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BAR approves window replacements at 540 Park Street, allows optional transom retention
Summary
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review approved a certificate of appropriateness for window replacements at 540 Park Street, requiring wood double-hung windows in most openings, allowing existing triple-casement units on the south elevation to remain casements, and leaving a small historic transom optional.
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on June 17 voted to approve the application to replace windows at 540 Park Street, finding the proposed changes compatible with the property and the ADC District guidelines.
The board said the applicant had responded to requests from the BAR and staff by changing proposed casement windows to wood double-hung windows in most locations and upgrading from clad to wood windows. The motion recognized two specific exceptions: a triple casement window on the south elevation will remain casement, and the applicant may choose whether to retain or…
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