Thursday, April 18, 2019

Rockville HDC approval sought for demolition of Beall Avenue home

515 Beall Avenue
The owner of a ranch home at 515 Beall Avenue in West End Park is seeking to tear the house down, and has applied for a ruling of historic significance from the Rockville Historic District Commission. While the West End Park subdivision first saw Victorian homes constructed in the 1890s, according to the HDC staff report, this ranch home was built in 1952 as part of the post-war wave of suburban growth in Rockville.

Preservation planner Sheila Bashiri has recommended against historic designation of the home, and that it meets none of the criteria for historic preservation. The HDC will review the application and report at their meeting tonight, April 18, 2019 at 7:30 PM. This demolition request will very likely be approved, as two very large new-construction homes have already been built adjacent to 515 Beall.
New home proposed for
21 Martins Lane
The HDC will also provide a courtesy review of a new home proposed for 21 Martins Lane. This two-story home would be on a lot behind the historic Hebron House at 17 Martins Lane, in the Haiti/Martins Lane community. Staff is suggesting the HDC encourage the homebuilder to add more windows to what will otherwise be large, blank exterior walls.

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5 comments:

  1. A tear-down is news? There are about five every week in the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Bethesda.

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    1. 10:12: Yes, it's news, because A) it's hyperlocal as Dr. Stonestreet noted, and B) this teardown is not "by right" like the Bethesda teardowns you refer to - the HDC could declare a house under their purview to be historic and prevent demolition, unlike in Bethesda.

      Bottom line: This is news, and news you're not getting anywhere else.

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  2. 10:12AM Hyperlocal, my friend. There's more to news than government press releases.

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  3. " This demolition request will very likely be approved, as two very large new-construction homes have already been built adjacent to 515 Beall." Just because doesn't make this an automatic. More important is the fact the this particular house, as with many others in this community, have no particular historic significance other than age.

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  4. Nice to read your article! I am looking forward to sharing your adventures and experiences. Demolition

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