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Home My WebLink About5. 508 S St Joseph_COA 2019-0401A_PACKETSTAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: April 4, 2019 Application Number: 2019-0401A Property Location: 508 S St Joseph Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Queen Anne Free Classic / 1901 Property Owner: DIVOY ENTERPRISES, LLC Landmark or District Designation: Taylor’s Field, Ordinance #8952-98 Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: Large irregular two story (plus attic) Free Classic Queen Anne stylistic cues on a brick foundation. Vinyl/aluminum siding is found throughout. The roof is cross-gabled with asphalt shingles, with smaller gables, inset gabled fronts, and gabled returns. The ground floor has a full front porch with doric columns on brick piers with stone caps supporting a hip roo and pediment over the entry stop. A plain frieze with dentil course and brackets are under the entabulature. Windows are wood, 1/1 double hung. Three slim fixed single pane windows are in the front gable. ALTERATIONS: RME #2016-1026B allowed for the replacement of the asphalt shingle roof. RME #2018- 0911B allowed for the repair of the front porch, including replacement of decking and underlying structure as needed. Replacement of railing, repair of columns as needed. COA #2019-0211 allowed for the retroactive replacement of the front door and called for the installation of wooden storm door. APPLICATION ITEMS: “the new front door was approved at the February Meeting with the conditio that a wood storm door be added. I am requesting the committee approve the door without a storm door. The reasons for this request are: 1. The previous door did not have a storm screen door. 2. The front door enters a small vestibule. The vestibule leads to a the front door of apartment one downstairs and apartment 2 upstairs. Since it is a vestibule it does not provide any additional protection from cold in the winter and does not make sense to have a screen door in the summer since the door to each apartment does not have a screen.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Applicant seeks a Certificate of Appropriateness for improvements on the structure, including: 1. Not installing a screen door (as requested by the Commission as a condition of the approval of COA #2019-0211) on the front entrance. The door provides access to an entrance vestibule that provides access to multiple units. PRESERVATION SPECIALIST REPORT: STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: Taylor’s Field Local Historic District Guidelines I. THE ENVIRNOMENT […] II. EXISTING STRUCTURES A. BUILDING MATERIALS […] B. ROOFS AND ROOFING […] C. WINDOWS AND DOORS Window and door frames are in most cases wood. Brick structures have stone sills and brick lintels. In some cases where additional siding has been applied window trim has been covered. Many structures in the district have aluminum storm windows. Some houses retain wood framed storm windows. Required Original windows and doors shall be retained including sashes, lintels, sills, shutters, decorative glass, pediments, hoods, and hardware. When deteriorated beyond repair, they shall be replaced with units and trim resembling the original. Recommended Wood frame storm windows and doors painted to match the original should be used but should not damage existing frames and should be removable. If new sashes or doors are installed, the existing or original materials, design, and hardware should be used. When metal storm doors and windows are used, they should be painted, anodized or coated to match the existing. When awnings are used they should be of canvas material. Prohibited Original doors, windows, and hardware shall not be discarded when they can be restored and re-used in place. New window and door openings which would alter the scale and proportion of the building shall not be introduced. Inappropriate new window and door features, such as aluminum insulating glass combinations that require the removal of the original windows and doors, shall not be installed. Not Recommended Awnings, hoods, and fake shutters made of metal, vinyl, or fiberglass should not be used if they would detract from the existing character or appearance of the building. […] III. SAFETY AND BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS A. BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS Required Building code requirements shall be compiled with in such a manner that the existing character of the building is preserved. Recommended Local code officials should be consulted to investigate alternative life safety measures that will preserve the architectural integrity of the structure. Variances for historic properties should be investigated. Prohibited Construction of new stairways and elevators that would alter important architectural features or existing exits and spaces is prohibited. Not Recommended Fire prevention equipment should not damage the appearance or fabric of the building. B. ACCESS FOR HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSONS IV. GENERAL […] STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff previously suggested that a wooden storm door be installed so as to make the fiberglass replacement door less conspicuous. Staff makes no additional recommendation. Written by Adam Toering Historic Preservation Specialist Approved by Elicia Feasel Historic Preservation Administrator HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov LOCATION MAP - Map showing location of the property and surrounding area (Google Maps) AERIEL MAP - Sanborn maps from 1899, 1917, 1960. Satellite imagery from 2017. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov FRONT PICTURE (WEST) - Picture of the front of the building, September 2018. CLOSE UP (WEST) - Picture of the installed front door.