Franklin Historic District Design Guidelines

DRAFT FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 36 Residential Buildings Additions to Historic Residential Buildings Building Form • Design the massing, scale, and proportions to be subordinate to the historic building. An addition should not appear to have a greater scale or height than the historic building. • Design additions to be compatible with the historic building yet clearly identifiable through the use of differentiating methods such as roof breaks, wall insets, wall off-sets, material changes, and lower eave lines. A combination of these methods should be considered based on the specific context of the building and the site. • Design roof shapes, pitch, and level of complexity to be similar to but subordinate to the historic building. • Utilize facade breaks to preserve original windows, where possible. Alteration of character-defining features to accommodate an addition should be avoided. • Match the foundation and floor-to-ceiling heights of an addition to that of the historic building. • Where feasible, use a lower scale form as a connecting element to join an addition to the historic building. • Consider replicating a historic addition only if historical documentation exists. • The appearance of height should be designed to be minimized from adjacent properties.