Fern Tree façade restoration/renovation
Peekskill
Description
Proposal to repaint upper floors and replace ground-floor paneling was held over after the board objected to painting brick and asked for a bare-brick alternative and possible mural.
Impact summary
The corner could end up with exposed historic brick and a Harriet Tubman mural tying into the city's art walk instead of fresh black paneling.
Applicant
- Name
- Lafern Joseph
- Address
- 13 S. Division Street, Peekskill, NYSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Historic & Landmarks Preservation Board
Last discussed Jul 23, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Fern Tree façade and the painting of historic brick
Fern Tree's proposal to wrap two-plus floors of a historic building in a mural exposed a gap in the board's rules — no one's sure what the precedent means for every other building in the district. Board members love the art but fear opening the floodgates.
Historic brick preservation at Fern Tree
The board pushed back on a plan to paint brick at 13 South Division Street, warning that painted brick traps moisture and damages historic buildings. The applicant will revise the plan — possibly stripping the brick bare and adding a mural — and return later.
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