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City of Elgin Heritage Commission Grant Review Subcommittee met April 19.

City of Elgin Heritage Commission Grant Review Subcommittee met April 19.

Here is the agenda provided by the Commission:

A. Welcome

B. Selection of Subcommittee Chairman

C. Review Process for Assigning Points to Grant Applicants

D. Elgin Historic Architectural Rehabilitation Grant 50/50– Review (9 submissions for review)

1. 137 N. Channing Street – Scope of work includes: Replace original deteriorating windows with JeldWen Aurolast Replacement wood windows; paint entire house. 

2. 370 E Chicago Street – Staff Approved – Scope of work includes: Exterior repairs, replacement of asphalt wall shingles at 2nd floor with cedar shingles; removal of metal corrugated roof at west elevation stairs; repair/restore windows; replace existing storm windows with wood storms to match the arch in window opening; scrape and paint entire building 

3. 278 Douglas Avenue – DRSC April 12, 2016 – Scope of work includes: Remove and replace deteriorated/sunken area of concrete floor on front porch; replace and repair entire front porch wood materials including columns, railing, column bases and caps, ceiling and details; repair, replace 2nd front façade trim and detail, repair siding; paint front of house and new porch; repair masonry foundation on porch. 

4. 324 Franklin Boulevard – Staff Approved – Scope of work includes: Restoration of windows; installation of custom wood storm windows. 

5. 3 N Liberty Street – DRSC April 11, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Rehabilitation of front porch including new, appropriate balustrade; repair of existing columns to include new column bases (existing bases are beyond repair and not original to home); new tongue and groove 1x4 decking (existing flooring is beyond repair); new stairs with handrails and newel posts to borrow design elements of the original columns; new, appropriate skirting; new roofing (existing roof is beyond repair) that matches the existing in pattern. 

6. 371 North Street – DRSC April 11, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Restoration of windows; replacement of gutters with new half-rounds; scrape and paint exterior; repair soffits; rehabilitation of front porch 

7. 18 N Porter Street – DRSC April 11, 2017 – Construction of appropriate style garage; installation of half-round gutters; rehabilitation of rear porch 

8. 372 N Spring Street – DRSC April 11, 2017 – Rehabilitation of front porch; scrape and paint exterior 

9. 120 Tennyson Court – DRSC November 8, 2016 – Rehabilitation of front and side porches; restoration of existing siding; installation of new exterior doors to match style of home; installation of appropriate lighting at porches; installation of new wood window at north elevation bathroom; installation of half-round gutters; scrape and paint entire home; repair existing garage door

E. 75/25 Application Review and Grant Recommendation (9 submissions for review)

1. 159 S Channing Street – DRSC May 22, 2016– Scope of work includes: Rebuild garage into carriage house to match style of home 

2. 600 E Chicago Street – DRSC April 11, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Exterior repairs; rehabilitation of front and side balconies to match historic photograph 

3. 327 W Chicago Street – DRSC April 11, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Opening enclosed rear porch and restore existing architectural features; exterior repairs; scrape and paint entire home 

4. 826 Douglas Avenue - Staff Approved – Scope of work includes: Rebuild, relevel and restore masonry throughout the exterior salvaging limestone that is in good condition and installation new limestone at areas that are beyond repair 

5. 409 DuPage Street – Staff Approved – Scope of work includes: Restoration of windows; restoration of existing storms and replacement of storm windows that are missing to match existing; remove and replace existing gutters to match existing; scrape and paint wood elements 

6. 119 Hilton Place – DRSC July 12, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Rehabilitation of front porch to match historic photograph and existing elements; removal of concrete steps and reconstruction of historically appropriate wood steps; prep, prime and paint porch elements 

7. 270 Lessenden Place – DRSC February 14, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Construction of appropriate style garage 

8. 344 St. Charles Street – DRSC February 14, 2017 – Scope of work includes: Rehabilitation of front porch to match historic photograph; rehabilitation of side porch to borrow elements from the front porch design; replacement of seven basement windows that are beyond repair to match the existing original windows exactly 

9. 259 Villa Street – DRSC March 28, 2017 - Scope of work includes: Recreation and installation of roof cresting; Construction of appropriate style garage

F. Other

G. Adjournment

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