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Historic board discusses staff approvals after removal of 1840s windows; members propose architectural committee
Summary
Board members raised concerns after five historic windows from an 1840s house were removed under staff approval. Members recommended creating an architectural committee and revisiting procedures for when staff may approve concealment or replacement of historic materials.
Board members at the Madison Historic District Board of Review on Feb. 24 expressed concern that five historic windows from an 1840s Federal-style house were removed without Board review under a staff-approval process.
Board member Happy Smith (identified in the transcript as “Happy”) showed a historic window removed that morning and urged the board to reassess procedures to protect significant historic fabric. “What we lost this morning in this house was an authentic 1840s facade with well preserved functioning historic windows,” Smith said, noting the change would previously have come before…
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