59 Bridge St rear addition expansion
Description
A carried-over application to expand a rear addition on a contributing property.
Impact summary
Tight Point-section lot, three feet from the street — the split vote signals limits on how far addition-on-addition projects can go.
Applicant
- Name
- Nancy Flynn
- Address
- 59 Bridge St, Plat 16, Lot 57See this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Historic District Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Historic District Commission (Regular) - Sep 15, 2026
A ground-floor bedroom and bath for the owners' 85-year-old mother-in-law, added to a 2020 rear addition on the 1758 Martha Pittman House — approved 4-3 on the version that visually breaks from the existing addition.
Historic District Commission (Regular) - Aug 11, 2026
Nancy Flynn's application to expand a rear addition at 59 Bridge Street was on the agenda but was not reached this evening.
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