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HEMA No. 2024-02 – The Dinsmore House (222 S. Cypress Avenue) November 7, 2024 Page 3 4 6 3 5 consistent in design with historical character of the house. Selection of the new handrail and other replacement materials would be subject to Planning Division staff approval. Under a separate project, a horizontally sliding second-story window located above the primary entrance will be restored to a wood-sash window fitting the historical dimensions of the window opening at that location. Complete restoration of this particular window (i.e., original size, operation, etc.) is infeasible at this time, due to the current floor plan configuration along the second floor. Specifically, the window serves as ventilation to Bath 2, as shown on the architectural plans (Exhibit 6). Complete restoration would require a complete floor plan redesign, which would be cost prohibitive to the property owner at this time. Analysis of the Issues Secretary of the Interior’s Standards The proposed project, as conditioned, 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, as conditioned, 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. As conditioned, the project complies with Standard No. 1. because it will maintain the property’s historical use as a residence and will involve, at most, only a minimal loss of historic fabric and no loss of character-defining historic features. The project principally involves the removal of non-historical vinyl-sash windows and their replacement with wood-sash windows consistent with the historical design and materials of the building. Project work, such as the modification of wood window surrounds to accommodate the new windows and repair and restoration of trim, siding, and fascia, may result in limited changes to or loss of distinctive materials; however, such work is intended to remove historical materials minimally and as a last resort and would introduce new materials matched to the house’s historic fabric in cases when replacements are necessary. The proposed metal back porch handrail replacement involves the removal of non-historic materials that are not characteristic of the house’s historical significance. The project does not propose changes to any spaces or spatial relationships characteristic of the property’s historical significance.