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1 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - STAFF REPORT COA Number: 01-2020 Applicant: Fred Stewart, for owners P. J. and Alexandra Heller Address: 1900 Faucette Mill Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Received: Nov. 19, 2020 Meeting date(s): December 9, 2020 Historic District/ Local Landmark: Chatwood--Local Landmark Zoning: Agricultural Residential (AR); Upper Eno Critical Area Additional Permits Required: Yes Nature of Protect: Addition of new bathroom, enlarge/rebuild existing 1950s sunroom, construct new free-standing screened pavilion and enlarge/reconfigure stone terrace Amendments: None Action: Approve, Approve with Conditions, or Deny within 45 days of meeting or application shall be deemed approved Misc.: Property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT P.J. and Alexandra Heller (represented by architect Fred Stewart) propose to make several additions to Chatwood as described below: Background: These work items are closely related to two previous proposals presented by architect Fred Stewart to the HPC: the first one was approved by the HPC at their May, 2014, but only some of this work was carried out. A revised application was approved by the HPC in May, 2018. In 2020, Chatwood was purchased by P. J. and Alexandria Heller, who retained Fred Stewart to make minor modifications to the 2018 plan, primarily the addition of the small screened pavilion at the west end of the reconfigured stone terrace. 1. New bathroom addition: construct a new one-story addition, wood frame, with a gable roof and traditional detailing to be compatible with the main house. It will have wood siding, wood trim and windows, corner boards etc. It will be connected to the ca. 1840 rear addition of the house by a low-profile connector passage or hyphen. This will convert the existing kitchen into a first floor bedroom suite. This addition has been detailed to give the appearance of a traditional early 19th century outbuilding at the suggestion of HPC members in 2014. It will have a stone foundation to match the main house foundations. The two original windows on the east elevation of the 1840s addition will be preserved and re- used in the new construction; if that is not feasible due to condition, then these will be retained and stored on site. 2. Enlarge/rebuild existing 1950s sun porch to create new kitchen: The present shed- roofed rear porch or sunroom was added in the 1950s to the rear of the "Naile Johnson wing," which is a ca. 1800 house that was dismantled, moved and then rebuilt at the rear and west end of the existing Chatwood House in the 1950s—nearly doubling the size of the original house. This project proposes to rebuild the existing rear porch or sunroom to create a larger kitchen/eating area, with walls composed largely of wood windows to take advantage of the expansive views across the lawn and gardens. This will have wood siding and trim. This enlargement of the sun room will include a new mud room at the east end, to connect the kitchen with the present rear door. The existing rear door/porch arrangement will be reconfigured and joined to the new mud room. Both the kitchen and mud room will be covered with a low shed roof, with the same standing seam material now on the rest of the house.