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358 Essex St - C of A application - paint colors Date Stamp \ 1 Salem Historical Commission +aa WASH iNGTON STREET 54LEM MASS6CHUSMS 01970 For Office Use Only TBr 619-5W5 P"19781 7400404 APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Pursuant to the Historic District's Act (M.G.L. Chapter 40C) and the Salem Historical Commission Ordinance, application is hereby made for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness for: ❑ New Construction ❑ Moving ❑ Reconstruction ❑ Alteration ❑ Demolition M Painting ❑ Sign ❑ Other District: ❑Derby Street ❑Lafayette Street ✓❑McIntire ❑Washington Square Address of Property: 358 Essex Street Name of Record Owner(s): Clarke-Morgan.-Benson House Condominium Trust;Josiah Fisk(unit 2 owner) Owner Mailing Address: Same Description of Work Proposed Please type orprint clearly.Attach additional sheets, as necessary. The owners of the two units request approval for a change of paint color. The original color of the house is unknown, as no exterior wood is believed to remain from 1729. The current color scheme is a pale, slightly greenish yellow with the trim a somewhat darker yellow green. Earlier 20th-century photos suggest perhaps a medium gray. The house has long been in need of repainting. The owners are proposing changing to a warm, slightly brownish red,with the same color on both siding and trim. The exact color is C2-069. The choice of color is the result of several factors,but chief among them was consideration of the current colors of the other houses on this portion of Essex Street,which consist generally of muted grays,blues,yellows and tans, as well as white and a few brick buildings. While these colors are both handsome and historically appropriate, in this context we believe red is a good choice for variety and complementarity. (If there were another red house on this part of the street,we would likely be proposing a different color.) There are at least 6 historic houses in the McIntire that are currently red, all of which appear to be different shades. Ours would in turn differ from all of those by being a bit warmer. The house with the closest red is 1 Andover Street. The tradition of red houses in this area, and in New England in general,is well established,as is the custom of using the color on both siding and trim. The accompanying pages contain photos of the red houses in the McIntire and of relevant examples elsewhere. We are proposing a dull satin finish paint,not high-gloss. The new front door,which will be made of quarter-sawn white oak,we are proposing to fume with ammonia(which darkens the wood)and finish with a satin natural finish. Name of Applicant: Josiah Fisk [Downer gn Josiah Fisk Digitally signed by Josiah Fisk 11 July 2020 Signature: Date:2020.07.1717:38:55-04'00' Date: Tel. #: 978-729-4541 E-mail Address: Jbkf@aol.com Certificate will be mailed to the owner unless otherwise indicated here: Certificate should be mailed to: Name Mailing address: City: State:_Zip: ATTACHED DOCUMENTATION An application will not be considered complete unless all work items are thoroughly described and the application includes all information needed for the Commission to make a determination. Failure to submit a cow lete application mgy result in a continuation to a fi4ture meeting. Recommended information includes: [k] Photos of existing conditions,taken from all public ways F7 I Site plan showing location of improvements Elevation drawings of the existing conditions and proposed improvements Drawings of details and other special conditions, including profiles Description,photographs, and/or catalog cuts of proposed materials(please bring to the meeting product samples,if appropriate) Dimensions(i.e. height of fence, size of pickets and posts,etc.) Paint color samples, if applicable (no less than 2"x2") Location and size of all mechanical equipment, such as transformers,HVAC equipment, electrical service and meters, and proposed screening A e , ��� "* ¢•sue ���� ___ saw Houses i i McIntire _ 1 Andover Street(corner of Lynn) 6 Cambridge Street 384 Essex Street yy r a •y ' Houses I .01 • Federal ' •• � .i.t� r 's- 175 i • Federal SummerAibd- 38 _ i � � �� � ■ geYt •�' I — n Houses ' . Salem Ipswich, •90 I Ipswich, Ipswich, . L �a� � Houses elsewhere New ills Englandiii •tat 4rr� 4iii ii� # lii! Ills . y Deerfield, of i 3 It A• 111 � IrF 1 rll � Providence, of i Oliver rr ■�r White Tavern,Bolton, ��p