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Commission approves small rear addition at landmarked Ashland Avenue house with window and material conditions
Summary
The Preservation Commission unanimously approved a 95‑square‑foot two‑story rear addition at the landmarked gable‑front house at 1505 Ashland Avenue, requiring aluminum‑ or fiberglass‑clad windows with simulated divided lights, adjustments to a large dining‑room window proportion to better match existing front windows, and a second‑floor casement with a single vertical muntin.
The Evanston Preservation Commission unanimously approved a certificate of appropriateness for a modest two‑story rear addition at 1505 Ashland Avenue, a landmarked 1877 gable‑front house. Commissioners and the project team discussed roof pitch, visibility from the public way, and window proportions before attaching design conditions intended to protect the house’s landmark character while allowing the homeowners additional living and working space.
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