1. 920 West Wasington Street_COA 2022-0330

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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 13 April 2022 Application Number: 2022-0330 Property Location: 920 West Washington Street Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Queen Anne / 1902 / Freyermuth & Maurer Property Owner: Michael Pippenger and Andrea Crawford Landmark or District Designation: Local Landmark #7448-85 Rating: Notable DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The two-story square-plan wood frame Queen Anne, has a 2/12 asphalt shingle roof, bell cast at eaves, and several brick chimneys. There are numerous gable dormers, flat soffits, and plain frieze. First floor walls are brick under porch roof and on side front; balance of house is covered in wood clapboard siding, cantilevered over first floor on north side, and supported by wood brackets. There are a variety of wood windows, predominantly 1/1 double-hung, but including a variety of elaborately divided lites and diamond paned casements, as well as various bow and bay windows. A porch stretches across the north façade, featuring stone balustrade, mosaic tile porch floor, and concrete entry steps. It has a low hip roof supported by short round ionic columns on stone piers. The glazed single-leaf front door has divided side lites. ALTERATIONS: COA 2017-0331A Remove two (2) existing windows in kitchen and replace with four (4) Marvin WUDH2422 wood double -hung windows. RME 2017-0203 Remove exterior porch lattice. COA 1987- 0720 allowed for the demolition of a rear porch, construction of a new porch, erection of fencing, and erection of an arbor. Originally located at 524 North Lafayette, this house was moved to its current location in 1978. APPLICATION ITEMS: “We would like to install solar panels on our garage. The detached garage was added as new construction in the 1980s, after our home was moved to its current location. To cover 100% of our electricity usage, we require panels on the south and east slopes of the garage roof. Prior to installation, the garage roof needs to be replaced. We have proposals out for standing seam metal in a matte, flat panel in dark bronze. We want metal for its durability and longevity, but also because aesthetically it will coordinate with both the current Burnt Sienna asphalt singles on the house, as well as a potential change to slate or architectural singles that look like slate when the house roof (installed in 2006) needs to be replaced in the future. “ DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: a. Replace garage asphalt shingle roof with metal standing seam roof. i. New roof will be Master Steel Roofing Snap Batten Panel Systems MSR-175B 24 Gauge painted steel in Matte Bronze color. See attached proposal for specific measurements and details. 1. Panel systems come in multiple sizes, per e-mail correspondence, the property owner has expressed a desire for a larger format of standing seam roof, approximately 16” or 18” in width. b. Install new solar panels on south and east slopes of the garage roof. i. 24 Crossroads 380 Solar panels installed by Advanced Solar. See attached proposed layout. The two-bay garage has west-facing garage doors and a gabled roof and was built soon after the house was moved to this location in the late 1970s. There is a shed-roofed addition attached to the garage on the east face that appears to have been built as early as 1987, per satellite imagery.