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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />16 November 2020 <br />Page 2 of 9 <br />structure regain its architectural significance, which was currently obscured by the 1997 <br />renovations. For social significance, the property had changed hands multiple times. Many of <br />those owners were associated with the historic Italian immigrant group. Ritchie also stated that <br />the structure added character and value to Old Town and that it remained on its original lot. <br />Due to its age, integrity, and architectural significance, staff finds that the property at 541 <br />Jefferson Avenue meets the criteria for landmarking. <br />Ritchie then presented the alteration certificate. The proposed restoration would remove the <br />1997 renovation that added the bay and replace it with a historically compatible but <br />differentiated front porch, along with rehabilitated shiplap siding, roof, and windows; remove <br />exterior stucco and rehabilitate wood clapboard siding; replace windows with historically <br />accurate windows; and remove the flagstone front porch and replace it with a more historically <br />accurate concrete one. The footprint of the structure would not change much. Staff found that <br />these changes would enhance the historical status of the structure and the proposed materials <br />would improve historical compatibility. Ritchie added that the proposed work would not remove <br />historic elements or materials from the house, and it would in fact recover a portion of the <br />historic fagade. <br />Staff found that the proposed changes to the existing structure met the criteria in the Louisville <br />Municipal Code and recommended approval of the Landmark request and the Alteration <br />Certificate. <br />Dunlap asked if there was any architectural differentiation from the old and new parts. <br />Ritchie deferred to the applicant's knowledge of the original materials, adding that it might be <br />appropriate to demarcate the difference in construction between the older and newer materials. <br />Andy Johnson, of DAJ Design at 922 Main Street Unit A in Louisville, shared the history of the <br />structure, which included changes in 1948 and 1997 to the original structure, and he pointed out <br />some of the original materials that had survived beneath the additions. Johnson further <br />explained the plans for the work under the Alteration Certificate, which included removing the <br />stucco, replacing the 1997 bay window, extending the shiplap siding, and adding a metal roof to <br />part of the structure. <br />Parris asked about the three windows that would replace the bay window, sharing that she was <br />a little concerned that they were too similar to the historic windows. <br />Johnson replied by showing the 1948 photo, which showed the addition with a similar window to <br />the original part of the house. The design of the proposed windows was a nod to that 1948 <br />window that was replaced by the bay window. <br />Haley observed that the original window in the 1948 photo looked longer than the proposed <br />windows. <br />Johnson replied that it would be a process of discovery to figure out the size of the original <br />windows. He added that he was planning to go back to whatever he found in the discovery <br />process. <br />2 <br />