HC / HARB 2025 Meeting Minutes

Historical Commission &

Unionville Historic Architectural Review Board

Chester County, Pennsylvania

721 Unionville Road / Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348 Phone (610) 444-0725 / (610) 444-1380 Meeting

Meeting Minutes EMT HC/Unionville HARB Meeting on February 11, 2025

Call to Order: 7:00 pm

1. Members Present:

o John Rosecrans, Frank McGrail, Chris McDougall, Lew Kinter, Susan Beach, Charles Streitwieser,

Phoebe Turner

Members Absent: HC - Martha Walls-Brown; HARB - Jake Elks, Susan Elks, Marcy Gaynor Fenza, John

Hodges, John Cox, Charles Shock

o Quorum of EMT HC members was declared. Only one HARB member was in attendance. No

quorum was established.

Visitors: Michael C. Bucklin, Landhope Farms, Richard Buchanan of Archer Buchanan Architects,

John Ruff

2. Approval of Minutes

o Approved EMT HC/Unionville HARB Meeting Minutes of November 11, 2024

3. Review of HR Demolition Permit Request

a. HR:04 – Grey Barn. Landhope Investors proposed the demolition of the nail laminated arched

beam roof structure of the existing Grey Barn leaving the stone foundation and lower level in

place. The demolition permit request is due to structural and safety concerns of the original

building. The foundation is in good shape and will remain and be repaired/secured as needed.

The arched roof structure will be rebuilt with structural glulam beams to duplicate the original

shape, configuration, and style of the original building. From the exterior, no noticeable change

will occur with the exception of the reconfiguration of the south and north shed portions of the

building. The new building will be used to host events.

o The EMT HC members present gave anonymous approval of the proposed work. Full

sized drawings were given to EMT HC for their files.

Meeting Adjournment: 7:30 pm. Due to bad weather, the meeting was adjourned early.

Next Meeting: March 11, 2025