Somersworth historic panel approves exterior renovations at 9–11 Lincoln Street, 5-0

The Somersworth Historic District Commission on July 23, 2025, approved a certificate of appropriateness allowing Smith Cove Holdings LLC to replace the exterior siding, install insert windows and replace the front entry at 9–11 Lincoln Street, voting 5-0.

The approval permits replacement of the existing vinyl siding with approximately 4-inch CertainTeed Monogram clabboard in colonial white, replacement of window sashes with Marvin insert windows that “mimic the 2-over-1 divided light” on the street-facing facade, removal of existing storm windows, and installation of a six‑panel fiberglass front door. The commission required that the existing exterior door frame and sidelights be repaired, not replaced, and granted the applicant permission on a best-efforts basis to restore or add trim—at least on the front facade—if such trim is present or can be reconstructed. Existing wrapped soffit and roof‑edge trim are to remain as-is.

Sam Smith, identified in the record as the owner of Smith Cove Holdings LLC and the applicant for…