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Norristown HARB approves porch-shingle repairs at 1230 Linwood but bars exterior gutters; applicant to appeal

Norristown Historical Architecture Review Board · December 19, 2025
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The Norristown Historical Architecture Review Board recommended a Certificate of Appropriateness for porch shingle replacement and structural repairs at 1230 Linwood Avenue but denied the applicant's request to replace historic box gutters with exterior gutters; the applicant said he will appeal the board's decision to municipal council.

The Norristown Historical Architecture Review Board recommended a Certificate of Appropriateness on the exterior work at 1230 Linwood Avenue while denying the owner's request to replace the building's box gutters with an exterior gutter system.

Applicant Nicholas Durante asked to replace the front porch's asphalt shingles and to remove built-in (box) gutters in favor of exterior gutters. Durante described recurring leaks in the box gutters and said his contractor proposed installing a fully adhered EPDM lining and exterior gutters if permitted. "The building gutters have been a thorn in my…

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