Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

4-D-15-HZ

Applicant Request

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

Construct roof parapet of which 17+ or - inches in height will be visible above the existing wood cornice. The material is to be brick to match the existing façade and capped by a metal coping.

Site Info

McBee Trading Company Building. Two-story brickbuilding with elaborate corbelling, limestone sills, lintels and cornice and altered storefront. A dry goods store named the McBee Trading Company was the first occupant of this building, followed by the Huff Edington department store. In 1935, it became a White Store and by 1950 a clothing store.

1) The façade is not original and was constructed as approved by the Historic Zoning Commission in 2013.

2) The original façade did not have a parapet visible above the parapet; however, the reconstructed façade was not required to be an exact replica of the original.

3) Several other buildings in Market Square have a brick parapet above the cornice (at least 5).

4) Brick to match the existing façade is an appropriate material for the parpet.

5) A visible height of 17 inches above the cornice is appropriate.