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Historic panel approves DaVinci synthetic shake for Annabelle Inn street-facing roof
Summary
After hearing applicant testimony and staff concerns about synthetic roof materials, the Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve DaVinci Select Shake on the street-facing slopes of the Annabelle Inn; staff had recommended a blended synthetic option but several commissioners found the DaVinci profile appropriate for the building’s scale and low visibility.
The Aspen Historic Preservation Commission approved a request from the owner of the Annabelle Inn to replace deteriorated asphalt shingles on street‑facing slopes with a DaVinci synthetic shake product, after hearing testimony from the owner and the installer and considering staff’s analysis.
Owner Dennis Shoukazian told the Commission the family has owned and maintained the Annabelle since 1999 and prefers a long-life synthetic product to repeated asphalt shingle replacements. The installer (Tom from Storm King) said his company has installed the DaVinci product for about 20 years and provides a lifetime warranty on their installations.
Staff analyzed historic photos and the Main Street Historic District guideline 3.14, and concluded that many synthetic faux shakes can show uncharacteristic sheen and blocky coloration; staff therefore recommended denial of the submitted materials as proposed and suggested a marbled/blended EcoStar option if the Commission wanted to allow a synthetic product. Commissioners debated visibility and roof slope, noting that much of the roof is low slope and not readily visible from the street; several members said the larger-scale DaVinci profile read more like a shake than the existing asphalt shingles.
A motion to approve the DaVinci Select Shake for the street‑facing portions of 232 West Main Street passed on the voice vote of commissioners present. The commission’s approval focused on the street-facing slopes; standing-seam metal will remain on the low/flat roof planes that cannot be shingled, as the applicant described.
