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Northeast Residential Historic District. Certificate of Appropriateness and Ad Valorem Tax Exemption (Part 1) Application for Rehabilitation of 304 NE 9th Street (B)
Petition HP-17-50. Ian & Anca Flood, owners, Jay Reeves agent. Application for Certificate of Appropriateness and Ad Valorem Tax Exemption (Part 1) for rehabilitation. Located at 304 NE 9th Street. The work includes a rear addition to the house, two replacement windows, exterior wood siding repair and replacement, painting, interior renovations of the bathrooms and kitchen, new heat and air systems, new plumbing , new electrical and structural work to the foundation. The property is contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Explanation
The existing house is a 1870s residence with a substantial c. 1884 Italianate two-story addition and a classical-revival porch added c. 1905, multiple bays and rear additions, and minor 1970s interior remodeling. The house is a frame structure with an asphalt-shingled hip roof, wood siding, and wood 2/2 double-hung sash windows.
Several poorly designed and constructed additions have created water leaking and poor roof drainage, causing rear wall damage to the house. The project will rectify drainage problems at the rear by enclosing much of the rear additions into one new rear addition, with positive roof drainage on a roof that extends well beyond the rear wall of the house.
The proposed work consists of:
§ Remove the breezeway porch floor, rear wall with French doors and rear stoop porch (all are non-original to the house)
§ Enclose a non-original breezeway to create a new bath and breakfast room. It will appear as an enclosed rear porch and will improve roof conditions. The new addition will have new wood novelty siding to match existing, new roofing to match existing architectural shingle, new fiberglass French doors to prevent future damage from weather exposure.
§ Reuse of bathroom window and rear hall door on the rear foyer and ...
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