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Preservation commission approves certificate of appropriateness for 1314 Judson Avenue addition
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to approve a certificate of appropriateness for alterations at 1314 Judson Avenue in the Lakeshore Historic District, including raising the ceiling height of a two‑story rear addition, altering fenestration and truncating a rear screened porch.
The Evanston Preservation Commission on Wednesday approved a certificate of appropriateness for exterior alterations at 1314 Judson Avenue in the Lakeshore Historic District.
Jeannie Petrick, the project architect, presented revised plans for the two‑story rear addition and rear screened porch, explaining the proposal would raise the addition’s ceiling height and align new window head heights with second‑floor openings. Petrick said the revised design retains much of the existing screened‑in porch character (described in previous meetings as a “camp‑echo” porch) while lowering a new hip roof eave to meet the primary roof cornice and truncating the existing rear porch volume to improve the connection to a new deck.
Commissioners asked technical questions about window head and sill heights, the intended decorative treatment on the south elevation and whether original roof elements could be salvaged and re-used. Petrick said window sills were set at 30 inches above finished floor to allow interior desk placement beneath them and that the project team would attempt to salvage original ridge elements where structurally possible.
After deliberation commissioners praised the simplified iteration and the way new proportions now better match the house. A commissioner moved to approve the certificate of appropriateness for case 24‑PRES‑0170 as read into the record; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
What the commission approved: alteration of the south‑elevation two‑story addition (raise ceiling height and hip roof form), replacement and reconfiguration of fenestration (including a new fixed picture window), and truncation and partial reconstruction of the rear screened porch. The approval cited applicable alteration standards and construction standards specified in the staff report.
Vote: The motion carried on a voice vote. The transcript records an affirmative voice vote with no opposition; an exact roll‑call tally was not provided in the meeting record.
Ending: Petrick confirmed the team will provide salvage documentation and final details as required by staff prior to permit issuance.
