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Board approves modified window plan for North School (248 Congress St.) with conditions to match historic divided‑light pattern
Summary
The board conditionally approved replacement windows at 248 Congress Street (North School), asking the applicant to pursue a window configuration that better reflects the historic multi‑light patterns and to submit final window details to staff for approval.
The Portland Historic Preservation Board on May 7 conditionally approved a set of replacement windows for the landmark North School at 248 Congress Street, asking the applicant to pursue window divisions that better reflect the building’s historic divided‑light patterns and to submit final specifications to staff for verification.
The nut graf: the project replaces later, lower‑quality infill with a combination of a fixed upper spandrel that emulates the historic divided‑light upper sash and a new operable lower sash. Staff and the applicant told the board interior constraints — a lowered ceiling and mechanical runs from a previous rehabilitation — prevent full…
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