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Encouragement from Historic District Officials on Exterior Work Planned for 1888 Colonial on God’s Acre
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The owners of a prominent, gabled 1888 Colonial on God’s Acre received preliminary support from town officials Thursday for plans to alter the exterior of their home in ways that will restore it to something more like the original antique structure. Though a full application to the Historic District Commission is still forthcoming, broad plans for 35 Main St. call for the softening of a rather boxy, non-integrated 1960s- and ‘70s-era addition to the rear of the home—including the re-introduction of original-style windows—while interior work is done on the kitchen. The commission’s acting chair, Janet Lindstrom, said during a prehearing at the New Canaan Historical Society that “it seems the things that are being done certainly make it much more authentic to its period.”
New Canaan’s historic district encompasses 21 buildings near and around God’s Acre, including Joseph Riker and Susan Staudt’s home at 35 Main. Before structures within the district undergo exterior changes, approval is required from the commission (see Town Code, Chapter 31-6).