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Commission approves contentious dormer addition at 23 Ocean Avenue despite neighbors’ objections
Summary
After extended public comment and a split discussion, the HDC approved a two‑story dormer addition at 23 Ocean Avenue (Underhill cottage area) by a 3–2 vote. Neighbors and preservation advocates called the massing inappropriate; the commission approved the plan as submitted.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission narrowly approved a proposed dormer addition at 23 Ocean Avenue on March 18 by a 3–2 vote, after lengthy public comment from neighbors and preservation consultants who said the new mass would overwhelm an individually significant, 19th‑century house.
Applicant representative Angus presented the plan as an addition set back from the primary façade intended to preserve the existing eave lines; Marcia Fader, the project’s historical architect, submitted a multi‑page history…
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