Existing Conditions: Front Porch

One of the first steps in the historic rehabilitation tax credit process is identifying a building's condition at the beginning of rehabilitation.  Tax credits are awarded based on compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and part of this involves describing a building's existing condition so that the treatment, or absence of, historic features can be evaluated. 

Although 2012 Barton Avenue is in remarkable condition given that it was vacant for so long, one of the most prominent architectural features, the front porch, was dismantled years ago in an aborted attempt to repair it.  Fortunately, many of the original pieces were saved and stored inside the house. 

Currently, this small section is all that remains of the front porch:

What is left of the rest of the front porch: