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Review panel presses for windowed, detailed door at 51 Main St.
Summary
A panel reviewing a proposed steel entry door at 51 Main St. urged retaining the transom and glass, matching historic color, and exploring metal doors with glass panels rather than a solid stamped steel door.
Committee members reviewed an application to replace the front entry at 51 Main St. with a stamped steel door and largely agreed that the transom and glass should be preserved and that any metal door should include architectural detail and glass to maintain the street character.
"It certainly isn't historically significant or historically appropriate," the Chair said of the proposed plain stamped metal door, calling instead for solutions that keep the double transom and some glazed area. Members pointed to existing examples down the block where metal doors have been used successfully when paired with glass and molding.
Committee members referenced the local historic code and said, "Windows and doors shall not be diminished in size," citing the code provision discussed in the packet, and recommended stipulations requiring color matching to the historic palette and retaining the transom as conditions of approval. Staff agreed to circulate photos and options from restoration specialists and to include detailed conditions on the action sheet to be filed with the decision.
