On September 27, after a public hearing, the HPC denied a certificate of appropriateness to the design for the new building proposed for 211 Warren Street, where the original building, believed to predate the Proprietors and the founding of Hudson, had to be demolished last year.
What was logistically impossible seems to have become possible because on Friday a revised design was presented to the HPC with a window on the side of the oriel and four windows instead of three across the front.
Those who favored granting a certificate of appropriateness seem to be of a mind that Hudson should not be held captive by its architectural heritage and should welcome examples of 21st-century design. One of those opposed called the proposed design "post-modern suburban architecture" that has no place on Warren Street.
Another application of interest that came before the HPC on Friday pertained to 226 Union Street. Proposals to replace the two windows at the front of the building's oriel with a single window, to remove the chimneys, and to make modifications in the detailing on the facade were rejected.
The proposal to transform the two-car garage at the back of the property, on Cherry Alley, into a two-story structure will be the subject of a public hearing to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 22, at City Hall.
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The side wall of the proposed new structure at #211 Warren looks like a design for the Bulgarian State Police headquarters, circa 1963.
ReplyDeleteThat building has no place on Warren Street. We are continuing to erode the architectural history of this town building by building, house by house, and paint job by paint job. We had massive destruction during urban renewal, and now we are continuing that destruction piecemeal, until there will be little left and then everyone will wonder what happened. Even our Historic Commission has only a few faces of reason. They should NEVER have accepted that design. And our planning board is every bit as bad. No one knows what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteYes, we know, you are the only one who knows, and everything should be done your way. You have said it many, many times.
DeleteThe Historic Preservation Commission has no teeth.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that.
DeleteTHE HPC ISN'T ... most sitting on that committee are unqualified to pass judgment on design. May I never hear another criticism of Galvin on Gossips after this tainted design gets approved.
ReplyDeleteVery easy to make a comment from the sideline. HPC dose the best job , given its parameters. If you want a change then put your name in the hat and when called, show up every 2nd fri and be prepared to do your due diligence.
ReplyDeleteIf you had a name I'd reply ... you hide behind some stupid name and then want to be taken serious... I think not.
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