Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

11-L-13-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Major repair or replacement of materials or architectural elements.

Replace non-original storefront and wood frame with new storefront with fiber cement board frame and beadboard panelled base. Replacement door to be a full-light wood frame door. Configuration of storefront to more closely match original with 90-degree angled display windows (rather than canted) framing a central resessed entry as shown on submitted drawings.

Site Info

McDaniel Building. Two-story brick with arched two-over-two second-story windows (replaced in 2012), corbelled cornice. Duplicates 23 Market Square. Later-replaced storefront.

1) The existing storefront is a relatively replacement and configuration and is therefore not character defining.

2) The installation of a new storefront in this case will not destroy significant historic fabric.

3) The exsiting concrete entry floor is not character defining.

4) Most storefront facades in Market Square contain recessed entries within 90-degree-angled recesses.

5)There are two other entries that have canted walls as does the subject property.

6)The materials, features, and configuration of the proposed replacement storefront and windows are in keeping with the design guidelines and with the historic character and style of the building and the district.