Title
Pleasant Street Historic District. Demolition of an Auxiliary Structure (B)
Petition HP-19-00023. Andrew Coffey, Eastwood Construction, LLC. Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition a single-family house Located at 506 NW 3rd Street. This building is a contributing structure to the Pleasant Street Historic District. Related to Petition HP-19-00022.
Explanation
The existing house is a one-story, frame vernacular, wood frame residence, with a steep pyramid roof and four paneled and molded square columns that rest on tall brick piers which are placed on the ground. There is a bay window on the north facade and a brick chimney. The roof has composition shingles and the windows are double-hung, two over two, wood windows. The structure is a contributing structure to the Pleasant Street Historic District, and the Florida Master Site file for the property indicates that the building contributes in scale and character to the Fifth Avenue neighborhood. The house was built in 1930 according to the Alachua County Property Appraisers office. However, the structure is shown on the 1913 Sanborn Map, and is estimated to have been built around 1911.
This project involves the demolition of the contributing structure that is currently located at 506 NW 3rd Street and is currently vacant. The demolition would allow space for the construction of a new residential building. The project proposes demolition of the structure with the exception of the fireplace, which is to be saved and a new house built around it.
Recommendation
Staff to the Historic Preservation Board - Approve Petition HP-19-00023 with the following condition:
1. Salvage and re-use of historic materials that are in good condition.