In evaluating this application, the Board should consider the Secretary of the Interior's Standards as follows:

1. The property use will not change.
2. The historic materials to be removed are the front concrete steps. Staff does not find these to be a feature that characterizes the property.
3. The proposed new brick and slate steps will be sympathetic to the existing structure, yet be clearly new, thereby avoiding a false historic impression.
4. Staff does not find that the concrete steps have attained historic significance in their own right, sufficient to preclude their replacement with steps that are physically safer for those who will use them.
5. Distinctive features that characterize this property, such as the standing seam metal roof, will be preserved.
6. The standing seam metal roof is deteriorated to the point it must be replaced. The applicant intends to reinstall a standing seam metal roof, but requests the option of using copper, if financially feasible.
7. Not applicable.
8. Not applicable.
9. The proposed new steps do not destroy historic materials that characterize this property. Further, the proposed materials will clearly differentiate the steps as new construction.
10. The proposed steps will not impair the essential form and integrity of the historic property.

Agenda Item #8
TO: Architectural Review Board
FROM: Erik F. Nelson, Senior Planner
DATE: March 27, 2000
RE: 903 Caroline Street -Exterior Alterations

Jerry Ulman requests a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior alterations at 903 Caroline Street. A 1984 architectural survey has dated this building to c. 1900.
The applicant proposes to construct a two-story (basement and first floor) rear addition between adjacent party walls. As shown on the submitted drawing A-10 (March 17, 2000), the only visible changes will be on the rear elevation. In evaluating this application, the Board should consider the Secretary of the Interior's Standards as follows:
East Elevation

1. The property will remain in commercial use.
2. The historic character of the property will remain unaltered. No work is proposed on the Caroline Street elevation. The proposed addition will be constructed between two party walls (Goolrick's and the Galleria).
3. All materials will be contemporary. No architectural elements, from other buildings will be used.
4. Not applicable.
5. The distinct features of this Second Empire commercial building will be preserved. All proposed work is on the rear elevation.
6. Not applicable.
7. Not applicable.
8. Not applicable.
9. The proposed addition will not destroy historic materials that characterize this property. There are no changes proposed to the primary elevation or to the rear of the upper stories. By being stepped in slightly from Goolrick's Pharmacy building and by being no higher than the first floor, the new work will be differentiated from the old and be compatible in massing and scale to the property and its environment.
10. The new addition will not alter the essential form and integrity of the historic property.

Agenda Item #9
TO: Architectural Review Board
FROM: Erik F. Nelson, Senior Planner
DATE: March 28, 2000
RE: 315 Lafayette Boulevard - Exterior Alterations

Frank Robinson, representing Woodmere Associates, LTD, requests a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior alterations at 315 Lafayette Boulevard. A 1984 architectural survey has dated this warehouse to c. 1890. Archival research may help to be more precise. No building is shown on this site, on an 1890 map called "Plan of Fredericksburg, Virginia." The Kenmore Shoe Company, comprising the current warehouse as well as the current office suite, shows up in the 1902 Sanborn Map. The Free Lance-Star, historical and Industrial Number, December 1907, notes that the Kenmore Shoe Factory was established in 1894, in a three-story brick plant.
The applicant desires to renovate and adapt this former warehouse for use as a commercial office building. Observant Board members will have already noted the extensive work the applicant has undertaken to repair the existing windows in this large, prominent structure. This next phase consists of restoration work as well as alterations, which require Board review and approval.
South Elevation
North Elevation
West Elevation

This application can be considered in two parts:
1) selective demolition and restoration
2) exterior alterations.

Exterior alterations
Item 1,2,7, and 8, on Drawing D-2.0, are proposed alterations to the building exterior. These features are concentrated on the front elevation (removal of door and steps) and on the rear (removal of loading dock and doors).
In evaluating this application, the Board should consider the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, as follows:

1. The property will remain in use as a commercial building. Instead of remaining a warehouse, though, it will become offices.
2. The selective demolition of various appendages will not constitute a removal of historic materials, which characterize this property. Instead, this work will allow restoration of the historic fenestration. Removal of the door on the Lafayette Boulevard elevation is more problematic, but the heavy metal door is not needed for the new use. In fact, the location of the door characterizes the property more than the door itself. Consequently, its alteration could be allowed if the opening was closed in with a slight setback of the bricks, to show that the proposed new window had been a door. The rear loading dock and double doors are not character defining and not very visible from the public right of way.
3. A false historic impression can be avoided by stepping in the brick slightly when the front door is closed in for a window.
4. Staff does not find the brick appendages or closed in windows to have attained historic significance in their own right. Their removal to accommodate restoration efforts will help to preserve the historic structure.
5. Distinctive features, such as the building's fenestration, will be preserved through this restoration effort.
6. Not applicable.
7. Not applicable.
8. Not applicable.
9. The proposed alterations will not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work, to install a window where the front door is located, can be differentiated from the old if the bricks used to close in the opening can be stepped in slightly.
10. The proposed work will not impair the essential form and integrity of the historic property.

Agenda Item #10
TO: Architectural Review Board
FROM: Erik F. Nelson, Senior Planner
DATE: March 28, 2000
RE: 410 Wolfe Street - Exterior Alterations

Frank Robinson, representing The Lafayette Group, L.L.C., requests a Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior alterations at the old A.W. Mitchell properly. A 1984 architectural survey has dated the warehouse to c. 1926. This site used to be the old W.H. Peden Pickle Works (c.1912) but stag' does not know if this is the same building. The corrugated metal Quonset building, across the street has not been dated, but probably dates to the 1940's. It sits on a site previously occupied by lumber sheds that were part of the J. W. Masters Planning Mill and Lumber Yard (c. 1912).
The applicant proposes to renovate and adapt this former equipment sales property far use as a commercial office building, with available off-street parking. The parking area would also serve the proposed offices at 315 Lafayette Boulevard. This application can be considered in two parts, as follows:
South Elevation
East Elevation

Demolition
Drawing Pr-1.0 (February 16, 2000) and the photographs show which structures are to be removed. The Quonset-type building used to be a maintenance shed, but this use has been discontinued. Phase 1 of this demolition will provide access to the proposed offices at 315 Lafayette Boulevard. Phase 2 will be accomplished as dictated by the overall construction schedule. The other demolition is proposed for two cinderblock appendages on the east elevation of the brick warehouse.
Staff does not find that the structures proposed for demolition have attained historic significance. The cinderblock appendages are functional units without noteworthy style, materials, or craftsmanship. The Quonset but is a utilitarian structure of some interest, but is not an especially noteworthy example of this ubiquitous 1940's style. Further, this proposed project is consistent with the City's 1999 Comprehensive Plan (p. 141). Staff recommends approval of the proposed demolition, as shown on Drawing Pr-1.0 and in the submitted photographs.

Exterior Alterations
Drawing A-1.0 (March 16, 2000) shows the proposed alterations to adapt the warehouse to office use as follows:

In evaluating this application, the Board should consider the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, as follows:

1. The use of this property will be changing, but the defining characteristics of the building (its form and massing, materials, and window and door openings) will remain intact.
2. The cinderblock appendages are not thought to be character defining and can be demolished without harming the historic character of the property. Further, the plate glass windows and roll up doors, in and of themselves, do not characterize this building. Instead, it is the size and location of the openings that are important and which will be retained.
3. The applicant does not propose to add conjectural features or elements from other buildings. The proposed changes, such as the cornice and new windows will keep the historic aspects of the building intact while defining its new use.
4. Staff does not find that the plate glass windows have attained historic significance in their own right. They are certainly a product of their time, but they are poorly installed and not sympathetic to the historic building.
5. Distinctive features and construction techniques, such as the brickwork and the transom lights, will be preserved.
6. Not applicable.
7. Rather than trying to clean the parged bricks on the Wolfe Street elevation, and thus risk damaging them, the applicant proposes to cover them with the split face stone.
8. Not applicable.
9. The proposed alterations will be clearly differentiated from the historic fabric through the choice of materials. The EIFS cornice band, the insulated glass window sash, and the aluminum doors will be compatible with the property yet clearly be a later addition.
10. The proposed alterations will retain the essential form and integrity of the historic property.

Agenda Item #11
TO: Architectural Review Board
FROM: Erik F. Nelson, Senior Planner
DATE: March 28, 2000
RE: 608 Jackson Street - Exterior Alterations

The City of Fredericksburg plans to install a 7.5-foot diameter dish antenna for the Health Department, at 608 Jackson Street. This former bowling alley was constructed in 1959, but has since been converted to offices. This structure is outside the HFD, so the Board's review is advisory.
The applicant proposes to install a pole and antenna, at the southeast corner of the building. The attached photo shows a pole set in place to show the height of the top of the dish antenna. The antenna will meet all of the requirements specified in the City Code, as follows:
East Elevation

1. The antenna will be substantially screened from the public right of way by the mass of the building itself.
2. The height will not exceed 25 feet.
3. The setback from the property line will be more than 5 feet.
4. The dish antenna will not be located in the front yard.