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Neighbors and commissioners clash over proposed Buckingham Street house in McKnight Historic District
Summary
The Springfield Historic Preservation Commission heard extensive public opposition to a proposed new-construction plan for a house on Buckingham Street, with neighbors citing scale, front-facing garage and a protected tree. The commission chose to continue the application and urged the petitioner to submit a redesigned plan.
SPRINGFIELD — Neighbors and preservation commissioners questioned a proposed new-construction house on Buckingham Street during a public hearing Wednesday, pressing the petitioner to submit a revised design that better fits the McKnight Historic District.
The petitioner’s representative, Jeff Stafford, presented plans for a new single-family house and site layout, while several neighbors said the design’s scale, a front-facing garage and the house’s relationship to the street are inconsistent with the historic district. “Nothing in this design is appropriate for the McKnight Historic District,” read a letter from a neighborhood…
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