HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for 124 S Loomis Street - COA 24-0533
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Submitted for Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is an approximately 13,500 square foot parcel south of Van Buren Avenue on the east side of S Loomis Street, with a common street address of 124 S Loomis Street. The property is zoned R2 (Single-family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and is currently improved with a two-story Italianate style residence, constructed in 1870, and a detached garage adjacent to the Loomis Street alley. The principal structure is listed as "potentially significant" to the Local Historic District as a good example of Italianate style architecture and in "good" condition in the 2008 Architectural and Historical Survey ("2008 Survey"). The residence is a "contributing" structure to the Federal Historic District.
Prior changes to the original structure include removal of the original front porch, 1/1 wood replacement windows (historic), enlarged entry surround (not historic), 1-story rear addition and porch, front stoop replaced (not historic), small shed addition to north elevation.
At the time of the 2008 Survey, significant features listed include the hipped roof with wide wood frieze and the triangular pediments atop the windows.
The home remains a great 1860's example of the Italianate style with the "L" form building, low pitched hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves, wood siding, and windows with decorative pediments.
Prior COA Approvals
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DISCUSSION:
The applicants and property owners, David Ladd and Sondra Maze Ladd, seek a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) to allow for a two-story addition to a secondary fa?ade that is visible from the right-of-way, a new cover...
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