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HPC10-10, Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Dr.
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Item Summary:
Applicant is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a new access to the grounds at Barrington Hall at the intersection of South Atlanta St (Hwy. 9) and Marietta St. (Hwy. 120) which will require removal of a portion of a rock retaining wall.
Staff Report:
Background
Barrington Hall was designed by Willis Ball for Barrington King and construction was complete circa 1842. The building was a part of the original town plan and is an excellent example of Greek Revival Temple Form. A formal English boxwood garden was designed for the property and still exists today.
This property was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The City of Roswell purchased the property in 2005. Since purchasing the property, the City has filed the following applications as follows:
1. HPC 05-04 - An application to add a handicap ramp on the east side of the building, to move the gate back to its original location along Marietta Highway and to remove Virginia Pines along the fence line and exotic invasive trees less than 6 inches in size.
The application was approved with the following conditions:
1. The Architectural Subcommittee shall review the handicap ramp placement on site.
2. The removal of the Virginia Pines is approved as requested, but the Architectural Subcommittee shall review the removal of other plant material on site.
Following the Architectural Subcommittees visit to the site in January 2005, the
following was determined:
1. A mobile hydraulic lift would be appropriate for handicapped accessibility. The HPC would require a detail to be submitted prior to a full approval of this proposal. It was determined that this would be a less intrusive solution compared to a ramp.
2. All of the Virginia Pine trees on the perimeter of the property along King Street and Barrington Drive are approved to be removed. All other plant material shall rem...
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