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Repair, renovate, demolish additions, & construct a new addition to a single-family dwelling (B)
Petition HP-21-00036. Tammie Jean & D. F. Englert, owners. Certificate of Appropriateness to repair and renovate an existing single-family dwelling including demolition of the rear additions to the original structure, construction of a new addition to the back of the structure, repair and refinish wooden windows, and repair of the front porch. Located at 425 NE 3rd Street. This building is contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Project Description
The property is located at 425 NE 3rd Street on the west side of the street, across from Roper Park, with a zoning designation of U2 (Urban 2) (See Figure 1). The existing single-family dwelling under tax parcel 14805-000-000 is a 1 ½ story board and batten covered frame vernacular structure that represents a typical Gainesville dwelling of the 1890’s. It is a wood frame structure on a brick pier foundation with board and batten and drop siding, a gable roof with a gable wing and hip dormer secondary roof structure, two brick chimneys, composition shingles, double-hung 2 over 2 windows, a bay window, and a French door. The subject property is located in the Northeast Residential Historic District and is approximately 0.220 acres in size. The house appears on the Sanborn Map of 1897 and is a contributing structure to the historic district. Also known as the W. W. Hampton Jr. house, it is one of the oldest homes in the Northeast Residential Historic District.
The house is currently in very bad condition with structural failure and extensive termite and rot damage. The back additions to the house are collapsing, not repairable, and are unsafe. The back exterior load bearing wall of the original house was removed during the time the additions were constructed, contributing to the structural failure of the back additions.
The proposed new addition will be one story with an area o...
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