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Historic-district commission approves deconstruction and material reuse for 25 Hussey Street garage
Summary
The Nantucket Historic District Commission unanimously approved a plan to deconstruct a deteriorating mid-20th-century garage at 25 Hussey Street and reuse salvageable material in the previously approved guest‑house design, after hearing staff and advisory-group recommendations.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to deconstruct a deteriorating garage at 25 Hussey Street and reuse the salvaged historic material in the guest house design previously approved for the property.
The decision matters because the structure — described by the applicant’s representative as a mid-20th‑century, salt‑box–shaped garage with damaged block foundation and wet interior framing — will be removed from a failing foundation and rebuilt on a new poured‑concrete foundation, with material from the original framing reused where feasible.
Joe Paul, the project agent, told the commission the existing…
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