Wednesday, July 23, 2014
What's Beneath?
The removal of the "mansard" roof on the Warren Inn, added in 1959 when the building was converted from a movie theater to a motel, started this morning.
The Historic Preservation Commission made the restoration of the stepped parapet on the facade a condition for granting a certificate of appropriateness. The state of the masonry that survives under the mansard roof will determine if the restoration will be possible.
Photos courtesy Virginia Martin and Bruce Mitchinson
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I would guess everything is intact under that roof. 60's renovations were usually done as a quick fix. Unlike todays "gut it" approach.
ReplyDelete