1712 East Wayne Street_COA 2020-0616B

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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 10 July 2020 Application Number: 2020-0616B Property Location: 1712 East Wayne Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Tudor Revival / 1929 Property Owner: Steve and Sarah Priebe Landmark or District Designation: East Wayne Street Local District #7796- 87 Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Two and a half story frame, irregular plan house in the Tudor Revival style with brick and half-timbering. The gabled roof has a cross hip roof, with molded raking trim and asphalt shingles, and prominent brick chimney. Windows include eight-light casements, wood casings, some brick or stone sills; 2nd floor section overhangs a bay window. A detached two car, two door garage stands to the rear of the house. ALTERATIONS: COA 2015-0601 allowed for the in-kind replacement of the old wood privacy fence. COA 2009-0522 allowed for tear off and installation of GAF-ELK Timberline asphalt shingles. COA 2000-0523 allowed for the installation of 38’ of cedar fencing from the adjacent property’s garage to the back corner of the house. COA 1991-0730 allowed for the replacement of windows on the front bay and the west façade, removal of the aluminum and interior storms and bevel exterior wood sills. COA 1988-0922 allowed for the replacement of the storm door. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Tear down top portion of chimney & relay, pour new 6” cap that will overhang the chimney 1” for watershed.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has retroactively requested approval to: i. Deconstruct the top portion of the chimney and reconstruct it with new 8” brick of the same size and configuration as existing, replicating the previous pattern, ii. Construction of a new 6” concrete cap to overhang the chimney for watershedding purposes The brick pattern of this structure is one of the most character defining features. The chimney stack rises up out of the valley in the gabled roof line, with approximately a footprint of 5’ by 3’, before tapering down to approximately 4’ x 18” all the way up to the three chimney caps. A decorative vertical bond of bricks stood proud of the regular bonding about two-thirds of the way up of the narrowed section. Previous photographs of the chimney show that instead of a concrete cap, the chimney was topped by a single course of bricks laid on end (a ‘header bond’), slightly overhanging the chimney stack. The passage of time has discolored the brick of the house, this is visible under the eaves and at other protected locations. The new chimney configuration involved reconstructing the chimney approximately half the way up from the reduction in footprint, with some of the height of the chimney being removed in the process. The vertical decorative bonds have been replicated in new brick. The new 6” concrete cap overhangs the new work by 1”. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: EAST WAYNE STREET II. EXISTING STRUCTURES I. 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