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Poughkeepsie preservation commission denies vinyl siding application for 62 Montgomery Street
Summary
The Poughkeepsie Historic Districts and Landmarks Preservation Commission denied an application to cover a landmarked house at 62 Montgomery Street with vinyl siding, saying preservation standards require in-kind replacement and that vinyl would materially change the building's appearance.
The Poughkeepsie Historic Districts and Landmarks Preservation Commission on the application for 62 Montgomery Street denied a request from the property owner to replace the house’s existing wood cladding with vinyl siding.
Preservation commissioners said the commission’s standards favor in-kind repair and replacement of wood siding on landmarked properties and that wrapping a building in vinyl would alter the house’s character.
Applicant Mehmet Asfar told the commission he wanted vinyl “to save the…
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