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CASE# 2013-COA-244

Part A (CH)

INDIANAPOLIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

STAFF REPORT

Hearing Date AUGUST 7,

2013

NEW CASE

622 DORMAN STREET COTTAGE HOME

Applicant mailing address:

RICHARD FARINELLA 441 N. Arsenal Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46201

Owner: SAME AS ABOVE Center Township Council District: 16

Brian Mahern CASE IHPC COA: 2013-COA-244 (CH)

1. Construct 2 story rear addition, 2. Construct detached 2 car garage, 3. Replace all windows, repair siding, install new doors,

replace roof, install new front walk STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval

STAFF COMMENTS Background of the Property This is a 1-story, cross gable frame cottage. The house features a shed roof corner entry porch with a turned column and decorative brackets. There are also eave brackets. The aluminum siding has recently been removed, revealing the lap siding and decorative gable vent. The house is shown on the 1898 Sanborn map, with virtually the same configuration as today, although the rear section has had multiple rear porch incarnations over time. The non-original shed roof rear addition has already been approved for demolition. The Applicant’s Proposal The owner is seeking to enlarge the house with a traditionally designed 2 story rear addition. The project was designed by R + B Architects. The addition will rise behind the existing cross gable, and will replace the existing 1 story rear addition. The upstairs space will provide a third bedroom and second bath. Construction of a 2 car garage is also planned. The proposal includes repair of the original wood siding and trim, replacement of deteriorated and non-original windows with new 2-over-1 windows, installation of a new walk to the front porch, roof replacement, and new doors. Design of the Addition The new addition will create a full second story at the rear of the building, using horizontal fiber cement lap siding to match the original siding on the existing structure. A little more than half way back, the second gable will rise behind the one story portion of the house, creating a camel back. The addition is a gable front design, and repeats the siding reveal and window style of the original structure. New double-hung wood windows to match those on the main house will be utilized where new openings are created. The drawings show fish scale shingles in the gable ends. These plans were developed before the aluminum siding was removed. Once removed, no decorative shingles were found, so the design will be standard lap siding to match what was found historically. The north wall of the addition features less fenestration due to

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the interior layout, and constraints caused by the atrium hall, stacking the bathroom over the existing sewer line, and closet placement. Design of the Garage The garage is a board and batten style design, which was done to mimic similar historic garages in the vicinity. It has a gable front, with a single overhead garage door and a pedestrian door. Cottage Home Conservation Plan Addition:

• Additions, garages, or other large accessory buildings should be of a scale, height, size, and mass that relates to the existing primary building and does not overpower it. While the addition is large, and taller than the existing home, it is set far enough back that the original cottage form will still read as the primary structure.

• Additions should be located away from the front façade and at the rear. The addition accomplishes this.

• The mass and form of the original building should be discernable, even after an addition has been constructed. The 2nd story does add height and mass to the building. However, it has been designed to minimize the effect by setting it back off of the front. The goal is to keep the historic architecture as the most visually significant characteristic, and staff feels that the design accomplishes this as much as possible while still creating a 2 story space.

• Additions and accessory buildings should be discernable as a product of their own time. The differing height and the use of alternative materials helps differentiate the new construction from the historic fabric.

Garage:

• Accessory buildings should be located behind the existing historic building unless there is an historic precedent otherwise. Generally, accessory buildings should be of a secondary nature and garages should be oriented to alleys. The garage design meets all of these criteria.

• The setback of a new accessory structure should relate to the setback pattern established by the existing accessory structures in the surrounding area. Staff feels that the proposed setback is appropriate. As the majority of lots in this block are vacant, there is little setback pattern to follow.

STAFF RECOMMENDED MOTION

COA #2013-COA-244 Part A (CH): To approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a rear 2 story addition, construct a detached, 2-car garage, replace all windows, repair siding, install new doors, replace roof, construct new front walk per the submitted documentation and subject to the following stipulations: 1. Construction shall not commence prior to approval by the IHPC staff of final construction drawings.

Approved ______ Date_____ 2. A pre-construction meeting with IHPC staff, the owner, and the contractor/construction manager shall

be held prior to the commencement of any construction. Approved ______ Date _____ 3. The site shall be field staked with no offsets and approved by IHPC staff prior to construction.

Approved ______ Date_____ 4. Boxed soffits (“bird boxes”) are not permitted. Rafter tails may be left exposed or sheathed with sloping

soffit board parallel to pitch of roof.

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5. Trim and siding on the house shall be wood. Trim and siding on the addition and garage shall be wood or fiber-cement. All siding and trim shall have a smooth texture and be free of major imperfections. Rough-sawn finishes are not permitted. Siding reveal shall match existing house.

6. All exposed siding and trim shall be pre-finished or painted to match the paint scheme of the house. 7. Window and door units shall be all wood, and shall be approved by IHPC staff prior to purchase or

installation. Approved: _____ Date: __________ 8. Work on exterior finishes and details must not commence prior to the approval by IHPC staff of each.

These may include, but are not limited to: doors, windows, foundations, exterior light fixtures, railings, roof shingles, etc.

9. Any changes to the proposed design must be approved by IHPC staff prior to commencement of work. Note: Stipulations number 1, 2, and 3 must be fulfilled prior to issuance of permits.

Staff Reviewer: Emily Jarzen

Map of subject property

Aerial view of subject property, looking west

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Views of subject property

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Property with existing rear addition visible

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East (front) elevation

West (rear) Elevation

NOTES: • Siding on the historic structure will

remain wood. • Fish scale shingles will be eliminated

(none found under aluminum siding).

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North elevation

North & south garage elevations