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February 10, 2021
Ms. Tamie Ehinger, Chair
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Design Review Commission
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PRESERVATION 474 Broadway
4 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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RE:
206 Nelson Avenue — Exterior Alterations & Addition
Dear Tamie:
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The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation was shocked to see the entire roof structure
of 206 Nelson Avenue removed and framing constructedthat appears to be raising the roof
height of the historic circa I 850's Greek Revival residence.
Board Directors
initially the owners sought to demolish the structure, in large part., due to the low ceiling
heights of the second floor. The intent of the Design Review Commission approval of the
Adam N. Favro revised project was to retain and restore as much of the original historic structure as
President
possible and allow for an addition to accommodate the needs of the owner.
James Gold
Vice President The unauthorized work that has taken place is an end run around the original decision and
Linda I-larvey-opitek has effectively resulted in the near demolition of the historic building that was identified
Secretary as a contributing structure to the East Side Historic District listed on the National Register
D�n�tri Yermolayev of Historic Places.
Treasurer
Matthew Veitch
Per the Historic Review Ordinance Standards:
Past President A. Preserve rather than remove
Jaime Butler-Binley Distinguishing original features of a structure or site are essential to the historic quality and
Caroline Cardone character of that site. Distinguishing original qualities or character of a structure, site and/or
Steven
Giovanna D'or io its environment shall bepreserved andprotected to the maximum extent possible.
Steven Dodds
Brennan Drake Destruction or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural feature should
Sandra Fox be avoided.
John Haller
Liz Israel
B. Repair rather than replace
Samantha Kercull
Douglas Kerr Distinctive architectural features that characterize a structure or site shall be repaired rather
Richard King than replaced whenever possible. If replacementis necessary, the replacement materials
Stephen orgy Kyte should match the original in composition, design, color, texture and other visual qualities.
William McCarthy
Dorothy Rogers-Bullis
Cindy Spence Every effort should have been made to preserve as much of the original building fabric as
possible. The Foundation recommends that the owner be required to restore the roof to its
James Kettlewell original height and restore the original Greek Revival cornice detail.
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment.
Executive Director
Samantha Bosshart
Sincerely,
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