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DATE: February 10, 2014
TO: Historic Landmark Commission
FROM: Adina Ward, Planner II
SUBJECT: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace the front entrance and
paint the brick.
FILE: CA-2347
STAFF REPORT
Staff recommends denial of the request to replace the front entrance, and approval of the
request to paint the brick.
Kenneth and Vera Tipton have applied for a certificate of appropriateness to allow
changes to their home located at 2597 North Street.
The asymmetrical extension of a front gable to roof a porch or enclose the entrance is
typical of Tudor Revival style. To replace the extension with another gable would
change the character of the house. Staff recommends repair of the existing entrance in
order to maintain this unique Tudor Revival characteristic.
Extensive repairs are needed for the brick and would leave an uneven appearance to the
grout. Painted brick was not uncommon in Tudor revival cottages and, therefore, would
not present an unsympathetic change.
The house is listed in the 1991 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE states the house was
built c. 1940 and is of the Tudor Revival style.
Exhibits are attached.