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Historic Preservation panel conditionally approves storefront repaint and awning plan at 98 East High Street
Summary
At its May meeting the Lawrenceburg City Historic Preservation Commission approved a storefront color change to navy and white and allowed either recovering or removing the awning at 98 East High Street, clearing the applicant to pursue grants and return with a mockup.
At its May meeting the Lawrenceburg City Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve, with conditions, an application to repaint the storefront and replace the awning at 98 East High Street.
The applicant, introduced during the meeting as Mr. Detmer, told commissioners he planned to change the store facade from black and off-white to navy and white and to replace the canvas awning with a navy standing-seam metal awning. "So I'm I'm asking for approval to change the color of the storefront from black and off white to navy and white, and change the awning color and material to standing seam metal, that's navy blue," the applicant said.
Commission members raised concerns about the proposed metal awning's compatibility with the building's Italianate historic character. "I just question the type of metal awning, you know, because there's historic metal awnings and then there's, you know, I guess what I would call this like a barn awning," said Sally Johns, a commission member. Some members recommended considering other metal styles that better match local architecture, keeping a fabric awning, or removing the awning entirely. The applicant said the change to the rear of the building would be limited to painting exposed brick after tuckpointing and that no structural additions to the building were planned.
After discussion the commission agreed on a narrowly worded condition to allow the applicant to move forward with grant applications without requiring an additional hearing. A motion to approve the application on the condition that the applicant either recover the existing awning or remove it passed after a second. The chair called the ayes and the motion carried; the recorded affirmative votes on the transcript were by Gail Stevens (chair) and Attorney Dale Weldon.
The commission instructed the applicant to work with a contractor on a mockup of the awning and facade; staff said they would prepare a certificate and follow up with the applicant. The meeting adjourned after routine closing business.
What happens next: the applicant may pursue grant funding and return to the commission with a mockup of the awning and facade for any further required approvals.
