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Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival / 1928 / H. R. Stapp / Whitcomb & Keller Property Owner: Katherine M. Cinninger Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local Historic District, Ordinance #7796-87 Rating: Contributing 0 DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: This is a two-story frame irregular plan Tudor Revival with a flared gable asphalt shingle roof with gable return and molded raking trim. A large shed -dormer is on the northwest face. There are casement windows with cut stone sills, half-timber lintels, a brick soldier lintels, and irregularly offset stucco and half-timbering. The two car garage to the rear was originally detached, but is now connected with a later one -and -a -half story addition. The chimney is situated at the entry. ALTERATIONS: COA # 1991-0709 allowed for the re -roof of the house and garage with asphalt shingles. COA # 1991-0806 allowed for the construction of a porch and connection to the garage. COA #2007-1030 allowed for the construction of a roof off of the non -original addition to create a shaded patio area, trimmed in cedar to match the main structure. COA #2012-0614 allowed for the re -roof of the main house with Owing -Corning architectural asphalt shingles. COA #2012-0829 and COA #2015-0512 allowed for the removal of a dying willow tree in the front yard. RME #2018-0809 (a companion project to the current application) allowed for the replacement of gutters, repair/replacement of wood trim, and to fix the (ventilation) of the soffits. APPLICATION ITEMS: "Replacement / repair of cedar lap siding." DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks approval for the following improvements to the site: 4. Replacement of existing cedar shake siding with one of three options: a. Replacement with new Cedar Shake Siding (like for like), b. Replacement with "Double 7" Perfection Shingle" manufactured from Polypropylene by Mastic, c. Replacement with LP Smartside, a wood fiber composite. The cedar aspects of this home are at the rear and are found on later additions to the structure. The position / area of the existing cedar wood siding will require continual maintenance were the cedar shake siding to be replaced like for like. Moss and other examples of water infiltration will continue to occur. Alternative materials are an option, each with benefits and negatives. Mastic "Double 7" Perfection Shingles" is a polypropylene product, and the example provided to our office is a shingle option that makes an attempt to replicate the `even butt' of the shake siding that is currently found on the house. LP Smartside is a wood composite that will have some of the same life -span issues that the existing Cedar Shake siding will have. • SITE VISIT REPORT: August 10, 2018 At approximately 10:45 AM I met with Dale Donat of Donat's Construction at the property located at 1341 E Wayne North. The property is located in East Wayne local historic district. He had applied to do repairs to the siding and soffits to the structure. The original structure has a Tudor style fagade mostly brick and a second story with stucco between cedar trim. There are continuous wood soffits without vents and crown molding against the house holding the soffits in place. The rear of the structure has 15"wood grooved shakes with a 13" reveal. An addition added in the 1980s by Donat's has the same siding and the same soffits as the original structure. I counted at least 12 areas where the siding has either been deteriorated by water or pests and have the underneath material showing. Several areas of the soffit have peeling paint and some warping, due to no ventilation. Many areas of the cedar trim need repair, paint, or in some cases, replacement. Mr. Donat told me he intends to: • repair the soffits, maintain the crown molding and add badly needed ventilation on both the original structure and rear addition • replace the existing wood siding with LP Smart wood composite siding that is textured and sized to match the existing. The siding offers greater resiliency to pests and has a cost that is less than the siding that would match that put on in the 1980s. • repair, paint, or replace the damaged cedar trim where needed. • painting replacement material the same to match. Steve Szaday Preservation Inspector STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES EAST WAYNE STREET: II. EXISTING STRUTURES 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 have been applied over the original surface Required Original exterior building materials shall be retained. Deterioration of wood materials shall be prevented through repair, • cleaning and painting. The existing or original architectural detail around windows, porches, doors and eaves should be retained or replaced by replicas of the same design and materials when deteriorated beyond despair. Masonry including 14