At its meeting on February 27, the Historic Preservation Commission agreed, regarding the proposal to demolish the house and outbuildings at 309-311 Union Street, that "contingent on the approval of the proposed design, the Commission will not oppose demolition." At its meeting last Friday, the HPC began its review of the house and carriage house proposed for the lot.
This is the rendering of the house presented on February 27.
When the design was presented on March 13, some changes had been made. The entrance doors had been moved to the center of the building, the porch railings had been removed, and brackets (or corbels) had been added to the cornice along the roof.
The suggestion from the HPC was that the house be located farther back on the lot so that the front of the porch aligns with the houses on either side. As HPC member Hugh Biber, who lives on the block, explained, what is typical of the block is sidewalk, planting bed, porch, and then house.
The HPC was also concerned about side walls which have no windows.
The design for the carriage house has also evolved since its initial presentation. This is the rendering presented on February 27.
Below are the drawings and a rendering of the building in context which were presented on March 13. The siding on the first floor is now proposed to be vertical board and batten with horizontal siding above; the roof now features a shed dormer on either side; there are more windows on the Partition Street side of the building; and garage doors are more "historic" looking.
Despite the efforts to make the new buildings fit into their historic context, HPC member John Schobel observed, "The back of the house doesn't look at all historic."
The review of this project is expected to continue at the next meeting of the HPC, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 27.
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