HARB requires wood or aluminum-clad front windows after after-the-fact vinyl replacements at 40 Sanford Street

The Historic Architecture Review Board on July 15 partially denied after-the-fact approval for wholesale vinyl window replacements at 40 Sanford Street, a contributing property in the Lincolnville National Register Historic District, directing the owners to replace prominent street-facing openings with historically sympathetic windows.

The owners, Tyler Woods and Christine Klobenstein, told the board the window company they contracted had applied for a permit but installed the new windows before the permit was issued; staff found an application in the permitting system (BP2025-0786) that had not been paid or finalized. Mark Page, appearing for the window installer, acknowledged an internal office error and said the company “made a mistake” in scheduling the installation before the permit was issued.

Board findings and motion: Staff reported that previous photographs and Sanborn maps show multiple historic configurations at the site and…