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Historic Review Board denies proposed house design at 411 West (applicant to revise; staff to re-evaluate accessory buildings)
Summary
The Historic Review Board voted to deny the certificate of appropriateness for the proposed new house at the property listed in the application (application cited during the meeting) while directing staff to inspect and possibly re-rate accessory buildings behind the lot for separate treatment.
The Fredericksburg Historic Review Board voted to deny the certificate of appropriateness for the new-construction plan submitted for the property before the board this evening, while separately directing city staff to inspect the accessory structures behind the lot and consider reassigning their historic ratings.
Board members said the primary concerns were the front façade's massing, the apparent roof pitch and visible materials, and whether the new house would visually overpower adjacent historic buildings. Staff and several commissioners recommended cosmetic revisions — not changes to the building footprint — but concluded that the plan as submitted did not meet the design guidelines for new construction in the historic…
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