FRANKLIN HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINES 38 Residential Buildings Additions to Historic Residential Buildings Building Form • Design the massing, scale, and proportions to be subordinate to 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. • Utilize facade breaks to preserve original windows, where possible. Alteration of character-defining features to accommodate an addition should be avoided. • 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.
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