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HAHC accepts siding work on contributing Heights house after debate over replacement materials
Summary
The commission voted to accept work performed at 1208 Cortland — where contractor removed original siding and installed fiber‑cement — while preserving the front elevation; the decision followed technical testimony about deterioration, historic materials, and National Park Service guidance.
The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission on Nov. 6 accepted work performed on a contributing house at 1208 Cortland in the Houston Heights after an extended hearing on whether original wood siding must be reinstated.
Staff told the commission that the contractor removed the original wood siding and installed cementitious (fiber‑cement) siding during construction; staff recommended denying issuance of a certificate of appropriateness for the out‑of‑scope work and requiring the installation of wood siding on the contributing structure, allowing…
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