Historic District Commission approves windows and two-family home design.
Historic District Commission approved two applications affecting Manchester's District G properties. Chair Rosemary Costello and commissioners unanimously cleared three double hung windows for 1 Pine Street, finding them consistent with last year's historical renovation. At 9 Ashland Avenue, the
Historic District Commission · Meeting of January 8, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Historic District Commission approved two applications affecting Manchester's District G properties. Chair Rosemary Costello and commissioners unanimously cleared three double hung windows for 1 Pine Street, finding them consistent with last year's historical renovation. At 9 Ashland Avenue, the Commission voted 5-0 (one member unable to vote due to technical difficulties) to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for a new two-family building designed to complement the existing 1800s Carpenter Gothic structure, conditional on narrowing east and north elevation windows to match existing proportions and screening HVAC units from public view.
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Source: the Historic District Commission meeting of January 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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