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Historic Robertson Husky House COA approved for extensive exterior renovation in downtown Opelika
Summary
The Opelika Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for extensive exterior renovations to the Robertson Husky House at 601 South Railroad Avenue, including siding replacement, roofing work, shutters, an ADA ramp and demolition of a rear shed to allow parking. Final designs and site/landscape review remain required.
The Opelika Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for an extensive exterior renovation of the Robertson Husky House at 601 South Railroad Avenue, staff said at the commission’s December meeting.
Staff described a broad package of changes that would remove existing vinyl siding, replace it with smooth-surface hardy plank (four-inch exposure on the main structure and five-inch on a rear addition), enclose the crawl space with brick to match existing foundations, replace rotted front steps, reinstall matching roofing materials and upgrade dormer drums to standing seam metal while preserving the drum shapes. The plan also calls for installing operable wood shutters, enclosing a rear window to allow for an interior restroom, adding…
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