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Commission approves scaled‑back rear addition at 157 Prospect Hill Street
Summary
The HDC approved a revised plan for a two‑story rear addition at 157 Prospect Hill Street after the applicant revised dormer placement and lowered roof elements following design review. The commission accepted updated plans and a standards letter and voted to issue a certificate of appropriateness with agreed exhibits.
The Newport Historic District Commission voted May 13 to approve a revised design for a two‑story rear addition with dormers at 157 Prospect Hill Street, a property now designated contributing to the district. The architect, Dan Herkenrother of Herff Works Architecture, described multiple changes made after design review: a lowered cornice (8.5 inches), roof‑pitch adjustments that brought the new ridgeline in alignment with the existing ridgeline, removal of a previously proposed cantilevered rear extension and pulling the dormer cheek wall in by 6 inches. Preservation counsel also submitted a findings letter in support.
Herkenrother walked commissioners through the plan set and perspective views, explaining that the front façade and the low‑sloped front roof will remain visually intact from the street. "We pulled the front dormer back 2 foot 10 to retain the historic character of the flat roof," he said. Preservation consultant Ronald J. Onurado testified the package complies with the listed standards and that the addition reads as a subordinate element: "In every way… it seems to conform" to the ordinance, he told the commission. The commission accepted updated plans and the consultant letter as exhibits and approved the application. The motion included acceptance of the revised exhibit set and applied Newport standards relevant to contributing properties.
