Voting unanimously, the Historical and Architectural Review Board members granted a certificate of appropriateness for a red brick fence proposal for 449 Linden St. at their April 1 meeting held at city hall’s Rotunda.

Homeowners Nicolai Lesko and David Lisk were approved to replace the existing aluminum and vinyl black fence and gate with a 16-foot-8-inch by 5-foot brick garden wall with a wrought iron topper as well as a 3-foot by 4-foot wood gate on the Linden Street side of property. The new solid wood gate is to be placed in the same location as the existing gate and painted to “match the house architectural details.”

They also got a green light to replace a wood lattice fence at the northwest corner at the rear of the property with a 6-foot tall brick garden wall with wrought iron topper to coordinate with the front brick wall. A 3-foot-high “knee high” lowered brick garden wall will be part of the rear structure which would be visible from the Milton Street alley.

Red brick for the project is to match the historic red brick used in the construction of the circa 1868 corner dwelling with the wrought iron topper sourced from historical salvage. The topper is to be painted Sherwin Williams Greenblack.

The Historical and Architectural Review Board regularly meets the first Wednesday of every month to review all exterior changes proposed to buildings in the Bethlehem Historic District north of the Lehigh River. When a proposed project receives a certificate of appropriateness from the board, applicants must wait for city council to vote on it before proceeding. Meetings can be viewed on YouTube.