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Webster Groves historic panel approves demolition request for 219 Newport Avenue
Summary
The Webster Groves Historic Preservation Commission approved a demolition request for a 1939 bungalow at 219 Newport Avenue after discussing structural and lot constraints and reviewing submitted plans.
The Webster Groves Historic Preservation Commission approved a demolition request for a house at 219 Newport Avenue during its meeting, concluding the property’s structural problems and site constraints justified demolition rather than repair.
Commission members and staff reviewed the property’s history and condition before voting to approve the request by voice vote. A staff member told the commission the house was built in 1939, remodeled in 1952 and has had more than a dozen owners; the current owner has lived…
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