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Commission approves glass enclosures, with conditions, at 500 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
Summary
The Commission of Architectural Review approved proposals to replace a rear porch and enclose a side porch at 500 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, with conditions intended to protect character-defining features and limit visible alterations.
The Richmond Commission of Architectural Review voted to approve a proposal to replace a rear addition and to enclose a side porch at 500 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, a house in the Boulevard/City Old Historic District, with conditions intended to retain or protect character-defining features.
The commission’s approval, which followed a lengthy discussion of visibility, materials and long-term maintenance, requires that conservatory windows be simplified (staff recommended removing transom bars), that the glass be non-reflective and installed on the interior side of the porch columns, and that a simplified fascia or continuous base be provided at the bottom of the proposed conservatory. Commissioners also added a condition that…
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