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LPC conceptually approves courtyard walls and paving changes at Douglaston estate; asks for simpler ornament and material study
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Aug. 5 approved, in concept, replacement paving and ornamental courtyard walls at 604 Shore Road in Douglaston, but asked the applicant to simplify balustrade and fireplace ornament and work with staff on materials.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Aug. 5 conceptually approved modifications to courtyard walls, driveway piers, paving and decorative elements at 604 Shore Road in the Douglaston Historic District, but instructed the applicant to work with staff to simplify ornament and refine materials.
Applicant Quincy Hammond, landscape architect for the owners, presented plans to replace existing driveway paving with patterned granite cobble at the north driveway and a combination of cobble and concrete at the south driveway, to replace the courtyard bluestone with a light sandstone called Madras, to…
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