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Owners of historic 228 Franklin Road propose front walk, piers, gate and accessibility ramp; staff flags limestone steps and materials rules
Summary
The design team for 228 Franklin Road proposed restoring a clear front walkway to the National Register‑listed Alpheus Truitt House, adding mortared stone piers, screening a new sports court and building a rear wheelchair ramp, while staff cautioned that guidelines normally favor preserving or matching historic concrete steps unless photography supports stone replacement.
Owners Amanda and Toby McKeon and their design team presented a multi‑element plan for the Alpheus Truitt House at 228 Franklin Road, a National Register‑listed property, that would reopen the front façade, add stone gate piers, create a clearer walkway to the front door, provide a new rear accessibility ramp and site a small sports court screened by landscaping.
Landscape architect Ben Berry (Kaiser Butte) told the committee the property’s primary access has historically been from Liberty Pike and recent development cut into the house’s frontage. “We want to take this opportunity to sort of refresh how the house addresses Franklin Road,” he said, describing a proposed low…
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