HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ2022-30DATE: February 14, 2022
TO: Historic Landmark Commission
FROM: Demi Engman, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: A request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to consider new porch posts.
FILE: PZ2022-30
Joyce Newell is seeking permission to remove and install porch posts to the house located at
2445 Louisiana Street. This request was previously submitted to the Historic Landmark
Commission (HLC) in December. It was stated on pages 2-3 of the minutes that the HLC "could
approve the rest of the request and let staff approve appropriate posts." Sometime later, she
approached staff about a design concept for the posts and was rejected because it was square
in profile and did not seem appropriate. Ms. Newell requests the HLC to consider the design
that was presented to staff. Please see the design concept of the aforementioned and the
December meeting minutes for the initial request located in your packet.
Ms. Newell stated the front porch posts are rotting at the bottom and that they are not original
to the house. Further, she explains the current porch posts do not fit the overall style of their
home for the time it was built and the surrounding houses within the neighborhood. Shie
intends to restore the posts to as close as possible to its original design.
This home is categorized as a Modern Ranch Style house. Examples of this style house are in A
Field Guide to American Houses (McAlester et al., pg. 478-480). The existing square top porch
posts with decorative design elements seem appropriate for Ranch Style homes during the
1970's era. Changing the posts to an all square profile does not seem appropriate for homes of
this era. It appears that many homes had round and decorative posts.
Staff recommends denial of the request.
The property is not listed in the SPARE Beaumont Survey.
Exhibits are attached.
Case Type:Planning and Zoning
Case Sub Type: Certificate of Appropriateness
Case#: PZ2022-30
Location: 2445 LOUISIANA ST, BEAUMONT, 77702
Individuals listed on the record:
Applicant
Joyce Moore Newell
2445 Louisiana ST
Qqaumont,,TX 77702
Property Owner
Eric Newell'
2445 Louisiana ST
Beaumont, TX 77702
Reason for Request of a Certificate of
Appropriateness
Paint
New Construction
Demo
Fencing
Miscellaneous
Has request been made before?
If yes, date.
Notes:
Case Status: REVIEW
Tag Name: Replace Porch Posts
Initiated On: 1/25/2022 8:52:44AM
Home Phone: 409-656-9299
Work Phone:
Cell Phone: 409-656-9299
E-Mail: jglynmoore@hotmalIsom
Home Phone: 409-767-1015
Work Phone:
Cell Phone: 409-767-1015
E-Mail: newe1172@yahoo.com
Our front porch posts are rotting at the bottom. They are not original
to our house and do not fit the overall style of our home for the time it
was built and the surrounding houses in our neighborhood. We want
to restore it as close to its original design,
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This is not a building permit, additional permits may be required
for the proposed scope of work.
Case Type: Planning and Zoning Page 1 of I
Case #: PZ2022-30 Printed On: 2/2/2022
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With Ole economic Depression of tile 1930s came this compromise style
which reflects the form of traditional Eclectic lint, ses, but lacks their deco-
rative detailing. Roof pitches are low or intermediate, rather than steep as
in the preceding Tudor style, Eaves and rake are close, rather than over-
hanging as in the succeeding Ranch style. Usually, but not always, there is
a large chimney and at least one front -facing gable, both echoing Tudor
features. In fact, Many examples suggest Tudor cottages with the roof
line lowered and detailing removed. These houses were I)uilt in great nurn-
bers ill, the years immediately preceding and following World War 11; they
commonly dominate the large tract -housing developments of time period.
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one-story houses, occasional two-story examples are also seen. More com-
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forms Oil small J.'s because people walked to nearby streetcar lines. As the
automobile replaced streetcars and buses as the principal means of personal
transportation in the decades following World War 11, compact houses
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