Architect says revised rectangular windows better match Saint Alphonsus school; commission approves change
Aug 14, 2026
Architect Jennifer Bluff told the commission the church prefers smaller rectangular windows to align with the adjacent school; the commission approved a certificate of appropriateness to revise the previously approved archtop window openings at 502 Jackson Avenue.
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The commission approved revisions to the window configuration at 502 Jackson Avenue, a project for Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church, after the church's design team presented smaller rectangular windows to better match surrounding buildings. Staff told commissioners the feature had been previously approved in 2025 and the Board of Aldermen had approved the earlier design in June 2025; the current proposal reduces the window scale and removes an overhead transom that had been included in the earlier approval.
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