For everyone who has been distressed over the years by the picture window crudely cut into the facade at 250 Union Street, there is good news.
The plans for the restoration of this building and the one next to it (252 Union Street) came before the Historic Preservation Commission on Friday, December 13. The good news is that the picture window and the additional door are going away, and the original configuration of the windows on the first floor at 250 Union is being restored. Also, the aluminum awning over the doorway at 252 Union is going away.
A cause for concern, however, is the doorway at 250 Union. It appears from the elevation drawing that the new design for the door surround may eliminate part of the Italianate trim over the door. Although it is unlikely this ornament was part of original house, it has probably been there for at least a hundred years and is part of the historic fabric of the house.
Members of the Historic Preservation Commission Gossips consulted were not certain if the ornamental hood would remain intact. HPC member John Schobel told Gossips, "There was no discussion, but I feel confident they wouldn't [remove it]." Schobel indicated, however, that the HPC would get clarification about the plans for the door surround before the HPC votes to grant a certificate of appropriateness at its next meeting on January 10. Gossips' inquiry to the architect of the project about this detail did not receive a response.
The restoration/renovation of these two houses is part of The Spark of Hudson's affordable housing initiative, HudsonDots.
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