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Rehabilitation Recommended Not Recommended Building: Exterior Features Windows and Doors-continued Installing visually unobtrusive storm windows and doors that do not damage existing frames and that can be removed in the future. Using original doors and door hardware when they can be repaired and reused in place. Discarding original doors and door hardware when they can be repaired and reused in place. Entrances, Porches. Porte-cocheres, and Steps Retaining porches and steps that are appropriate to the building and its development. Porches or additions reflecting later architectural styles are often important to the building's historical integrity and, wherever possible, should be retained. Repairing or replacing, where necessary, deteriorated architectural features of wood, iron, cast iron, terra cotta, tile, and brick. Removing or altering porches and steps that are inappropriate to the building's development and style. Stripping porches and steps of original material and architeCTUral features such as handrails, balusters. columns. brackets. and roof decorations of wood, iron. cast iron, terra cotia, tile, and brick. Enclosing porches and steps in a manner that destroys their intended appearance. Building: Exterior Finishes Discovering the historic paint colors and finishes of the structure and repainting with those colors to illustrate the distinctive character of the property. 30 Removing paint and finishes down to the bare surface: strong paint strippers, whether chemical or mechanical. can permanently damage the surface. Also. stripping obliterates evidence of the historical paint finishes. Repainting with colors that cannot be documented through research and investigation to be appropriate to the building and neighborhood.