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Opelika panel approves widow’s walk, slate roof and bay windows at 601 South Railroad Avenue
Summary
The Opelika Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for 601 South Railroad Avenue to add an iron widow’s walk, install multi-width synthetic slate on the mansard roof, and replicate historic bay windows; final door and railing designs will be subject to staff review.
The City of Opelika Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness on the first agenda item of its February meeting to allow exterior work at 601 South Railroad Avenue in the downtown historic district. The project will add an iron widow’s walk, replace asphalt shingles on the mansard with a multi-width synthetic slate, install a new wood rear door with a transom, and replicate a historic bay window on both sides of the property.
Staff presented photographs and renderings and recommended approval of the proposed iron railing on the widow’s walk, the synthetic composite multi-width slate for the mansard,…
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