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Commission grants certificate of appropriateness for 330 Elm Street renovations
Summary
The Historic Commission approved a certificate of appropriateness for proposed alterations at 330 Elm Street after an extensive presentation by the applicant's architect that included moving the driveway to Vernon Street, adding a rear garage, enclosing a later screen porch, and replacing failing windows with historically compatible units.
Charles Roberts of Junal Architects and senior project manager Garrison Pierce Camp Gamble presented plans to renovate the Butler house at 330 Elm Street in the Elm Street Historic District. The proposal calls for removing the Elm Street driveway and providing vehicular access from Vernon Street, adding a new rear garage/carriage house to replace a nonfunctional historic garage, enclosing a later screen porch to create climate-controlled mudroom and pantry spaces, and replacing deteriorated windows with Pella Reserve units that match the house's divided-light patterns.
Roberts said the design aims to "let the house be the foremost thing that you see from the street" by reducing paved surfaces and planting a stronger yard plane in front. He described matching materials for new work — brick and a slate roof — and said the garage would be scaled and detailed to relate to the existing carriage-house massing. Commissioners asked for clarification on brick color matching, roof material choices, gate span and operation, and tree impacts; the architects said they would pursue material selections and structural details and explore gate subdivision to reduce mechanical span.
A motion to grant a certificate of appropriateness was moved by Commissioner Michael and seconded by Commissioner Hannah; the chair called for a vote and the motion carried. The transcript does not contain a roll-call tally in the provided text; the record shows the motion passed and the applicants were thanked for their presentation and told to return with progress updates as required by the commission.
