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HDC approves National Grid plan to rehabilitate 5 Candle Street with restoration conditions
Summary
The Nantucket Historic District Commission on July 1 approved National Grid's plan to repair and rehabilitate the brick commercial building at 5 Candle Street, requiring work to follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, preservation of some glass block bays, and return of brick-sample approvals to staff.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission on Tuesday approved a plan from Nantucket Electric/National Grid to rehabilitate the brick commercial building at 5 Candle Street, voting unanimously after a lengthy discussion about masonry methods, historic fabric and visibility.
Commissioners approved the scope of restoration work presented by the utility'including rebuilding deteriorated corbelled pilasters, repairing mortar joints, replacing damaged bricks and installing dark-sky exterior lighting'with several explicit conditions: follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, use lime- or like-for-like mortar when repointing rather than cement, preserve or restore the building's historic glass-block bays on the east and west elevations, and submit proposed replacement brick samples and final material selections to the commission for subsequent approval.
Why it matters: The building is a locally prominent historic commercial structure in the mid-island area; commissioners and staff framed the vote as a preservation-first approach that allows substantial structural repair while protecting historic…
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