HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request for the property located at 122 N. Loomis Street - COA 18-163.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review.
BACKGROUND:
COA 18-163 is a request for the common address of 122 N. Loomis Street, hereafter referenced as "subject property". Subject property is an approximately 10,165 square foot parcel located on the east side of Loomis Street, just north of Franklin Avenue. It is zoned R2 (Single-family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and is currently improved with a two and half story single-family home and detached garage.
Based on City record, subject property has one Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applied for in 2001. This COA requested approval from the Historic Sites Commission (HSC) to allow for the construction of a two-story rear addition and front wrap-around porch. The COA application was approved by the HSC on August 23, 2001 (HSC #01-12).
In 2007, an Architectural and Historical Survey was conducted for the City of Naperville Historic District. This survey architecturally classified subject property as Gable Front. According to the Historic Building Design and Resource Manual, Gable Front is a substyle of a vernacular house which is a term often used to describe buildings that are generally not designed by an architect or that exhibit basic characteristics of a particular style. The survey also identified the home as being a "contributing structure". A "contributing structure" is defined as being at least 50 years old and does not necessarily possess individual distinction, but is a historic structure with the characteristic design and details of its period. The term "contributing structure" also identifies vernacular homes to have a moderate degree of inte...
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