Historic district approves design for fourth single‑family home in Middleburg Residences

The Middleburg Historic District Review Committee on Thursday approved a certificate of appropriateness for a new single‑family dwelling in the stables section of Middleburg Residences, COA 25‑04, with one minor elevation revision.

The approval covers a “hunt box” house clad largely in cedar shake and painted in the Revere Pewter color family with black roof accents. The committee approved the design as submitted but directed the applicant to remove a small baseboard detail on the rear right elevation so the shingles continue to the water table.

Committee chair Klynes opened the item and asked staff to introduce the application. Planner Will Moore said the lot is the fourth proposed home in the larger‑lot stables area and that the design had been seen by the committee previously in other locations of the development.

The applicant described a reduced‑size garage compared with an earlier design and confirmed the garage doors would be overhead doors with glazed panels. The applicant also said the garage door and the garage side door would be painted to match the house body color rather than painted black.

Committee members asked clarification questions about shutters (none are proposed), a detail at a rear porch that they asked be removed, and the proposed materials. The applicant agreed to delete the small baseboard at the rear elevation and to provide a revised drawing for the record.

The committee moved and approved COA 25‑04 as submitted with the rear‑elevation deletion. The motion passed with all present committee members voting in favor.

The project will still require any necessary building permits through the town’s regular permitting process before construction starts.

For the record, the application listed Castle Rock Enterprises as applicant and Lot 42, 4 Foxtrot Knolls as the parcel under review.