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Thomaston Historic Preservation Commission approves storefront sign and façade requests for three downtown properties
Summary
The commission unanimously approved Certificates of Appropriateness for Hayley’s Bath & Body, Avi’s on Main and three buildings on N. Church Street, endorsing staff recommendations on signage and façade repairs and preserving eligibility for a DDA façade grant.
Commission Chair Jane Burdette said the Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved three Certificates of Appropriateness for downtown properties at its Feb. 2 meeting.
Economic Development Director Taylor J. Smith presented staff recommendations on a signage request for Hayley’s Bath & Body, 202 W. Main St., where owner Adarian Cherry’s representative (Miss Hayley) asked the commission to consider proposed door and window signage. "In regards to the door signage, the business name and hours of operation should be allowed as presented," Smith said, and he recommended moving the business phone number and social-media handles beneath the hours and off the display windows to "declutter the display windows and allow for products to be showcased," a change commissioners endorsed. Walter Brown moved to approve the COA as staff presented; Rev. James McGill seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
On a separate application for Avi’s on Main, 108 E. Main St., property representative Myra Boyt described late-2025 exterior brick repairs and repainting; staff noted that because the opening was delayed, the previously approved signage COA had lapsed. The applicant proposed a 24" x 42" blade sign featuring the business name; Smith recommended approval and left final placement to the owner. Ted Kandler moved to approve the COA with staff suggestions; Alison Uphold seconded and the commission approved the request.
The commission also approved a COA for properties at 110, 112 and 114 N. Church St., whose owners, Gina Means and Rachel Ash, outlined planned exterior trim painting, new gutters for all units and replacement of a deteriorated plate-glass window in unit 112. Smith said the property will pursue a Downtown Development Authority façade grant to help fund improvements. Grady Kilgore moved to approve the COA as presented; Walter Brown seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The approvals were procedural and unanimous; commissioners offered praise for the owners’ ongoing investments in downtown buildings and did not attach additional conditions to the COAs.
