BAR approves infill and window work for 201 South Street SE

The Leesburg Board of Architectural Review approved exterior alterations for the property at 201 South Street Southeast on March 19, 2025. The board voted to approve the application as presented and adopted staff findings and conditions, including a requirement that any changes stemming from site-plan, zoning or building-permit reviews require a revised BAR application.

Why it matters: The property is a corner lot with two primary elevations; the board and staff said the primary change of concern — closing an existing second-story sleeping porch — had been removed from the application and the remaining infill and window work were appropriate for the east and south elevations.

Staff presentation and board review: Preservation staff explained that the primary remaining change was the enclosure/infill of a second-story sleeping porch on the left elevation and that the west elevation change had been removed by the applicant. Staff recommended approval based on the draft findings in the staff report.

Board action: Julie Pastor, parliamentarian, moved to approve TLHPBR 20205-4 (exterior alterations to east and south elevations at 201 South Street SE) based on staff findings; Rick Brown seconded. The motion included the standard BAR condition that "any alterations to the architectural design which result from the review of the site plan, zoning, and building permits will require revised application." The motion passed by a vote of 7-0.

Additional context: Board members commented that the infill brought symmetry to the elevation and that the removal of proposed changes to the west elevation improved the application. The approval follows the BAR staff report and draft findings included in the meeting packet.

Speakers quoted in this article are drawn directly from the BAR meeting record.