Demolition of 64sf rear enclosed porch addition currently used as a utility room, including one non-original window and one non-original door.

Construction of a new 110sf rear addition. The addition will feature a front-gable roof clad in asphalt shingles, with a pitch and eave overhangs to match the existing roof. The addition will be clad in lap siding with a 4" exposure to match existing, made of either poplar wood lap or smooth finish Hardie Lap fiber cement. Corner boards will be added to match the existing house. Three wood brackets with metal flashing will be added to the rear of the addition to match the rest of the house. The concrete block foundation of the addition will be parge-cated with a painted water table trim. The addition will feature 4 new casement aluminum-clad wood windows units with retractable screens with simulated aluminum exterior lights. Installation of new custom wood trim and windowsills. 3 windows are on the rear of the addition, and one is on its left side, at the corner.

Construction of a 22.5sf rear stoop and steps made of wood. Installation of handrail with balusters and newel caps made from pressure treated wood on the exterior of the newly constructed stoop and steps. Retention and reinstallation of original back door on rear of new addition, with an adjacent exterior light sconce.

1. 827 Morgan St. is a contributing resource to the Fourth and Gill National Register Historic District and the local overlay.

2. All work is concentrated on the rear elevation, a non-charactr-defining elevation which is not visible from the right of way. The existing 64 sf. rear addition to be removed is the original porch that was enclosed sometime after 1950, and featuring a non-original double-hung aluminum clad wood window, a non-original door, and the original back door. Removal of the addition is appropriate due to its deteriorated condition and the retention of the original back door. The 110 sf. proposed addition expands the floor plan of the existing addition and features a wooden stoop, resulting in minimal modifications to the existing profile of the house and providing symmetry. Placement of the addition is appropriate.

3. The proposed addition is compatible with the primary house. The proposed addition will feature a gable roof that matches the existing pitch and eave overhangs of the house, wooden support brackets and flashing, smooth finished Hardie Lap or poplar wood lap painted siding, corner board, and the original back door. These features maintain the architectural details and materials of the original house and meet design guidelines. Smooth-finished fiber cement siding has been approved for new additions in Fourth and Gill.

4. The proposed addition is differentiated from the original house by its parge-coated cinderblock foundation, wooden stoop and railing, and four wooden casement windows. These windows differ from the wooden double-hung windows that characterize the house, but they are appropriate for a bungalow from the period and provide higher transparency that suggests an addition.

5. The wooden casement windows use simulated divided light grilles made of wood on the interior and aluminum on the exterior. Although neighborhood design guidelines advise against "false muntins or grids" and the use of aluminum windows on both existing and new construction, replacement windows with simulated divided lights have been approved in Fourth and Gill, particularly if the existing windows are non-original and they are not visible from the right of way.