| Chairperson Dunphy read the request into the record and called for an overview |
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| of the staff report. Ms. Kidorf explained this is a single resource property at |
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| 3861 South Adams. The stone house is an upright and wing in the Greek |
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| Revival style. It is the only stone Greek Revival style house in the City, so it is |
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| very important. The original wood frame structure was constructed in 1824, and |
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| in 1840 the stone upright and wing section were constructed possibly by Daniel |
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| Grey. An historical timeline provided by a previous applicant was also provided |
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| to the Commission for information. As some of the Commissioners may |
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| remember, a mixed-use development was previously approved for this site |
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| which also involved rehabilitation of the main house. That project has since |
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| fallen through, and there is a new owner of the property. They've presented a lot |
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| of information to the Commission for an expanded application, however, tonight |
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| the owner would like to focus on removing the 1950's and 1980's east wing to |
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| the property and also the enclosed front porch, rehabilitating the 1983 |
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| non-contributing garage structure, completing some investigation and securing |
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| the house for winter. In the spring, the owner will return to the Commission with |
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| more information about replacing the windows, some work on the stone and |
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| other major repairs to the house. The original survey sheets state the house |
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| was part of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War and the windows are |
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| hand-blown glass. Photographs taken by staff indicate the house has several |
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| different components; the additions are generally non-contributing although Ms. |
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| Kidorf believes the western-most section of the east addition contains the |
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| original 1824 house. Ms. Kidorf is recommending the Commission allow the |
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| removal of the east and west additions, however while doing this work, to |
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| carefully make sure that there are no remnants of the front porch in the west |
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| addition and no remnants of the 1824 house in the east addition. The garage is |
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| non-conforming, so approval for the proposed work is recommended. |
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| Mr. Mike Gordon, Moiseev/Gordon Associates, the architect and applicant |
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| representing the client/owner, Catholic Door Ministries, introduced himself and |
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| thanked Ms. Kidorf for all of her assistance. Mr. Gordon indicated they wish to |
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| take this as a slow process and feels the best process is to carefully remove |
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| the two incompatible additions and complete the necessary research. The |
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| contractor is going to remove the boards and photograph and measure each |
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| window. Representatives from the City and Ms. Kidorf are invited to be present |
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| during the work. The windows will then be re-boarded for the winter while they |
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| continue to research the best way to restore the windows that need to be |
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| restored, and replace and replicate the ones that have been altered or removed. |
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