HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA3087DATE: August 12, 2019
TO: Historic Landmark Commission
FROM: Adina Josey, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace front door.
FILE: CA -3087
STAFF REPORT
Brian Johnson requests permission to replace the front door of his home located at 2420 Long
Street. Mr. Johnson plans to paint the new door the same color to match the existing front door.
He has provided a picture of the door he proposes to install, pending your approval. This home is
categorized as a French Eclectic house. The existing front door does not appear to be
appropriate for a French Eclectic house in accordance to photos demonstrated in A Field Guide
to American Houses (McAlester et al., pg. 393). Mr. Johnson's proposed door, which includes a
speakeasy, seems appropriate for a French Eclectic style (McAlester et al., pg. 388).
Staff recommends approval to replace the front door.
The house is not listed in the SPARE survey.
Exhibits are attached.
McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1984. Print.
PROPERTY ADRESS:
OWNERS NAME:
APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
(Chapter 30, City Codes)
(409) 880-3764
Fax: (409) 880-3133
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APPLICANT NAME (IF NOT OWNER):
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OFFICE USE ONLY:
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the Tudor. In contrast to these generally informal, rural prototypes, many French Eclec-
tic houses show formal Renaissance detailing resembling that of the English Georgian.
Doors in informal examples are usually set in simple arched openings; doors in sym-
metrical and formal houses may be surrounded by stone quoins or more elaborate Re-
naissance detailing (pilasters, pediments, etc.). Windows may
e either de -hung or
casement sashes, the latter sometimes with small leaded panes, Full 1 ngthl casement
windows with shutters (French doors) are sometimes used. Three distinctive types of
dormers are common.
OCCURRENCE
This relatively uncommon style is found throughout the country in Eclectic suburbs of
the 192os and '30s. Out of fashion during the 1940s and 'Sos, a Neoeclectic emphasis on
French models has been gathering momentum since the i96os (see page 490).
COMMENTS )
Many Americans served in France during World War I, and their first-hand familiarity
with the prototypes probably helped popularize the style. In addition, a number of pho-
tographic studies of modest French houses were published in the 1920s, giving architects
and builders many models to draw from. Pre -I920 examples are rare and are usually of
the formal, symmetrical type. These were usually inspired by the earlier and more pre-
tentious Chateauesque or Beaux Arts traditions.
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(roof) circular
(roof) hipped
(roof)(through-the-cornice) gabled
(through -the -cornice)
TYPICAL DORMERS All types may be either roof or through-the-cornice
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ASYMMETRICAL
1. Louisville, Kentucky;'t9zos. Note the irregular quoins around the
door and windows,
2, Richmond, Virginia; t92os. A formal example with a shallow -
projecting wing that is difficult to distinguish in the photograph. The
house is designed for a narrow urban lot.
3. Cincinnati, Ohio; 'gxos. Note the varied eave-line heights, massive
-the-cornice wall dormers. Compare
chimney, and two types of through
this informal, picturesque house with Figure y, a formal, Renaissance -
inspired example.
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4. Cleveland, Ohio; tg:os. Examples based on informal French models
! sgmetimes affect Medieval half-timbering as here.
S. Dallas, Texas; 1930s.
6. St. Louis, Missouri; 19tos.
s 7, Washington, District of Columbia; 19o4. Graff House; Jules Henri de
"4Sib'our, architect. This house has formal Renaissance detailing; note the
egular quoins, keystone lintels, cornice -line dentils, and pedimented dor-
mers.
8: Dallas, Texas; '9309. Note the decorative brick pattern of the en -
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