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Commission backs amendment to 140 Maiden Lane landmark to include interior fixtures; owner asks for streamlined approvals
Summary
The commission recommended an amendment to include interior features — ground‑floor spherical light fixtures and a pneumatic tube — in the landmark designation for the VC Morris shop at 140 Maiden Lane, and discussed delegating minor interior approvals to staff to ease leasing constraints.
The Historic Preservation Commission voted June 1 to recommend that an amendment to the landmark designation for 140 Maiden Lane (the VC Morris gift shop) include certain interior, character‑defining features and to forward the amendment to the Board of Supervisors.
Shannon Ferguson of the Planning Department presented the staff recommendation to amend the existing landmark designation (landmark number 72) to capture interior elements that are architecturally significant in Frank Lloyd Wright's realized shop. "The internal circular…
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