Title/Name/Summary
Barry House Certificate of Appropriateness
History
QUICKFACTS
Project
Barry House - 2013-0067
Petitioner
John Barry
Purpose
To construct an approximately 4,000 square foot new single family residence on a 13,301 square foot site at 9825 W. 144th Street, the southwest corner of 144th Street and Beacon Avenue.
Requested Actions: Certificate of Appropriateness
Project Attributes
Address: 9825 W. 144th Street
Size: 13,301 square foot site
Comprehensive Land Designation: Low Intensity Population
Existing Zoning: OOH Old Orland Historic District
Existing Land Use: Single Family Residential
Proposed Land Use: Single Family Residential
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
The petitioner is proposing to construct an approximately 4,000 square foot new single family home in the Old Orland Historic district at 9825 W. 144th Street, the southwest corner of 144th Street and Beacon Avenue. The new single family dwelling will replace the historic single family home. According to the 2008 Residential Area Intensive Survey (historic building survey by McGuire, Igleski & Associates), the existing home was constructed circa 1890 in the National Upright and Wing architectural style. The survey listed the existing structure as being in “Good” condition with “Medium” architectural integrity. It also classified the structure as “contributing” to the character of the historic district.
Despite the classification as “contributing” by the survey, the pre-existing building has not been listed as a contributing structure to the historic district by Code. As a result, the home does not appear in the Local Register of Significant Places in Section 5-110 Landmarks Designation or in the list of contributing structures in Section 6-209. It was therefore not a landmark or a contributing structure to merit additional oversight.
The economic downturn and the collapse of the housing market took its toll on the building. Since the 2008 survey, the home was foreclosed ...
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