HomeMy WebLinkAboutCA3107DATE: September 9, 2019
TO: Historic Landmark Commission
FROM: Demi Laney, Planner I
SUBJECT: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to change the front porch steps to a
house.
FILE: CA -3107
STAFF REPORT
Jonah Kelly seeks permission to change the front porch steps to his property located at 2220
Broadway Street. The original porch steps have recently collapsed and they were made of
concrete. Mr. Kelly is requesting to construct wood steps to fit the same footprint and width as
the concrete steps that had previously existed. The steps will fit in between the two brick
columns, which did not collapse. Immediately after construction, he intends to paint the wood
steps gray to match the wood deck of his existing front porch. Mr. Kelly has provided a picture
for a visual of what the final outcome of the wood steps will look like, per your approval.
The submitted wood steps appear to be appropriate for a Queen Anne style house in accordance
to photos demonstrated in A Field Guide to American Mouses (Virginia & Lee McAlester, 1984)
on pages 269-271. The examples reveal that brick or wood porch steps were common for that
era.
Staff recommends approval of the wooden steps conditional to the paint matching the existing
wood deck of the front porch.
The house is in the 1989 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE states that the house was built in
1905. The house is a typical example of a local adaptation of the Queen Anne style and is
representative of middle class housing in Beaumont around the turn of the century.
Exhibits are attached.
McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1984. Print.
APPLICATION FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
(Chapter 28, City Codes)
(409) 880-3764
Fax: (409) 880-3133 FILE
DATE RECEIVED:
ADDRESS OF OWNER
APPLICANT'S NAME (IF NOT OWNER)
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APPLICANT'S PHONE NUMBER -," D � FAX NUMBER
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT NO. OR TRACT
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HAS REQUEST BEEN MADE BEFORE (Y/N) IF YES, DATE:
TYPE OF REQUEST: PAINT NEW CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION
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SIGNATURE OFAPPLICANT/OWNER: DATE:
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HIPPED ROOF WITH LOWER CROSS GABLES 1r 1df -j-
1. Biloxi, Mississippi; ca. 19oo. A very simple example. Additional I
�? comer-bracket detailing was probably once present above the cutaway bay 4
window, but is now missing (see the corner brackets still present on fig-e\
utes 2 and g). The low roof pitch indicates a late construction date.
2. Santa Clara,'California; late 19th century. Note the gable-on-hip roof
resent in figures
(also P gures � and q}; these were most common on one- and
one-and-one-half-story examples. S
3. Union Springs, Alabama; late 19th century. Note the unusual dor-
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4. Clement, North Carolina, vicinity; ca. 19t2. Autry House. The sym-
metrical placement of the two gables is unusual, as is the steep roof pitch in
such a late example.
S. Cripple Creek, Colorado; x896. Miller House. This one-and-one- t`
half--story example has unusually fine detailing; 1
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SPINDLEWORK: HIPPED ROOF
WITH LOWER CROSS GABLES (cont.)
6. Atlanta, Georgia; ca. 1893. Martin Luther King Birthplace.
7. Greensburg, Indiana; 1885—go. Woodfill House.
8. Meriden, Connecticut; c. 18go. Cahill House. Note the second -story
porch over the entrance; the central hipped roof is mostly obscured behind
the front gable. -
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able:9. San Antonio, Texas; 1886. This masonry example has a two-tiered
porch and unusually low pitched gables, which hide a low-pitched hipped
roof behind.
10. Union Springs, Alabama; late Igth century.
IL Muncie, Indiana; 1885—go. Kitselman House. Note the use of large
curved wood arches rather than the more commonlacy spandrels or
spindlework frieze.
12. Fleischmanns, New York; 1845. Note the integral upstairs'porch be-
neath the principal roofline and the turreted lower porch roof.
13. Elkader, Iowa; 1889. Stemmer House..Note the elaborate gable de-
tailing, the hipped portion of the roof is hidden behind the gables.
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BEAUMONT, TEXAS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY FORM - BEAUMONT HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION
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1. County JEFFERSON 5. USGS Quad No. 3094-111 Site No. 423
City/Rural BEAUMONT
2. Name
6. Date: Factual Est. c. 1905
Address 2220 Broadway 7. Architect/Builder
Contractor
3. Owner Kelly. Charles E. 8. Style/Type Queen Anne
Address 2216 Broadway, Beaumont 77701-1951
9. Original Use DOMESTIC/Single Dwelling
4. Block/Lot Averill Lot 24 Block 3 SE 2-3 Present Use DOMESTIC/Single Dwelling
10. Description:
One-story frame. Hipped with Lower cross gable asphalt shingle roof. Louvered vent in pediment. Paired one -
over -one sash on gable front. Hipped roof partial porch with plain square support, brick steps. Central wood and
glass door with sealed transom next to single one/one sash.
11. Present Condition Good. The house is structurally sound and generally well maintained.
12. Significance:
The house is a typical example of a Local adaptation of the Queen Anne style and is representative of middle class
housing in Beaumont around the turn of the century. ,
13. Relationship to Site: Original
14. Bibliography
Moved Date (Describe Original Site)
15. Informant —__
16. Recorder D. Bush Date ` 07-28-89
PHOTO DATA
Black and White 35 mm negative
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RECORDED BY: D. Bush
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