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Board approves 700-sq.-ft. addition at 603 E. Rusk, reclassifies home as non-contributing and awards small grant

2366554 · February 20, 2025
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The Historic Preservation Advisory Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a 701-square-foot addition and related accessory structure at 603 East Rusk Street, voted to reclassify the property from low contributing to non-contributing, and approved a small matching grant and a modest building-permit fee waiver.

The Historic Preservation Advisory Board approved a certificate of appropriateness for a 701-square-foot addition and a 120-square-foot accessory building at 603 East Rusk Street and voted to change the property’s status from low contributing to non-contributing. The COA passed 6-1; the reclassification vote was 6-1. The board also approved a $500 small matching grant for the project (vote 5-2) and later approved a building permit fee waiver of $168.24 for the applicant (vote 4-3).

Staff described the house as a 926-square-foot single-family, craftsman-style home built about 1950 and classified as a low contributing property within the Old Town Rockwall Historic…

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