Historic Landmark Commission tables decision on 4332 Trowbridge after owner and staff discuss siding, tile and a deteriorating garage

The City of El Paso Historic Landmark Commission on a motion tabled consideration of a certificate of appropriateness for 4332 Trowbridge Avenue after staff and the property owner discussed after-the-fact siding removal, an applied tile wainscot and a deteriorating detached garage.

Provi, a representative of the Historic Preservation Office, told the commission the item concerns an R-4-H property in the Austin Terrace Historic District and that staff’s recommendation was approval with modifications. Provi said staff want the wood shake siding replaced in kind, the accent tile removed, a plan to address deterioration of the detached garage, and that no new permits be issued until the property is brought into compliance. “The modifications are that the wood shake siding be replaced in kind, that the…