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Commission gives preliminary support to BAPS plan to adapt noncontributing Hermitage Road building into Hindu house of worship, asks for detail on reversible vs
Summary
On conceptual review the commission generally supported a proposal to adapt a 1969 noncontributing Scottish Rite building at 4204 Hermitage Rd. into a BAPS Hindu house of worship, but asked for more detail about materials and whether ornamental elements would be reversible or permanently applied to the modernist structure.
The commission reviewed a conceptual adaptive‑reuse proposal to convert the former Scottish Rite Temple at 4204 Hermitage Road into a Hindu house of worship for BAPS. Staff noted the building (constructed 1969 with a one‑story addition in the 1990s) is noncontributing to the Hermitage Road Old and Historic District and is visually buffered from nearby residences by landscaping and distance.
Applicants proposed a range of exterior interventions to convey the new use while retaining the building—orm: a freestanding sign at the front,…
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