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Home My WebLink AboutHDC1998-020 Staff Report 08/1998SL City of Little Rock HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS PREPARED BY: V. Anne Guthrie DATE: August 1998 APPLICANT: Betty Deislinger ADDRESS: 1000 Rock Street COA REQUEST: Rehabilitate structure's interior and exterior PROJECT BACKGROUND, DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS: The applicant bought the house in June 1998 and currently resides there. Staff was contacted by the owner about district and COA procedures, design guidelines, scope of work, requirements, etc. Before the recent purchase, the house was vacant for a couple of years and had served as a duplex. With the exception of two structures, the entire block is single- family and owner -occupied. The subject property is located north of 1-630 and is sited on the southwest corner of Rock and 10th streets. It is the block's oldest structure, circa 1880s but is listed as a non-contributing structure due to its artificial siding. Previous alterations were accomplished in an unsympathetic fashion, such as window configuration and installation, concrete porch, siding and structural additions. It is the applicant's intention to do the following rehabilitation work, as itemized: reroofing, repairs to structural addition (walls, dormer, roof); window replacement (east and north) with more appropriate style; front porch & step railing and eventually to replace the existing concrete with a wooden porch; installation of storm windows for energy - efficiency and security purposes; removal of artificial siding; and demolition of outbuilding. Some of the listed work is slated for long-range and other is more immediate, such as roof repair, etc. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT AND REACTION: None to date. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of staff that the project be approved with the following conditions: ♦ that a building permit be obtained and all work meet city code and regulations ♦ repair rather than replacement be the preferred approach to particular aspects of the rehabilitation (according to the Secretary of Interior's guidelines) ♦ if new material is used, it will be sympathetic to the structure's architecture ♦ storm windows will be anodized aluminum ♦ should the scope of work change, other than what is submitted, staff and the LRHDC will be notified, consulted and appropriate actions taken - � y ? LITTLE ROCK :�gi�i t �}` HISTORIC ISTRI CT APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Date: 1. Date of Public Hearing: 3 day of `�- 1998 at 5•_� P.M. 2. Address of Property: / On d �y �-' cii-. Li4(al* 2 7,,-z ->,- 3. Legal Description of Property: b � V 4. Property Owner (Name, Address, Phone, Fax): P { e1A Q<53r 5. Owner's Representative: �' S1A 6. Project Description (additional pages may be added): 7 Estimated Cost of Improvements: Pej 5 Q 8. Category of Work: I II `� III IV 9, Notification Requirements: Yes properties}vi.thi 59 feet) No 10. Signature of Owner or Representative: Historic District Commission Action (to be completed by staff): _ Denied — Deferred — Approved _ Approved with Conditions Staff Signature: NOTE: Approval by the Little Rock Historic District Commission does not excuse the applicant, owner or representative from compliance with any other applicable codes, ordinances or policies of the City of Little Rock unless expressly stated by the Commission or staff. Responsibility for identifying such codes, ordinances or policies rests with the applicant, owner or representative. Little Rock Historic District Commission ♦ Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs 615 W. Markham Street, Suite 100 ♦ Little Rock, AR 72201 ♦ Phone: 501-244-5420 ♦ Fax: 501-399-3461 PROPOSAL FOR WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE ON PROPERTY AT 1000 ROCK STREET THE ROOF ON THE REAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BUILDING IS COMPLETELY GONE FROM YEARS OF NEGLECT. TWO STEEPLY PITCHED ROOFS COME TOGETHER AND FORM A TORRENT OF WATER WHEN IT RAINS THAT HITS THE SLIGHTLY PITCHED ROOF OVER THE REAR SECTION. THE ORIGINAL ROOF WAS METAL AND IS GONE. I HAVE PUT A ROOF OF HEAVY PALE GRAY METAL IN ITS PLACE. THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE DONE ON THIS SECTION. THE BACK WALL SUPPORTING THE ROOF ON THE REAR IS ROTTEN AND HAS TO COME DOWN. ABOUT ALL THAT IS HOLDING THE WALL UP IS THE PERMASTONE ON THE EXTERIOR WHICH WELL HAVE TO COME OFF IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE WALL. I PROPOSE TO USE BOARD AND BATTEN ON THIS SECTION OF WALL, WHICH IS IN KEEPING WITH THE PERIOD WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BUILT. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SUPPORTING WALL IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE WOODEN PORTION OF A SMALL PORCH WHICH THE WALL ABUTS. I WILL PUT A ROOF BACK OVER THE SMALL PORCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE ORIGINAL PORCH WAS SCREENED IN AND MOST LIKELY THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE AS WELL. THERE IS A DORMER SITTING WHERE THE TWO ROOFS COME TOGETHER THAT IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF FROM THE ATTIC PROPER AND SERVES NO USEFUL PURPOSE. THE DORMER IS ROTTEN AND LEAKS WHEN THERE IS RAIN. IF IT HAD ANY FUNCTION, I WOULD ENTERTAIN POSSIBLE REPAIR, BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. REMOVAL OF THE DORMER WOULD IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE AND REMOVE THE CAUSE OF A LOT OF DAMAGE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM "PICTURE WINDOW" ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING WITH TWO FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS SUCH AS WERE IN THE ORIGINAL HOUSE. THIS WILL REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THE EXTRA EXTERIOR DOOR THAT OPENS ON THE PORCH. AT PRESENT THERE ARE TWO FRONT DOORS. THERE IS A VERY LARGE METAL WINDOW ON THE NORTH WALL IN THE DINING ROOM THAT I PROPOSE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH TWO OR THREE WINDOWS LIKE THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE HOUSE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE FRONT PORCH BACK TO THE ORIGINAL STATE IF POSSIBLE. A RAILING AROUND THE PORCH, PERHAPS A WOODEN FLOOR RATHER THAN THE CONCRETE, AND MORE APPROPRIATE HAND RAILS FOR THE STEPS WOULD HELP. IF IT IS FINANCIALLY POSSIBLE AT SOME FUTURE DATE, I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THE PERMASTONE, SINCE I AM SURE THAT IT WAS NOT IN USE IN THE 1870'S. IN GENERAL IF IT IS POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO RETURN THE HOUSE TO THE ORIGINAL APPEARANCE THERE IS ALSO A REALLY BAD OUTBUILDING IN THE REAR WHICH HAS ONLY THREE WALLS THAT NEEDS TO COME DOWN. ONCE AGAIN, IF POSSIBLE I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE IT AT SOME FUTURE DATE WITH ONE THAT IS FUNCTIONAL AND IN KEEPING WITH THE GENERAL STYLE OF THE HOUSE. SAW 03'�- Aw�b rS�r jb VOW- q'• �4r �� 'Cf}f -.r' • , J r a~•a.,, F. ' •:;. sip r a4•..� y •.7fy +i.. 1/�,,/ l:. 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