projecting bay supported by brick and decorative columns. The roof is gabled and steep, with 12/12 plain boxed cornices and wide wooden rake board. A single offset brick chimney punctuates the roofline. Windows are double hung, predominantly 9/1 flat with plain styling and wooden trim. The paneled main entrance door is flanked by sidelights. ALTERATIONS: COA #2003-0414 allowed for the installation of a aluminum 6' tall fence and 4' chain link fence at rear of property. COA #2004-1015 allowed for the tear -off and re -roofing, as well as installation of ice - and water shield. COA #2014-0514 allowed for window re -installation on the north and northwest facades. COA #2014-0826 allowed for the replacement of wood windows. COA #2014-0905 allowed for the replacement of the asphalt shingles on the conservatory with in-kind material. COA #2014-0905A allowed for the reconstruction of the entry and fagade (including new steps, handrail, and a rehabilitated door). COA #2015-0513 allowed for the replacement of the concrete driveway. COA #2018-0423 allowed for re -roofing of the entire structure. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Relocate existing side entry on stoop and install wood frame window at old door location. " "This project relocates and existing entry door from the west wall of a covered side porch to the north wall of the same porch. An opening will be created by a mason in the existing brick wall to allow re- installation of the original door. Displaced bricks will be salvaged and repurposed to fill the open doorway and a new, wooden window in a matching style to the rest of the house will be installed in the former doorway. " DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a Certificate of Appropriateness for the following improvements: 1. Cut a new doorway on the north wall of the covered side porch. 2. Remove the entry door from the west wall of the covered side porch, re -install in the north wall. 3. Re -brick the lower west wall doorway. 4. Install a new window in the remaining cavity. a. Window to be custom manufactured by Marvin. Please see attached documentation for more information. SITE VISIT REPORT: N/A STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Riverside Drive Riverside Drive Local Historic District Guidelines I. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS Original exterior wall materials in the district include limestone, flagstone, stucco, clapboard, wood shingles, sandstone and masonry block. In some instances, vinyl or aluminum siding has been applied over the original surface. Required