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HEMA No. 2023-10 – The Elliott House (1904 North Heliotrope Drive) <br />January 11, 2024 <br />Page 6 <br />3 <br />9 <br />0 <br />6 <br /> <br />2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal <br />of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a <br />property shall be avoided. <br />The project complies with Standard No. 2. The historic character of the subject <br />property will be retained and preserved. The proposed balcony modifications will <br />not remove any historic materials. Although the balcony’s balustrades will be <br />altered for child safety, the overall design will remain substantially intact, with <br />additional balustrades added and a lengthened height. It does not alter any <br />features or spaces that characterize the property. The proposed rear stoop <br />replacement will also not remove any character-defining features that are visible <br />from the public right-of-way, or alter features and spaces that characterize the <br />property. The flagstone veneer is not a compatible or consistent material seen in <br />the Italian Renaissance Revival Style or from 1931 when the residence was <br />constructed, and therefore is likely not original. Although the existing metal handrail <br />could be original, it is less ornately designed than others located throughout the <br />residence and is located at the rear façade. Additionally, the garage and accessory <br />building alterations will not remove historic materials or alter features and spaces <br />that characterize the property. An original, east-facing pedestrian door at the <br />garage’s rear will be moved slightly north in place of an original double-hung <br />window to accommodate the 69-square-foot addition. Alterations to the accessory <br />structure are necessary for the third parking space and do not remove any original <br />features as the structure itself is not original. Minor modifications the original <br />garage are necessary for the expansion, however they are rear-facing and not <br />substantial changes. The new driveway and security wall with wood gate will not <br />disrupt any of the existing historic materials, features, and spaces. <br />3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. <br />Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding <br />conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be <br />undertaken. <br />The project complies with Standard No. 3. The proposed changes will not create <br />a false sense of historical development. The proposed balcony extension will add <br />new knuckle features to the existing balustrades in order to identify the new <br />extensions from the old. The new balustrades to be added between the existing <br />will have no ornamentation to distinguish them from the originals. The non- <br />compatible rear stoop will be replaced with a more compatible yet minimal style <br />stoop that will not create a false sense of historical development. The garage and <br />accessory building alterations will also be compatible with the historic property <br />without adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties. The <br />new garage door will be a simple design made of wood with a walnut stain. <br />    <br />Historic Resources Commission 54 1/11/2024 <br />