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Council reclassifies 1680 Bryant Street to Category 3, finding extensive alterations

City Council of Palo Alto · December 16, 2025
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The council voted unanimously to reclassify the property at 1680 Bryant Street from a Category 2 historic resource to Category 3, concluding permanent alterations and demolition removed most of the original footprint and that the property no longer met Category 2 criteria.

Palo Alto — The City Council unanimously approved staff’s recommendation on Dec. 15 to reclassify 1680 Bryant Street on the city's historic inventory from Category 2 to Category 3 after staff and an applicant presentation and public comment.

Planning staff summarized the construction chronology and a July historic-resource evaluation that documented extensive demolition and alterations to a 1914 John Hudson Thomas–designed Prairie-style house. The city’s historic-resources board (HRB) had previously voted 3–1–1 to…

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