Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/25/2012

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^Is lea 5 • April 19, 1978' -3- MD783 /It may be necessary to replaster the interior dependent upon the condition of the plaster. A wood wain stoat is existing on all four (4) walls of the interior of the classroom. The wainscot is of beaded wood siding and is original to the structure. A pass-thru hhas been cut into the rear wall of the classroom to provide access to the kitchen. This is of later vintage and is not original to the structure. Similarly what appears to be a chimney at the rear of the classroom is of more modern vintage to serve the oil -fired warm air furnace in the basement. Th ` , shoal d _be 4emoved. Heating of the original structure was undoubtedly by means of a wood stove in the. center of the classroom or perhaps in one of the corners. There is indication of an original thimble on the west wall of the classroom for the stove pipe to enter the chimney. / The interior of the classroom is now illuminated by flourescent fixtures. V original illumination in the classroom was probably by means of wall -bracketed kerosene lamps with reflectors. However this information should be developed as to location and type of lighting in consultation with former students who may recall the original interior. The floors of the classroom have been covered with an sps?xy topping Which should be removed to expose the original .ysleA4pors of the struc�e . "7'he floove a slIOTI E crown in the 1.1fiddle aforig'`the Tongi`fus'`ingr access of the structure. This may be attributable to problems with the floor joists and the floor joists should be thoroughly investigated for dry rot and pesos, Bible need for new members to provide the live oad capacity stipulated by the building cones. previously noted in the co ents� for the exterli the Weat-`wirtd5ce been filled iri -and should be reopened to provide light from the end wall of the classroom. The original windows may still be in existence behind the later panelling which s been applied over the openings. iThere are later electrical outlets and baseboard registers which should be removed as part of any restoration. Alterations have been made to the front entrance hall. The entry is somewhat smaller than original. A door to what is now the kitchen from the front entrance hall has been removed. The wainscot on the north wall of the front entry is reused material from the original front entrance hall. The ceiling in the front entry has been furred down to a much lower height than the original structure. In addition the walls have been covered with a wood fiber material and an epoxy topping applied to the floor. The wood wainscot on the west, south and east walls is original to the structure. `—T--------- The cloakroom immediately adjacent to the front entry is original to the structure and may have been the boys cloakroom. All of the wainscot appears to be intact together with the hook strip although the hooks have been removed. .The door from the cloakroom to the classroom is original to the structure oomplete with hardware. Similarly the door to the basement stairs which was riginally a closet door has its original hinges. The plywood panels installed on the door should be removed. The door between the cloakroom and the front /retry has been removed. There is an existing door which is original to the structure in the basement that may have come from this location. The epoxy topping in the cloakroom should be removed together with the wood fiber board on the walls and ceiling. The electrical panel to the building has been