Board approves 2‑over‑2 replacement windows for 104 Cornwall NE; requires minimum 7/8‑inch muntin

The Leesburg Board of Architectural Review on May 21 approved replacement windows at 104 Cornwall Street NE, authorizing a switch from the existing 6‑over‑6 Barber & Ross units to 2‑over‑2 wood double‑hung windows with conditions addressing muntin size and trim.

Staff presented background that the house is a mid‑twentieth‑century cottage currently listed as non‑contributing in the town’s survey but likely to be reclassified with an ongoing update. The application proposed replacing 11 existing windows on the original façade. Staff noted Barber & Ross windows on the property appear to be later replacements (likely circa 1970s) and are showing deterioration.

Applicant Teresa Bishop said modern wood windows tend to have thicker muntin…