4 Newcomb Blvd.

Description: Demolition of more than 25% of the primary façade and more than 50% of the roof structure of a Contributing rated, two-story, raised basement, single family building.

Staff Recommendations: 

Based on FEMA Survey and Friends of the Cabildo research, 4 Newcomb was designed by Morgan Hite (research below) and built in 1920, within the period of Significance for the Uptown Historic District. The raised basement serves as a plinth for the classical pilasters and styling of the building. However, the primary façade of the building was altered sometime after 1950 when the front porch was encapsulated with the creation of an interior foyer. The two hip roofs flanking the exterior entry porch were encased with a parapet wall. Despite the attempt at the restoration of the front elevation, Staff does not believe lowering the building and altering the entry sequence to be appropriate for the scale and rhythm of Newcomb Boulevard.

• Staff Recommendation: Denial of the request Demolition of more than 25% of the primary façade and more than 50% of the roof structure.

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