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Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness - File No. PHDC2025-0005 - for the barn roof, siding and windows located at 1841 Crooks Rd., zoned R-1 One Family Residential District, Parcel No. 15-20-428-003; Lijo Anthony, Grace Properties Group, LLC, Applicant
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Resolved, in the matter of File No. PHDC 2025-005, that the Historic Districts Commission APPROVES the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement of 6 aluminum windows, repair and painting of siding, and replacement of the asphalt shingle roof on the historic barn at 1841 Crooks Road, Parcel Identification Number 15-20-428-003, with the following Findings and Conditions:
1) The existing aluminum windows are not original to the building and are not character defining features, the siding has been repaired to match the existing, and the asphalt shingle roof replaces an existing asphalt shingle roof. The work as proposed is appropriate for the historic barn on the property; and
2) The proposed window replacement is in keeping the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation provided the following conditions are met to the Commission’s satisfaction:
1. The sizes and configurations of the proposed replacement windows are to be in keeping with something that looks like they belong with the barn, such as specifically the two-over-two double hung windows, as an acceptable alternative, with the exception of the slider window because of the orientation, as approved by Staff.
3) The proposed siding repair, and roof replacement is in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines, in particular standard number 6 as follows:
6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities
and, where possible, materials. Replacement of miss...
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