Agenda - 12-04-2017 - 5-a - Joint Public Hearing with the HPC Regarding the Proposed Desig. of the Dr. Arch Jordan House in the Caldwell Comm. as an OC Local Historic Landmark

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20 main house by a gable-roofed connector that ran perpendicular to the roof ridge of the kitchen connector.This was also raised to a full two story height,to join the second floor of the main house with the second floor of the rear guest room addition. New Kitchen Addition and Screened Porch(Photo 71: on the east side,at the south end, an existing one-story shed-roofed addition of several construction periods in the 20th century was replaced by a new one story kitchen structure covered by a very low-pitched gable roof,with a screened porch extending along its south elevation.This provided space for a new kitchen suitable for food preparation for guests without intruding into the original portion of the house. Smokehouse/food storage room(Photos 7 and 81: At the rear stands the 19th century two-room structure called the "combination smokehouse/food storage room" in the National Register nomination.This structure remains in place on its original stone foundation. It retains its original weatherboard siding and two board and batten doors. Changes made in 2001 consist of: building a low gable roof structure creating a covered breezeway to connect the rear of the main house, and adding simple wood windows to the side elevations.This work was done as part of a project to convert this structure to serve as an office and workroom for the bed and breakfast operation.A small wood deck was added to connect this structure to the rear door of the rear addition, providing a walking platform and small sitting area. New French Doors at South Elevation(Photo 6/: On the south elevation of the main house, at the first floor level,the original paired window sashes were removed and replaced with French- type doors that open out into the side yard of the house.The original window surround assembly,with its pair of arches, was retained in place above the doors. House: Interior Changes: No significant changes were made to the interior of the original main structure at the time of the renovation.All historic finishes and architectural elements described in the 1998 National Register nomination were carefully preserved and restored during the 2001 renovation work.The large center hall retains its handsome curved staircase,doors, and ornamental patterned beaded board wall treatments on both floors.The two main rooms on the first floor retain the original mantels, diagonal beaded board wainscoting, molded surrounds, and four panel doors.The second floor rooms were likewise restored and retain all original beaded board wall and ceiling treatments. Original wood floors were refinished or painted. Outbuildings [Photo 31: The existing ca. 1900 barn, called the "main barn" in the nomination,was repaired with some new structural timbers and remains in good condition.The non-contributing structures mentioned in the nomination also remain standing:the board and batten garage was enclosed and converted into a modern dwelling unit;the mid-20th century concrete block pump house was painted and repaired but remains largely unchanged.The log tobacco barn remains standing but is heavily overgrown.