Historic District Design Guidelines Workshop

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Porches:Porches: Maintain a porch and its character-defining features.

• Maintain an historic porch Maintain an historic porch and its detailing.and its detailing.

• Do not remove original details Do not remove original details from a porch. These include from a porch. These include the porch posts, balustrade the porch posts, balustrade and any decorative brackets and any decorative brackets that may exist. that may exist.

• Maintain the existing location, Maintain the existing location, shape, details, and posts of shape, details, and posts of the porch. the porch.

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Porches: Replace railings to Porches: Replace railings to match scale and proportions.match scale and proportions.

• Yes: Balustrade matches Yes: Balustrade matches original.original.

• No: Spacing does not match No: Spacing does not match original.original.

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Porches: Porches: Replace missing features in Replace missing features in kind.kind.

Maintain an Maintain an original porch, original porch, when feasible.when feasible.• Avoid using Avoid using

wrought iron posts wrought iron posts and railings.and railings.

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Retaining the character of a Retaining the character of a porchporch

Woodstock, VTWoodstock, VT

Glass enclosed porch retains character while accommodating new use.

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Maintain Traditional Maintain Traditional Commercial Storefront Commercial Storefront FeaturesFeatures

• Front at the sidewalk Front at the sidewalk edgeedge

• Display windowsDisplay windows• Recessed entryRecessed entry• Vertical upper windowsVertical upper windows• Horizontal moldingsHorizontal moldings

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RoofsRoofs

• Preserve basic Preserve basic formform

• Materials Materials should appear should appear similarsimilar

• Preserve Preserve chimneys, other chimneys, other detailsdetails

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Preserve the original form, Preserve the original form, materials, eaves and other materials, eaves and other features of an historic roof.features of an historic roof.

• Exposed rafter tails Exposed rafter tails should be protected should be protected against deterioration.against deterioration.

• Where current Where current deterioration exists, a deterioration exists, a borate treatment should be borate treatment should be considered to deter rot.considered to deter rot.

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Design Guidelines for Design Guidelines for Historic Building MaterialsHistoric Building Materials

• Preservation of original materialsPreservation of original materials• Repair of original materialsRepair of original materials• Replacement of original materialReplacement of original material• Covering original materialsCovering original materials• Maintenance of original wood Maintenance of original wood • Preservation of masonryPreservation of masonry• Maintenance of roof materialsMaintenance of roof materials

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Remove non-contributing Remove non-contributing alterations.alterations.

Ft. Collins, COFt. Collins, CO

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Don’t Obscure Original Don’t Obscure Original FeaturesFeatures

Denver, CO

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Restore original materials.Restore original materials.

Crested Butte, CO

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Remove materials that cover Remove materials that cover original siding.original siding.

St. Charles, MO

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Materials: Deteriorated building Materials: Deteriorated building materials should be repaired materials should be repaired rather than replaced...rather than replaced...

• Repair deteriorated Repair deteriorated primary building materials primary building materials by patching, piecing in, by patching, piecing in, consolidating or otherwise consolidating or otherwise reinforce the materials.reinforce the materials.

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Winter & CompanyWinter & Company

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1265 Yellow Pine Avenue1265 Yellow Pine Avenue

Boulder, CO 80303Boulder, CO 80303

Phone: 303-440-8445Phone: 303-440-8445

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