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Commission approves partial demolition and accessory structure at 212 Lewisburg Avenue, denies principal addition

3754674 · June 11, 2025
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The Historic Zoning Commission approved demolition of a non‑historic screened porch and a new accessory building at 212 Lewisburg Avenue, but denied the proposed addition to the principal log building because the addition's height was not sufficiently subordinate to the historic structure.

The Franklin Historic Zoning Commission on June 9 approved the partial demolition of a non‑historic screened porch and the construction of a new accessory structure at 212 Lewisburg Avenue, in the Lewisburg Avenue Historic District, but denied the applicant’s proposed addition to the principal log building citing scale and height concerns.

Staff explained that the principal building is a circa‑1930 full log structure with few remaining examples of…

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