Title
Northeast Residential Historic District - Add A Porch at 1020 NE 3rd Street.
Petition HP-16-78. Ryan and Michelle Nall, owner. Addition of 186 s.f. front porch, including relocation and reuse of historic scalloped trim from existing entry. Located at 1020 NE 3rd Street. This building is contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Explanation
The applicant is proposing to add a 186 square foot porch to an existing two-story single-family dwelling at 1020 NE 3rd Street. The contributing building was built in 1941 according to the Florida Master Site File. The property is zoned RSF-3 and is approximately 0.35 acres in size. The house is approximately 2,469 square feet in size. The property has right-of-way frontage on NE 3rd Street, with the front entrance of the house facing directly onto the street.
The house is a two-story Colonial Revival structure with aluminum siding. The foundation is continuous and made of brick. There is a flush gabled door hood with two centered arch and paired double hung sash 3/1 wood windows with blinds. The project is to construct a front porch onto the main facade of the house. The materials will match the existing materials including the brick, the siding, the overhang details and the colors. The existing front entry gable has a type of scalloped detail that will be removed and relocated to the front of the porch. The gable proportions and details will match the existing structure. The new porch will have a shingled roof to match the existing shingle roof of the house. New brick for the foundation of the porch will match the existing brick. The porch will have four 10 inch wide square columns with an 8 inch base and cap. There will be a new painted wood railing with 1x pickets with 4 inch gaps top at 36 inches, secured to columns. New lap siding on the side of the porch roof will match the existing siding of the house. The proposed size of the front porch is 186 square feet, including six feet, 8 inches of depth and 28 feet of width. The proposed width will enclose the existing front door and the adjacent paired 3/1 windows on either side of the door.
As stated in the City of Gainesville’s Historic Preservation Rehabilitation and Design Guidelines, new additions, exterior alterations or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The proposed work is differentiated from the original historic structure and is compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural features of the property. Adding the porch will not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The porch will serve as the main entrance to the building and is a transitional space between the interior and exterior. The porch will be a high profile, highly distinct feature of the house. The proposed work is reversible in that, if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property would be unimpaired.
The staff recommendation is based on the City of Gainesville, Historic Preservation Rehabilitation and Design Guidelines - Entries, Porches and Balconies.
Fiscal Note
None
Recommendation
Staff to Historic Preservation Board - Approve Petition HP-16-78 with condition:
1. The materials on the porch will match the existing building materials of the structure and will include painting to match the existing paint color of the existing siding.