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Design Review Board finds 106 Van Dam Street porch historically significant; approves restoration with conditions
Summary
The Design Review Board determined the front porch at 106 Van Dam Street is architecturally and historically significant and approved a restoration plan with conditions requiring 'in-kind' restoration, administrative submission of material details, and allowable roofing alternatives.
The Design Review Board on Sept. 24 determined that the front porch at 106 Van Dam Street contributes to the historic fabric of the city and approved a restoration plan with conditions.
Applicant Ryan Burke said the porch — added around 1900–1905 according to Sam Bosshardt of the Preservation Society — is dilapidated, sinking on a slope, and in need of repair. The applicant described proposed work including new wood decking, new porch ceiling, removal of non-original enclosed glazing and an open balustrade with columns. Preservation staff (messages exchanged with Sam Bosshardt) and the board discussed the porch’s age and surviving features such as shingled skirting and decorative…
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