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those buildings went so long with temporary stairs...all just to be replaced with a stoop just one notch above temporary.
i think they look ridiculous. and one has some sort of faux finish on it, looks like they painted it gray, but didn't like it and wiped it off.... just to throw my 2 cents in.
Posted on: 2007/8/24 22:08
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Lets see how these wooden stoops last in heavy snow and extreme weather.
Posted on: 2007/8/24 19:49
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sorry, my mistake, they are the permenant steps being built.
as ECH mentioned the Gregory Row Houses on Erie orginally had a wood porch and steps. Other older row houses may have had the same. call the Planning/Historic Preservation Officer for an explanation.
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Edited by DanL on 2007/8/24 17:54:25
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The wooden stoops that seem to be sprouting
everywhere are in most cases not appropriate to the buildings they are getting pasted onto. Very few houses here had wooden stoops or galleries, the most notable exceptions in Harsimus Cove being the row on the south side of 5th east and west of Erie, as well as the common veranda that ran all the way across Gregory Row, now replaced with brick faux stoops, on Erie btwn 1st and 2nd. The three story cottages on the n. side of 3rd just east of Erie also had wooden front porches. How so many people are getting away with sticking these Cape Cod porches onto their houses, I can't imagine. The Historic Comm. pooh-bah used to be such a stickler for what he considered appropriate (usually incorrect, by the way), -- but even he cannot construe Nantucket style with Jersey City downtown style. What's going on here? Looks more and more like Martha Stewart runs the nabe.
Posted on: 2007/8/24 16:33
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I heard that the Historic Commission guy (Not sure if it was Dan Rearden or his replacement) made the builder tear down the stone steps they were building and replace with wooden to comply with the historic by-laws. Since the stairs were completely removed, this is what was required.
IMO, this is taking the historical preservation to a ridiculous level.
Posted on: 2007/8/24 13:49
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my friend and I were JUST commenting on the same thing. The same two stoops on our way to the Great Newport Mall!LOL
I actually dont like the looks of them. But she said that they are actually pretty sturdy with the materials they are using now for that. I dunno, i still dont like it.
Posted on: 2007/8/24 3:22
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Wood and or stone can be Historical but wood can be a lot cheaper,although it will have a much shorter life span.If you aren't planning on staying go wood.
Posted on: 2007/8/24 2:17
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do they look permanent or just temporary?
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Is the historic district commission now requiring stoops that need replacement to be replaced with wood? Two going up on Erie between 6&7 - can that just be a coincidence? Adds a pleasant bit of whimsy to the streetscape.
BTW, how come no one posts any juicy Dan Wrearden (?) stories anymore?
Posted on: 2007/8/23 17:48
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