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Reroof multiple-family dwelling with a metal roof (B)
Petition HP-21-69. Robert Tracey, Bobby’s Roofing of the Florida Keys, Inc., agent for Jennifer L. Sobel, owner. Certificate of Appropriateness to reroof an existing duplex and a single-family dwelling with a metal roof. Located at 121 NE 8th Street. The duplex is a contributing structure and the single-family dwelling is a noncontributing structure to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Project Description
The existing multiple-family dwelling is a two-story, Colonial Revival (low) house with drop siding that was built in 1900 according to the Alachua County property appraiser’s office, and c. 1913 per the Florida Master Site File AL00671. It appears on the Sanborn map of 1913 and represents a typical Gainesville dwelling of the 1910’s. The house is a wood frame structure with drop siding and weatherboarding for exterior materials, a brick foundation, an entry porch, a brick foundation, and a gable roof with composition shingles. The building is approximately 1,824 square feet of heated space and 1,916 square feet of total area and it is a contributing structure to the Northeast Residential Historic District. A second structure on the property is also part of the reroofing project. This is a noncontributing structure of 472 square feet of heated area and 516 square feet of total area, with one bedroom and one bathroom, built in 1952.
The proposal under consideration with this application would remove the existing shingles from the house and the auxiliary building and install a 24 gauge standing seam panel metal roof, with 16 inch panels and a one inch snap lock seam. The proposed roofing is Galvalume in color and is manufactured by Drexel Metals, Inc.
Roofs are a highly visible component of historic buildings and are an integral part of a building’s overall design and architectural style. The Historic Preservation Board discussed and adopted a policy on April 2, 2013 concerning styles of metal roofing which would be allowed within the historic districts. The Historic Preservation Board approves metal roofing on a case-by-case basis depending on the style and use of the building. Recommended metal roofing for most buildings in the historic district is a 5-V crimp or standing seam metal, as spacing of these roofs is more sympathetic with historic metal roofs, and exposed fasteners are not as numerous or visible.
Recommendation
Staff to the Historic Preservation Board - Staff recommends approval of the reroof from shingle to a standing seam metal roof with the condition that the finish be Galvalume or a light to medium gray paint finish.