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Waukesha Landmarks Commission approves exterior supports for 402 Wisconsin Avenue fire escape
Summary
The Landmarks Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for visible steel support piers and concrete footings to stabilize a rear fire escape at the Samuel Hadfield guest house at 402 Wisconsin Avenue, with a proviso that the piers be clad in or finished to resemble stone if cost-effective.
The Waukesha Landmarks Commission on Feb. 5 approved a certificate of appropriateness to add exterior steel support beams and concrete footings to shore up the rear fire escape at 402 Wisconsin Avenue, a 19th-century Samuel Hadfield guest house located in the Madison Street Historic District.
Commission members voted to approve the exterior support system as proposed, with a proviso that the visible concrete piers be clad in stone veneer or stamped/etched to resemble stone if that can be done cost-effectively and without compromising life-safety work.
Staff described the proposal as a life-safety response to a fire department order after a structural…
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