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Design board gives guidance, not approval, for major renovation at 9 Spa Circle; members urge preservation of historic windows

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Summary

Board members and neighbors discussed a large renovation at 9 Spa Circle — the last historic house on a modern street — and the DRB advised keeping remaining historic windows and supplying more accurate drawings; no formal vote was taken.

The Saratoga Springs Design Review Board on Wednesday reviewed a substantial renovation and addition at 9 Spa Circle and provided detailed guidance to the owners but did not issue a final approval.

Owners Melissa and Michael King described plans to reorient the historic 1860 house toward Spa Circle, add windows and connect a newer garage structure to create a defined entrance. The board and members of the public raised detailed questions about window types, preservation of original openings and the accuracy of the applicant’s drawings.

Why it matters: 9 Spa Circle is a surviving historic house sited within a modern subdivision; revisions risk removing or obscuring remaining historic fabric. The DRB told applicants to preserve…

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