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Commission ratifies rehabilitation plan for burned house on East Fifth Street; applicant pledges 6–8 month exterior work
Summary
The commission ratified a certificate of appropriateness to rehab a burned historic house near East Fifth Street and Saint Charles. Staff research identified the owner as Pontiano Guajardo; applicant Olivia Rescio described family ties and said exterior work could be completed in six to eight months.
The Brownsville Historic Preservation Commission voted to ratify a rehabilitation plan for a house near East Fifth Street and Saint Charles, approving restoration of historic exterior features and allowing a cyclone fence on the front façade to match existing conditions.
Staff told commissioners the property had been heavily burned and that research showed the owner as Pontiano Guajardo; the house is not listed as a contributing resource in earlier surveys, but the owner or applicant sought to rehabilitate it to its historic appearance. The commission’s certificate of…
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