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Commission denies retroactive window alteration at Healy Block home; orders restoration

Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission · January 28, 2026
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Summary

The commission denied a certificate of appropriateness for unpermitted window alterations at 3123 2nd Avenue South (Rufus H. Lane House) after staff found the vinyl replacements destroyed a character-defining arched window; commissioners voted unanimously to deny and directed restoration of the original configuration.

The Heritage Preservation Commission unanimously denied on Jan. 27 a retroactive Certificate of Appropriateness for window alterations at 3123 2nd Avenue South in the Healy Block Historic District.

Rob Skolecki of CPED told commissioners that city inspectors discovered unpermitted removal of a historic semicircular arched window and installation of vinyl windows. Staff found that the completed work and the…

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