HomeMy WebLinkAbout316 E 11th COA Cover Letter 2020Joe Joyner
1016 Rock St., Little Rock, AR 72202 1 (501) 626-6064 1 joejoyner@hotmail.com
October 2, 2020
Little Rock Historic District Commission
Department of Planning and Development
723 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72201-1334
(501) 371-4790
To whom it may concern:
I am writing to request a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior design changes at my property, 316 E.
11`h St, which is home to my business, the Little Rock Violin Shop. The proposed changes have been made
with the help of Hannah Ratzlaff, Exterior Design Consultant for Main Street Arkansas. The project will
hopefully be funded in part by the Main Street Arkansas Mini -Grant Program. Proposed changes include
exterior painting, improved signage, replacement skylights, and new terra cotta coping on the pediment and
parapet walls.
The exterior painting will be limited to the doors, windows, trim, and gutters. The buildings brick exterior
will remain unpainted.
Signage improvements include a new wooden sign that will improve legibility for our customers. The sign
material will likely be maple, as maple is one of the principle materials used in the construction of violins.
The building's skylights have produced water leaks since the building was acquired in 2011. The plan is to tie
new skylights into the building's existing TPO roofing membrane. The new skylights will be Birdview brand
poly -domed skylights.
The final change is to replace the existing white aluminum coping cap with more traditional terra cotta
coping caps. If possible, salvaged caps will be used, but given the need for 1 00f of coping, new tiles will likely
be used. New tiles will be obtained through Superior Clay Corporation. The installation of the tiles will
require removing the existing coping, wrapping the top of the wall with TPO to create a watertight seal, and
setting the new tiles in a mortar bed.
Joe Joyner