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Historic commission approves rear-yard garage at Heslegrave House in Coupeville
Summary
The Eby's Landing Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously Feb. 13 to grant a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 12-by-20-foot garage behind the Heslegrave House at 205 Northeast Ninth Street, finding the design compatible with reserve guidelines and Secretary of the Interior standards.
The Eby's Landing National Historical Reserve Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously Feb. 13 to approve a certificate of appropriateness for a 12-foot by 20-foot garage proposed for the rear yard of the Heslegrave House at 205 Northeast Ninth Street in Coupeville.
Assistant planner Lisa Walsh told the commission the property is a contributing structure in the reserve inventory and that staff reviewed the application for conformance with the reserve design guidelines and the Secretary of the Interior standards for rehabilitation. "This project takes place at 205 Northeast Ninth Street, which is located 3 blocks to the east of Main Street and 2 blocks south of Penn Cove," Walsh said, and described the proposed garage as having 8½-inch hardiplank siding to be painted white, black asphalt shingles to match the house, two 2-over-2 windows, and outward-opening barn doors.
Staff concluded the small, well-placed accessory structure would not detract from the house or neighboring contributing buildings and noted the garage would sit behind the existing gravel parking area, just inside the property setback where the town allows limited encroachment into the side setback. Walsh said staff reviewed applicable sections of the design guidelines (chapters 4, 6 and 7) and found the proposal compatible with the site's design, scale and the character of nearby historic homes.
The applicant was not present at the hearing, and Walsh told commissioners staff had received no public comments after the staff report was issued. Commissioner Bronson moved to approve the certificate, reading the motion into the record: "Based on the record developed to date, including application materials, staff report, evidence presented, and comments made at the public meeting, and finding application COA 25002 to be consistent with EB's Landing National Historic Reserve design guidelines, I move to approve the certificate of appropriateness." Commissioner Kaye Adams seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
During closing comments, a staff member identified as Josh said another property, the Kennedy Lagoon House, has a pending COA under staff review and will come before the commission in the coming weeks; Josh noted, "It's not a demolition. No." The commission then adjourned.
The action applies to file number COADash25Dash002 (listed in the hearing notice as COA 25002). The commission's determination was based on materials in the application and staff analysis against the reserve design guidelines and the Secretary of the Interior standards for rehabilitation.
