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BAR approves new detached garage at 11 Cornwall Street NW; applicant recused
Summary
The Board of Architectural Review approved a one‑story detached garage at 11 Cornwall Street NW with conditions on materials, custom garage‑door specifications and screening for mechanical equipment; applicant and architect Tom O'Neil recused and the vote passed 6-0 with one recusal.
The Leesburg Board of Architectural Review approved construction of a new detached garage at 11 Cornwall Street NW on March 19, 2025, subject to conditions requiring field review of brick samples, submission of specifications for custom wood garage doors and screening for mechanical equipment.
Why it matters: The property is a late-19th-century Federal-style house in the historic district. Staff concluded the proposed one‑story, one‑car garage would be subordinate to the primary structure because of its rear-lot location, its footprint and the applicant's use of…
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