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Portland board tables decision on porch removal and window changes at 308 Danforth Street
Summary
After public comment and extended deliberation, the Historic Preservation Board voted to table a certificate-of-appropriateness application for 308 Danforth Street so staff can draft findings addressing the porch's significance; the item was rescheduled for further action June 4, 2025.
The Portland Historic Preservation Board on Wednesday moved to table a request from a property owner to remove a side porch and to alter the bay-window muntin pattern at 308 Danforth Street, a contributing building in the West End Historic District.
The application presented a second amendment to an earlier rehabilitation plan. Preservation staff said the porch likely dates from between 1909 and 1924 and that the applicant proposes removing the porch and changing the bay windows'muntin pattern from the existing two-over-two to six-over-six to match other parts of the house. The applicant's representative, Matt Provincal, said the owner favors removing the porch because of its disrepair and…
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