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Alexandria BAR discusses porch column details; consent item for 1311 Prince Street approved
Summary
The Board of Architectural Review (BAR) of Alexandria City approved a consent-calendar alteration at 1311 Prince Street and opened deliberations on two related applications at 930 South Saint Asaph Street, where board members asked the applicant’s representative to adjust porch column and beam proportions and to work with staff on final placement.
The Board of Architectural Review (BAR) of Alexandria City approved a consent-calendar application for alterations at 1311 Prince Street and opened deliberations on two related applications for 930 South South Saint Asaph Street, where board members asked the applicant’s representative to adjust porch column and beam proportions and to work with staff on final placement.
The consent-calendar item, BAR2025-00062, a request for alterations at 1311 Prince Street submitted by Kathleen Curtin, was approved without discussion. The board adopted minutes from the March 19 meeting at the start of the session.
The board then took up two new-business applications for 930 South Saint Asaph Street filed under BAR 2020-00064 (request for alterations) and BAR 2020-00565 (request for partial demolition and encapsulation), both listing Christine B. Schlachter as the applicant. Christine Schlachter was not present; Martin Jarvis, the design-builder, appeared for the applicants and identified himself for the record as "Martin Jarvis, 10808 Harley Road, Lorton, Virginia 22079," and said, "I'm here to represent him." Jarvis answered board questions about the porch construction.
During deliberations a board member pressed for finer proportions and placement between the porch columns and the header/beam above them, saying the column "should stick off the edge a little bit." The applicant’s representative agreed that the column cap could be wider and described typical construction practice: the beam and the top of the column are made the same thickness and the cap normally projects beyond the beam. The board member asked that the applicant work with staff to "slightly adjust the columns where they sit or reduce the header above the columns a little bit," language reflected in a motion that followed.
A motion was made to approve the application for 930 South Saint Asaph Street with the condition that the applicant work with staff on the cap-to-beam location/placement and to include staff recommendations; the motion was seconded. The transcript provided does not record the board's vote on that motion.
Votes at a glance - BAR2025-00062 (1311 Prince St.) — Consent calendar. Applicant: Kathleen Curtin. Outcome: approved (consent calendar). Recorded in-transcript: "All those in favor. Aye." - BAR2020-00064 / BAR2020-00565 (930 S. Saint Asaph St.) — Applicant: Christine B. Schlachter; representative: Martin Jarvis. Motion to approve with condition that applicant work with staff on cap-to-beam placement was made and seconded; vote not recorded in the provided transcript.
The board closed the public hearing after deliberations and had no further matters on the agenda at the end of the session.
