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HEMA No. 2023-03 – The Titchenel-Catland House (419 East Wellington Avenue) July 6, 2023 Page 4 3 5 1 9 The deteriorating porch decking will undergo like-for-like spot repair with T6 Doug Fir wood to match the existing decking. The non-original porch railing will be removed and a new railing will not be installed. The 22-inch porch header will be removed entirely. The porch roof and cornice will be preserved in place. The porch stairs will also remain. Inappropriate conjectural additions to be removed include the existing corbel at the porch’s eastern terminus, and the window ornamentation at the double window, including the two window consoles, inner brow ornamentation, and lintel. Analysis of the Issues As proposed, the project will follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards (SOIS) for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, & Reconstructing Historic Buildings (Kay D. Weeks and Anne E. Grimmer, revised 2017). The proposed exterior modifications would be considered a rehabilitation project and as such be evaluated against ten criteria. Staff has reviewed the proposed modifications in comparison to the SOIS. The following is a review of the findings as they pertain to the applicable criteria: 1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal changes to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. The project complies with Standard No. 1. The property currently maintains its historic use as a single-family residence. The use is not proposed to change. The interior configuration will remain the same with minimal changes to the front porch design to address structural and safety concerns, while simultaneously removing inappropriate, non-original features. 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. The project complies with Standard No. 2. The historic character of the subject property will be retained and preserved. The proposed porch rehabilitation has been designed to maintain existing, compatible porch materials and remove only non-original and conjectural features. Although the proposed rehabilitation will alter the primary (south) elevation, the existing porch is not original to the original Victorian Italianate style residence built in 1887, as it underwent a 1920s Craftsman style porch remodel and has since been altered over time. The proposed rehabilitation will provide a more compatible porch design that does not introduce new Victorian Italianate and Craftsman style elements. The proposed exterior alterations will not alter any important spatial relationships that characterize the property as the porch has been altered overtime.