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Commission approves asphalt shingle roof at 17 Garfield Street after owners cite slate deterioration and safety concerns
Summary
Owners of 17 Garfield Street received approval to remove failing slate, repair chimneys, replace skylights, and install asphalt (GAF) shingles to approximate historic appearance; approval included condition that future replacements meet historic details.
The Springfield Historic Commission approved an application from the owners of 17 Garfield Street to remove failing slate roofing, repair chimneys and flashing, replace skylights with boxed-flash units, and install asphalt shingles chosen to approximate the historic slate appearance. The four commissioners present voted in favor of the application.
Homeowner Jackson Montos told the commission his family moved into the…
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