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PORT NORFOLK HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN G UIDELINES VI. G VI. A C ONSTRUCTION AND UIDELINES FOR DDITIONS N EW VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS P ORT N ORFOLK H ISTORIC ? D ISTRICT D This chapter provides guidance to ensure that the design of any new dwelling in Port Norfolk respects the historic architectural character of the district. ESIGN The intent of these guidelines is not to create new designs that use this A. Introduction G to be overly specific or to dictate vocabulary of historic details successfully. UIDELINES The following guidelines offer general certain designs to owners and designers More successful new buildings take recommendations on the design of new but to allow for the creation of new their clues from historic images and houses and additions in the Port Norfolk buildings that are compatible with reintroduce and reinterpret designs Historic District. These guidelines are their historic settings. The intent of traditional decorative elements. intended to provide a general design is also not to encourage copying or The criteria in this section are all framework for new construction. Good mimicking particular historic styles. designers can take these clues and have important when considering whether the freedom to design appropriate, The earlier, Victorian-based architectural proposed new house designs are new architecture for the district. styles represented in Port Norfolk took appropriate and compatible. All criteria advantage of inexpensive decorative need not be met in every example of wooden elements, often referred to as new construction, although all criteria “gingerbread,” that was mass-produced should be taken into consideration and delivered by railroad car. Later in the design process. Care should styles including the Bungalow, American be taken to ensure that the new Foursquare and Colonial Revival design does not visually overpower often used more classically inspired its historic neighboring buildings. ornamentation. It may be a challenge 71 VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS B. Setback Setback is the distance between the UIDELINES building wall and the property line or G right-of-way boundary at the front of the lot. Port Norfolk houses were designed with uniform, shallow setbacks. ESIGN D Guidelines 1 Relate setback and spacing ISTRICT of any new construction to D the character of the existing historic houses in the district. Open front porches and porticos reinforce the consistent setback of these Port Norfolk houses. 2 ISTORIC Defer to the setback of the historic buildings for sites located between H two distinctive areas of setback, such as between new commercial ORFOLK and traditional residential. N C. Orientation ORT P Orientation refers to the direction in which the front (facade) of the The setbacks for Port Norfolk houses are uniform by block, and this condition should be reinforced with UL^PUÄSSJVUZ[Y\J[PVU building faces. Port Norfolk houses are oriented to the street that they face. Guidelines 1 Orient the facades of new houses to the street. 2 Orient the primary facade to the major street if the building is to be constructed on a corner lot. 72 The primary facade and main entry for new houses in Port Norfolk should orient to the street. VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS P D. Spacing ORT Spacing refers to the side yard N distances between buildings. Port ORFOLK Norfolk was designed with minimal side yards between houses. H ISTORIC Guideline Space new construction according to the historic precedent and adhering D to applicable zoning regulations. ISTRICT 5L^JVUZ[Y\J[PVUZOV\SKYLÅLJ[[OLZWHJPUNVMOPZ[VYPJL_HTWSLZ[VTHPU[HPU[OL cadence of the block. D ESIGN G UIDELINES Most house lots in Port Norfolk are less than 40 feet wide and houses are set close together. This spacing conveys a compact quality and should be mirrored in new construction. 73 VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS E. Massing The overall massing of a building UIDELINES relates to the organization and relative G size of the building sections or pieces of a building. The nature of the (U(7796790(;,L_HTWSLVMTHZZ mass will be further defined by other ESIGN for new construction relates to the L_PZ[PUNHKQHJLU[OV\ZLMVYTZ/LYL criteria in this chapter, such as height, D the square mass of the American width, and directional expression. Foursquare is reduced by the addition of a full-width porch. ISTRICT Guideline D Use massing that relates to those of existing adjacent historic houses. ISTORIC F. Complexity of Form H A building’s form, or shape, can be simple (a box) or complex (a combination ORFOLK of many boxes or projections and N (U(7796790(;,L_HTWSLVMTHZZ indentations). Port Norfolk houses may for new construction relates to the ORT L_PZ[PUNHKQHJLU[OV\ZLMVYTZ;OPZ be simple rectangles or squares in form P L_HTWSLIVYYV^Z[OLWVYJOMYVTHU or may have a more complex massing. HKQHJLU[=PJ[VYPHUZ[`SLOV\ZLHUK[OL rectangular massing from the Colonial 9L]P]HSUL_[KVVY Guideline Use forms for new construction that relate to the majority of surrounding buildings. (U05(7796790(;,L_HTWSLVM mass for new construction is shown PU[OPZL_HTWSL;OLVULZ[VY` mass with a shallow roof containing the porch breaks the historic rhythm 74 of the street and looks out of place with its historic counterparts. VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS P G. Height, Width and Scale H. Directional Expression ORT The actual size of a new building can The relationship of the height and N either contribute to, or be in conflict width of the front elevation of a ORFOLK with, the existing structures in a historic building mass provides its directional district. Height and width create scale. expression. A building may be Scale in architecture is the relationship horizontal, vertical or square in its H of the human form to the building. It proportions. Port Norfolk has examples ISTORIC is also the relationship of the height and of each, although the majority of width of one building to another. Most houses have a vertical expression. D single-family Port Norfolk houses are ISTRICT two to two-and-one-half stories tall. Guideline A Port Norfolk house with a porch and one without shows how a porch Make sure that the directional can be used to reduce the perceived size of the house and relate it to a Guidelines D expression of new residential human scale. 1 Establish the height of a buildings is compatible with that of ESIGN proposed building within ten surrounding houses in the block. percent of the average height of G adjacent historic structures to UIDELINES achieve visual compatibility. 2 Design new buildings to respect the width of original structures in the district thereby maintaining the rhythm of spacing between houses in the district. 3 Reinforce the human scale by including functional elements that contribute to the character of the district, such as porches and porticos. /VYPaVU[HS :X\HYL =LY[PJHS ;OPZZRL[JOPSS\Z[YH[LZ[OL[OYLL[`WLZVMKPYLJ[PVUHSL_WYLZZPVUMVYHK^LSSPUN 75 VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS JVTWSL_YVVM end-gable roof I. Roof Form and Materials cross-gable roof Roof form plays an important role side-gable roof UIDELINES hipped roof in defining the form of a building, G while the materials of the roof help to define its character and create continuity and rhythm in the district. ESIGN A variety of roof lines provide interest D to the streetscapes of the district. Respect the roof pitch and types historically found on Port Norfolk houses and porches. ISTRICT Guidelines D 1 Use gable, hipped, or complex roof forms for new residential buildings to relate to adjacent ISTORIC historic examples. H 2 Reflect the historic roof pitch(es) of adjacent historic Port Norfolk houses ORFOLK in the roof pitch for new houses. N 3 Use asphalt shingles in dark grey tones to create a visual pattern ORT P similar to the original slate shingles. Shingles should not vary widely in color range. Traditional roof materials, such as standing-seam =PJ[VYPHU Colonial Revival metal, metal shingles, slate or artificial slate may also be used. ;OLJVYUPJLPZ[OLLTILSSPZOTLU[VM[OLQ\UJ[PVU between the roof and the wall. It also may be used Metal products are available pre- on porches. painted to reduce maintenance. 6U=PJ[VYPHUZ[`SLZ[OLJVYUPJLTH`ILLTILSSPZOLK 4 Consider the use of a cornice at the with brackets or other woodwork. On houses with roof line of new house construction. *VSVUPHS9L]P]HSKL[HPSPUNHZPTWSPÄLKJVYUPJLTH` be composed of an unadorned frieze and architrave 5 Use cornice designs and materials VYHZPTWSLIV_LKLH]L4VYLKLJVYH[P]LL_HTWSLZ that complement those found contain small dentils or large modillions. Foursquare cornices are often an unadorned wide board. In in the area where the new 76 each case, the style and articulation of the cornice building is being constructed. Craftsman OLSW[VKLÄUL[OLZ[`SLVM[OLI\PSKPUN VI. GUIDELINES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ADDITIONS P J. Doors and Windows Doors allow access to the interior of Windows add light to the interior of ORT a building and combine a functional a building, provide ventilation, and The size, proportion, pattern, and purpose with a decorative one. Secondary allow a visual link to the outside. N articulation of door and window entrances are often more utilitarian. ORFOLK Port Norfolk windows often have larger openings help to give a building its Original doors can be found on many panes in the lower sashes and may have individual style and character. houses in Port Norfolk and may small or large panes in the upper sash. H provide a guide for new door choices. Doors and windows help to define a ISTORIC building’s particular style through the rhythm, patterns, size, proportions, ELEMENTS OF A DOOR ELEMENTS OF A DOUBLE-HUNG WINDOW and ratio of solids to voids.

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