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DATE: March 9, 2009
TO: Historic Landmark Commission
FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Request for a certificate of appropriateness to allow an addition
on the rear of a residential structure
FILE: CA-1626
STAFF REPORT
The Planning Manager recommends approval.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crawford have applied for certificate of
appropriateness to allow the construction of a 17' x 23' screened
garden room on the rear of their home at 2515 Ashley.
As stated by the Crawford=s architect, this garden room was initially
planned as far back as 1985 when the kitchen area was remodeled
and enlarged and a single story addition was added on the south end
of the house.
The garden room is to be a single story addition to the south end of
the house and adjoining the current breakfast room. The existing
hipped roof over the breakfast bay will be continued across the south
facade to the east. The roof will be standing seam copper to continue
the original roof on projecting porches. The screened porch will be
supported on wrought iron columns to match those original to the
house. The wrought iron balustrade will be duplicated to match the
existing. Copper insect cloth will be installed on removable steel
frames. A brick segment of wall on the east side will house a
masonry firebox for a gas coal grate. The remainder of the terrace to
the east will receive short brick posts with pyramidal stone tops and a
wrought iron balustrade to match the existing.
The house is listed in the 1991 SPARE Beaumont Survey. SPARE
states that the house was built c. 1939 and is of the Neoeclectic style.
The house is an example of upper class housing built in Beaumont in
the 1930's.
Exhibits are attached.