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The front of the building will also be finished with an antique stain, rather than painted white, as it is now. Mr. Eldred explained that in tearing out the damaged sections of the store “we uncovered an original back wall which hasn’t been seen in over 100 years.” It wasn’t painted, he added, but had been allowed to weather naturally.
The rear half of the building will be repainted white to continue the illusion of two separate buildings, as was the case before the fire. An interior wall will be removed during the renovation to allow access between the two halves of the building.
“We will preserve the original appearance of the building,” Mr. Eldred said. “It was two separate buildings - it will still look like that.”
Mr. Thomasson agreed that the two colors would “help break up the massive size of the building.”
The siding will have a beaded edge to it, also a replica of the original. Mr. Eldred said he has fashioned his own router bit to recreate the beading style used in the original siding.
Three of the downstairs windows in the shop can be restored, he said, but the rest were destroyed in the fire. They will be replaced with fourover-four double-hung traditional sash single-pane windows. At some point, he added, they will be fitted with storm windows, but they will be fitted from the inside rather than hung from the outside.
The windows will be as near the same as the ones destroyed, he said, “without spending $500 apiece.”
Mr. Eldred also told the ARB that, eventually, he would like to duplicate the shutters now on the rear of the building on the front as well, and change the style of the lanterns which hang on either side of the shop’s front door.
The members of the ARB unanimously approved Mr. Eldred’s application for the design changes to Washington House. He said he will come back before the board for approval for the stain color on the front of the building, as well as any changes to the doors or lanterns.
Following the approval of the four applications, the ARB members agreed that a work session should be part of next month’s meeting, scheduled for Thursday, June 18. The board is considering amendments to
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