Title/Name/Summary
9853 W. 144th Place "Walter House"
History
PETITIONER:
Gregory Walter,
Homeowner
ATTACHMENTS:
Elevation Drawings
Residential Area Intensive Survey Form
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this petition is to demolish the existing front enclosed porch area on the north facing façade and rebuild an open porch. The petition is also to demolish the hipped roof dormer and expand the second floor square footage by building a gabled rooftop instead.
PLANNING OVERVIEW:
The petitioner proposes to do multiple improvements to his single family home at 9853 W 144th Place. Section 6-209 of the Land Development Code allows non-contributing structures to undergo administrative reviews for minor changes, such as siding.
The proposed petition to demolish the existing enclosed porch and hipped roof dormer and rebuild a new open porch and a gabled front roof are part of the same overall renovation of the building. These changes, however, are considered major changes per Section 6-209.G and therefore must be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Review Commission.
DISCUSSION:
According to the 2008 Residential Area Intensive (RAI) Survey, 9853 W 144th Place is considered a bungalow. The survey found that the building had high integrity and was in good condition. It listed the building as a “contributing structure”.
Building Elevations
In the case of 9853 W 144th Place, and according to McGuire Igleski and Associates, the Village’s historic preservation consultants, the house is a bungalow with a hipped roof, and has high integrity. The construction era of this house (c. 1920) is within the period of significance for the district. The type (style) of the house is representative of the architectural heritage of the district.
Porch Project
The proposed porch work is appropriate for this building style, especially since, as McGuire Igleski and Associates note, the porch “most certainly was originally open at the bottom…”
Roof Project
The hipped roof type of this house is...
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