Historic Zoning Commission

Mechanicsville H-1: Level I/II

6-D-10-HZ

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair; Level I. Standard repair

Level I: Repoint and repair masonry, using Preservation Brief No. 2; repair or replace coping as necessary.
Level II: Replace top floor windows with wood replacement units using true divided lights for top sash with window size, profile and mullion patterns to match originals; install beadboard panels as sign boards with raised lettering; create stucco pilasters extending from base of second story to sidewalk to define storefront; restore front door or replace in kind; remove existing storefront windows and base panels and replace with same size wooden traditional storefront with divisions to suggest storefront windows and wood bulkhead bases.

Site Info

Two story three bay brick building with flat roof. Altered storefront. Paired second story double hung windows with divided upper sashes and one light lower sashes. Flat roof with front parapet wall. Inlaid cast stone plaque above middle bay with incised name WEBER. Cast stone coping. Adjoining front gable roof metal buildings on each side with blank walls facing Western.

The storefront at 1551 Western is the last unrestored commercial storefront in Mechanicsville; improvements to this building will greatly improve the commercial entry to the Mechanicsville Historic District.