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Blythewood BAR denies demolition request for 300 Main Street after residents’ appeals and executive session
Summary
Following extensive public comment and an applicant presentation about structural problems, the Town of Blythewood Board of Architectural Review denied a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition of 300 Main Street and entered findings prepared by the town attorney.
The Town of Blythewood Board of Architectural Review voted on Feb. 10 to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for demolition of the historic building at 300 Main Street after lengthy public comment and an executive session for legal advice.
Staff introduced the item as a demolition COA request for 300 Main Street (tax map R15213-02-13) and cited the BAR’s authority under the Blythewood Zoning Ordinance. Dozens of residents and local historians urged the board to preserve the building, recounting its role as the Langford Brothers/Wilson store and community gathering place.
Martha McCoy, president of the Historical Society and Museum in Blythewood, summarized the building’s early-20th-century history…
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