Page 5 - State College, PA Design Guidelines

• 06.28.2018

Treatment of Historic Resources ................................................................. 65
Character-Defining Features ....................................................................................................................66
Architectural Details ..................................................................................................................................67
Building Walls and Materials .....................................................................................................................68
Exterior Building Walls............................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Exterior Materials and Finishes ................................................................................................................................................................ 68
Roofs ..............................................................................................................................................................70
Dormers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Skylights ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Doors and Entries .......................................................................................................................................74
Windows .......................................................................................................................................................75
Energy Conservation in Windows .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Porches and Stoops ....................................................................................................................................78
Enclosed Porches ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Accessory Buildings ....................................................................................................................................80
Emergency Egress ......................................................................................................................................80
Special Considerations ...............................................................................................................................81

Energy Conservation and Generation ................................................................................................................................................... 81

Best Practices for Additions to Historic Buildings ...................................... 85
Best Practices for Non-Reviewable Additions ......................................................................................86

Best Practices for New Construction .......................................................... 89
Best Practices for Non-Reviewable Sections of New Construction...............................................90

Appendix ......................................................................................................... 93
Appendix A: Ordinance 2104 ...................................................................................................................94
Appendix B: Historic Architectural Styles in State College ............................................................107
Colonial Revival ........................................................................................................................................................................................107
American Vernacular.................................................................................................................................................................................109
Tudor ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................110
Dutch Colonial .........................................................................................................................................................................................112
Georgian ....................................................................................................................................................................................................113
Queen Anne ..............................................................................................................................................................................................115
Craftsman ..................................................................................................................................................................................................117
Appendix C: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation...........................................118
Appendix D: Glossary .............................................................................................................................119

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