HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD May 14, 2019 D E P A R T M E - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BOROUGH OF BELLEFONTE

HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD

May 14, 2019

D E P A R T M E N T O F C O M M U N I T Y A F F A I R S

Agenda item 1: Approval of the minutes from the April 23, 2019 meeting

Agenda item 2:

Project Review & Public Comments

Project Description:

• 1. Modify guards and rails for side porch to meet code
• 2. Install rails along porch steps and yard steps

Project Applicant Barry Kroeker, Owner Contributing Building: Yes Built: 1891 Character Defining Features: Two and a half story Queen Anne house with an asymmetrical form and corbelled chimney. A few character defining features present

• n the front porch.

Setting: Historic neighborhood

Project 1: 191 E. Curtin Street

Applicable Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

• 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal

change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.

• 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic

materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

• 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that

characterize a historic property shall be preserved.

• 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of

deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.

• 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials

that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.

Context Photos

Proposed

Proposed

Railings Needed

Proposed

Project Description:

Bed & Breakfast Sign

Project Applicant Kathy & Phil Breidenbaugh, owners Contributing Building: Yes Built: 1899 Character Defining Features: Two and a half story Colonial Revival Style house with Shingle Style

• elements. Many original details

remain including a prominent cornice and accentuated central entrance. Setting: Historic neighborhood just beyond the Central Business District

Project 2: 214 N. Allegheny Street

Applicable Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

• 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a

new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics

• f the building and its site and environment.
• 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and
• preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features

and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

• 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be

undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.

Project Description:

• 1. Replace existing standing seam metal roof in kind
• 2. Replace gutters to K-style gutter
• 3. Repair and repoint loose bricks on building

Project Applicant Randy Frazier, owner Contributing Building: Yes Built: 1897 Character Defining Features: Two story, five bay Italianate style fire station previously converted to another commercial use. Some

• riginal details remain such as

Diocletian windows and cupola. Setting: Edge of Central Business District

Project 3: 118 E. Howard Street

Applicable Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

• 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal

change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment.

• 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic

materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

• 3. Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that

create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.

• 4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their
• wn right shall be retained and preserved.
• 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that

characterize a historic property shall be preserved.

• 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of

deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.

Proposed K-style gutter

Project Description:

New signs to replace existing awnings

Project Applicant Bob Bowersox, Victorian Signs Contributing Building: Yes Built: 1923 Character Defining Features: Three story brick commercial building known as the Keystone Gazette building with commercial storefronts on the first floor and residential spaces on the upper floors. Setting: Prominent corner of the Diamond in the Central Business District

Project 4: 100 N. Allegheny Street

Applicable Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

• 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a

new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics

• f the building and its site and environment.
• 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and
• preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features

and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

• 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be

undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.

Project Description:

New sign to replace existing awning

Project Applicant Bob Bowersox, Victorian Signs Contributing Building: Yes Built: 1923 Character Defining Features: Three story brick commercial building known as the Keystone Gazette building with commercial storefronts on the first floor and residential spaces on the upper floors. Setting: Prominent corner of the Diamond in the Central Business District

Project 5: 104 N. Allegheny Street

Applicable Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation

• 1. A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a

new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics

• f the building and its site and environment.
• 2. The historic character of a property shall be retained and
• preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features

and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.

• 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be

undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired.

Agenda item 3:

Administrative Approvals

Agenda item 4: Information / Discussion Items

Agenda item 5: Old Business

Agenda item 6: New Business