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Council overturns HDRB, downgrades two structures on West Houghton to noncontributing
Summary
After an appeal by the owner, the governing body voted to reverse the Historic District Review Board’s Nov. 26, 2024 decision and designate both the rear auxiliary structure and the residence at 1030 And A Half West Houghton Street as noncontributing to the Don Gaspar historic district.
The City Council reviewed an appeal by Francesca Banchi of the Historic District Review Board’s Nov. 26, 2024 decision to designate both a primary residence and an accessory structure at 1030 and 1030½ West Houghton Street as contributing structures in the Don Gaspar area historic district.
John W. Murphy, a historian who prepared a recent cultural property inventory, testified staff records and historic sources indicate the rear structure likely developed piecemeal after World War II and has limited architectural…
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