Ideally, such questions of appropriateness are resolved by referring to historic photographs that show what a building or a feature of a building was like before later alterations, but in this case no early pictures of 721 Warren Street have been found. So, for the sake of architectural authenticity on Hudson's main street, Gossips is appealing to its very resourceful readers. If you have a historic picture of this building which shows the oriel as it originally was, please contact Gossips and we'll get the image to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Did HPC come to a decision on 103 Warren St?
ReplyDeleteIt turns out that an evenly split vote was sufficient to deny a certificate of appropriateness to that project.
DeleteNearby (723 & 721 Warren) there are similar oriels to the 721 building that could be used as a reference should a photo of the original 721 not be available.
ReplyDeleteAs you said, "Questions of appropriateness are resolved by referring to historic photographs that show what a building or a feature of a building was like before later alterations." No pix, no dice. However, there is an opportunity for negotiation here. Perhaps some form of divided lights would be acceptable if, in exchange, the facade was restored appropriately (ie, get rid of the "sign"/mural.)
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