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Commission approves certificate and incentives for Bagley House restoration; architect outlines scaled-back restoration plan
Summary
The commission approved a certificate of appropriateness, a building-permit fee waiver, and recommended a property-tax rebate and matching grant for the Frank Lloyd Wright–era Bagley House at 121 South County Line Road; architect Douglas Gilbert outlined a restoration that removes nonoriginal additions and reuses salvageable historic materials.
Douglas Gilbert, architect for the applicants, presented plans to restore the Bagley House and to remove several nonoriginal rear additions. Gilbert said his clients decided not to proceed with a previously proposed contemporary wing because of changing circumstances and cost; instead, the plan restores the historic envelope, salvages leaded glass and some shingles, and replaces a failing…
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