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CITY OF PR ATTVILLE
Historic Preservation Commission
Planning Department Staff Report
CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS
219 First Street – CA1305-01
DATE May 23, 2013
PROPOSED DEVLOPMENT
Petitioner: Ed Davis
Property Ow ner: Ed Davis
Agent: N/A
Location: 219 First Street
Review Status and History
Submission Status: Initial request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for this
address.
Previous Approvals: N/A
Conditions of Previous
Approvals:
N/A
1984/2007 Historic
Properties Inventory
Details
None.
Autauga County Revenue Office lists the year built as
1987.
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Proposed Alteration, Renovation or Addition
The following modification has been requested by the applicant. See the application
included as Attachment A for the owner’s description.
1. Addition of vinyl siding over original Masonite siding.
PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION
Reviewed by: Joel T. Duke, AICP
Site Visits Conducted: Ma y 22, 2013
Recommendation: Approval
Evaluation:
The requested alterations were reviewed against the standards contained in the Prattville
Residential Design Review Guidelines Manual. Staff comments/evaluations are
summarized at the end of this section.
Item 1 – Addition of vinyl siding over original Masonite siding.
Architectural Features (page 15)
Historic architectural features commonly found in Prattville include brick, wood, or
terracotta columns and capitals; wood pediments and trim; and window surrounds.
These features are important stylistic elements and should be retained, visible,
maintained, and, if needed, repaired.
3. Cleaning should only occur in response to serious staining. In general, water,
detergent, and brushes are appropriate cleaning tools.
4. Deteriorated or damaged historic architectural features should be repaired using
methods that allow them to retain their historic appearance and as much of their
historic fabric as possible.
5. For decaying wood, using epoxy to strengthen damaged areas and fill in small
openings is appropriate. For large areas of decay, cutting out damaged areas
and piecing new wood into the gap is appropriate.
7. Owners are encouraged to replace missing or severely damaged historic
architectural features with replacements that replicate the original features or
other similar examples.
8. Architectural features should not be added to buildings where none historically
existed.
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If the structure in question contributed to the National Register district or could be
considered historic due to its age or unique architecture, the Commission should consider
the addition of siding as it did in 2011 for the historic structure at 249 S. Washington
Street. Since the structure in question is not historic and less than fifty years in age, the
addition of siding is not detrimental to the immediate historic structures or overall historic
district.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Application
B. Photos
C. Location Map