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Commission clears Hardie siding at 729 Weingartner, tables entry overhangs and issues conditional window approvals
Summary
Commission approved James Hardie (Hardie) siding at 729 Weingartner with conditions, tabled a proposed front entry overhang pending removal of existing aluminum siding, and granted conditional approvals for a mix of wood, clad and substitute windows on different elevations.
The Newport Historic Preservation Commission on Oct. 15 approved replacement of aluminum siding at 729 Weingartner with a cement-fiber (Hardie) siding product, but tabled a decision on proposed entry overhangs until underlying historic siding can be revealed. The commission also issued conditional approvals for windows on different elevations of the property.
Staff described 729 Weingartner as a circa-1905 Northern Kentucky shotgun residence that was surveyed as contributing to the East Row Historic District. The house has been heavily altered, including aluminum siding over original wood; staff said some original wood siding likely remains underneath and that reveal measurements taken by the applicant were about 5.25 inches (pre-overlap) but that historically appropriate reveals are often 4 inches.
Applicant Mark Thackeray, who told the commission he is pursuing rehabilitation tax credits and has repaired foundation and structural issues, proposed three…
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