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B.2 - 1 HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS HR-2020-125242 4010 AVENUE H HYDE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT PROPOSAL Remove asbestos siding, replace all windows and window screens, demolish the rear portion of the existing house, construct a 2-story rear addition and 1-story rear covered porch, change a window opening into a door opening on the south (secondary) wall, shift window openings on the north (secondary) wall, and replace two non-historic front doors. ARCHITECTURE One-story, rectangular-plan house with a side-gabled roof, asbestos cladding, 6-over-6 wood-sash windows, and an entry portico partly covering a concrete porch. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The project has eight parts: 1) Remove asbestos siding and reuse existing wood lap siding if possible; replace with in- kind wood siding where deterioration makes reuse impossible. 2) Replace all windows with clad-wood windows with profiles that match existing. Wood screens will be replicated. 3) Demolish the rear portion of the existing house. The front 36’ of the building will be 4) retained. Construct a 2-story rear addition capped by a cross-gabled roof and clad in fiber cement siding, with 6-over-6 and 2-over-2 clad-wood windows and screens fabricated to match existing. The addition has a footprint of 660 square feet. 5) Construct a 1-story covered porch behind the addition. The 204-square-foot porch will be capped by a gabled roof and feature wood framing and screens. 6) Alter paired window openings on the south wall into a door opening with a paneled, partially glazed wood door; extend the gable roof into a shallow portico with square wood posts. 7) Shift four window openings on the north wall and patch wood siding. The new pattern will consist of paired and single windows. 8) Replace non-historic front doors with a paneled, partially glazed wood door and a paneled wood door. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW General Standards The property is contributing to the Hyde Park Historic District. The following requirements from the historic district design standards apply to the proposed project: 1.2 Retention of historic style. Respect the historic style of existing structures and retain their historic features, including character-defining elements and building scale. The proposed project retains the historic building’s character-defining elements, style, and features. The project meets this standard.  1.3 Avoidance of false historicism. Respect each contributing structure as an example of B.2 - 2 the architecture of its time. Do not make alterations that have no historic basis. The proposed project differentiates the addition and does not create a false sense of historicism. The project meets this standard. 1.4 Preserve the historic fabric: Repair deteriorated historic features and architectural elements. The proposed project preserves historic fabric and architectural elements where possible and replaces them in-kind where necessary. The project meets this standard. Single Family Buildings – Preservation and Restoration 3.1 Retain the historic facade of a house in terms of door and window placement and exterior wall materials. Repair damaged or deteriorated exterior wall materials where reasonably possible. If replacement of exterior wall materials is necessary, choose a material identical in size, profile, and appearance as the historic material. The proposed project retains the primary façade of the historic house. It will remove the existing asbestos shingle siding and retain the wood lap siding underneath if possible. If not possible, the lap siding will be replaced in-kind. The project meets this standard. 3.2.1 Do not enlarge, alter, or relocate single doorways on the façade of the house. The original doorways will be retained. The project meets this standard. 3.2.2 Retain and repair an original entry door. In cases where replacement of an original entry door is required, or where the house does not have the original door, choose a replacement door that is compatible in terms of design and appearance with the historic character of the house. The two existing front doors are not original. The proposed paneled, partially glazed replacement doors are compatible with the historic character of the house. The project meets this standard. 3.3.1 Repair or rehabilitate the original windows and screens. The original windows will be replaced. See window survey and window email in the backup materials. 3.3.3 Do not use tinted glass or tinted film on original windows. The project does not use tinted glass or film. The project meets this standard. 3.3.4 If replacing windows, use windows that approximate the size and match the scale, profile, appearance, and configuration of existing historic windows. The proposed new windows will match the size, scale, profile, appearance and configuration of the historic windows. Window openings on the north elevation will be shifted, but in pairs compatible with the historic window configuration. One window on the south elevation will be expanded into a door opening. The project meets this standard. 3.4.1 Preserve the original front and street-side porches. Do not enclose open front and street-side ground-floor porches with screening, glass, or other enclosure materials. Screens are appropriate for rear porches or other porches, including second-floor front porches. The proposed project retains the front porch form and materials. The project meets this standard.  B.2 - 3 3.5.1 Retain the original roof pitches and profiles on the building. Avoid changes to roofs on the front of the building. Avoid adding to the eave height of original roofs, especially at the front of the structure. Retain historic dormers. The proposed project retains the original roof profile and pitch, and retains the roof for the front 35’ of the building. The project meets this standard. Single Family Buildings – Additions 4.1 Construct additions so as to require the removal or modification of a minimum of historic fabric. Do not construct additions which will require the removal of any portion of the front façade. Design additions to existing residential buildings to reflect the form and style of the existing house. The proposed addition will not require removal of any portion of the front façade or the building until 36’ from the front wall. The addition reflects the form and style of the historic house. The project meets this standard. 4.2 Locate new additions and alterations to the rear or rear side of the building so that they will be less visible from the street. The proposed addition is located at the rear of the building. The project meets this standard. 4.3.1 Make the pitch and height of the roof of the addition compatible to that of the existing house. The roof on the proposed addition has a pitch that matches that of the historic house. The project meets this standard. 4.3.2 Make windows visible from the street on any addition compatible with those on the existing house in terms of sash configuration, proportion, spacing and placement. The windows on the proposed addition will match those on the historic house in terms of sash type, lite configuration, proportion, spacing, and placement. The project meets this standard. 4.3.3 Use exterior siding materials on the addition which match or are compatible with that of the existing house. The proposed addition has fiber cement siding that is compatible with and differentiated from the siding on the historic house. The project meets this standard. 4.4.1 Design additions to have the same floor-to-ceiling height as the existing house. The proposed addition has the same floor-to-ceiling height as the historic house. The project meets this standard. 4.4.2 Locate second story additions at least 15’ back from the front house wall. The front house wall is the exterior wall closest to the street. Houses on corner lots have only one front wall. The proposed addition begins 36’ from the front wall. The project meets this standard. 4.4.3 Design additions so that they do not overwhelm the original building. The proposed addition is set substantially back from the front wall and scaled appropriately. It does not overwhelm the historic building. The project meets the applicable standards.  COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS B.2 - 4 Retain front porch railing and second front door; retain and repair wood siding if possible; reduce visibility of new entrance on secondary wall; retain historic windows in shifted openings on secondary wall. The form and massing of addition complement the historic building. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Approve the plans.  LOCATION MAP B.2 - 5  PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos B.2 - 6 Primary (east) wall of 4010 Avenue H. Source: Google Street View, March 2019. Occupancy History Pastor, Hyde Park Baptist Church Jewell L. Wheeless, renter Student William H .Wheeless, renter Assistant, no employer listed City Directory Research completed by Historic Preservation Office staff, August 2020 Note: Due to facility closure, post-1959 directory research was unavailable. 1939 Address not listed 1941 Rev. Ellis E. and Grace M. Wheeless + 1 child, renters 1944 Frank and Mattie M. Campbell, owners 1947 Frank and Mattie M. Campbell, owners 1949 Frank and Mattie M. Campbell, owners 1953 Frank and Mattie M. Campbell, owners 1955 Frank and Mattie M. Campbell, owners No occupation listed No occupation listed No occupation listed No occupation listed No occupation listed  1957 Frank and Mattie M. Campbell, owners 1959 Mattie Campbell, owner No occupation listed No occupation listed Background Research B.2 - 7 The Austin Statesman, 2/11/1957. Building Permits Building permit issued to A. R. Puckett, 12/2/1938.  B.2 - 8 Sewer connection permit issued to A. R. Puckett, 12/5/1938.