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Commission hears restoration update for 36 Butler Street after staff uncovers rare rusticated wood siding
Summary
Staff reported that work at 36 Butler Street uncovered hand-carved rusticated wood siding beneath aluminum; commissioners voted to confirm ongoing restoration plans that preserve much of the original material and use fiber cement where siding is missing or rotten.
At its Aug. 7 meeting the Worcester Historical Commission received an update on restoration work at 36 Butler Street and took a confirmatory vote to permit ongoing construction under staff oversight.
Staff reported that the property — long altered and most recently used as a funeral parlor — has surprisingly intact, hand-carved rusticated wood siding beneath decades of aluminum cladding. Preservation staff described the siding as approximately one inch thick, carved to resemble stone, and comparable in…
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