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HDC approves rear addition at 14 Breeding Street after remote applicant clarifies materials
Summary
The commission approved a Level 3 certificate of appropriateness for a rear addition at 14 Breeding Street (contributing structure, construction date 1879) after confirming plans will match existing materials (shingles, stone and windows); commissioners discussed a possible site visit and noted the applicant participated by audio on Zoom.
The Eureka Springs Historic District Commission voted March 4 to approve a Level 3 rear addition for the contributing structure at 14 Breeding Street, based on the submitted plans and the agreed summary of facts.
Commission staff read the summary noting the structure's construction date as 1879 and its contributing status. Applicant Ryan Strode joined by Zoom but commissioners initially had audio and clarity issues; Strode later confirmed he could hear commissioners and replied that the new roof shingles will match existing shingles and that siding/stone will be matched from a quarry the owner located.
Commissioner Peter Graham led material questions, confirming that windows would "match existing TYP" and that notes on the drawings required verification of existing site conditions, roof slope and fascia details prior to construction. Commissioners discussed conducting a site visit because the applicant was remote; the group reviewed elevations and materials and moved to issue a certificate of appropriateness based on the plans and summary presented.
A motion to issue a COA was made and seconded; the commission approved the application. The commission recorded the approval in the meeting minutes; the transcript does not show a roll‑call vote by individual names.
