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Board approves Marion Hall/Drury Hotel reuse, allows stair addition and some opening changes
Summary
The Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board approved a plan to reestablish a pedestrian corridor between Marion Hall and the Drury Hotel, add a small stair annex and make select opening changes after finding most design standards met; staff recommended denying one proposed window infill but the board approved exceptions for that change.
The Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board voted May 13 to approve a multi‑phased adaptive reuse of Marion Hall that will reconnect the early‑20th‑century sanitarium to the adjacent Drury Hotel and convert Marion Hall back to hotel use.
The decision follows an informational presentation in April and a staff report recommending approval of the project overall while recommending denial of one requested exception to close two window openings on Marion Hall’s east (primary) elevation. At the May hearing the applicant revised details to more closely match original drawings for the brick corridor and won board approval for the corridor reconstruction, a 92‑square‑foot stair addition on primary facade, and selective changes to openings; the board found the exception criteria met and voted to approve the application as submitted.
Why it matters: Marion Hall (originally the St. Vincent sanitarium) is a designated significant resource in the downtown and East Side historic district and…
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