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LPC approves new areaway fence and modest rooftop addition at 80 Washington Place
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved replacement of a 2009 iron areaway fence with a taller, simplified cast-stone-and-iron design and a minimally visible rooftop addition at 80 Washington Place in Greenwich Village, finding the changes compatible with historical 1920s alterations to the house.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on June 10 approved changes to the front area way and a small rooftop addition at 80 Washington Place in the Greenwich Village Historic District.
Preservation consultant Sarah Sher (Higgins Quasebarth & Partners) and architects explained the house’s layered history: originally a Greek-Revival row house built in 1839, it was altered in 1920 and later modified in 2009 when the commission approved a fence and paving that replicate Greek Revival details. The current owner proposed replacing the 2009 fence with a…
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