{"id":2758,"date":"2011-12-01T14:15:52","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:48:21","slug":"sycamore-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2011\/12\/sycamore-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Sycamore Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">guest post: Scott Whipple<\/p>\n<p>Back in June I wrote about the Historic Preservation Commission\u2019s approval of a proposal to install solar panels on the roof of the Sycamore Store, a historic site designated in the Montgomery County <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/planning\/historic\/research-and-designation\/\">Master Plan for Historic Preservation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2760\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sycamore-store.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2760\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2760 \" title=\"sycamore store\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sycamore-store-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sycamore-store-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sycamore-store-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sycamore Store, before solar panels<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The panels have been installed.\u00a0 Have a look.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0293.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2761\" title=\"DSCN0293\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0293-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0293-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0293-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0290.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2762\" title=\"DSCN0290\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0290-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0290-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0290-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN02891.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2764\" title=\"DSCN0289\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN02891-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN02891-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN02891-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0288.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2765\" title=\"DSCN0288\" src=\"http:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0288-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0288-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSCN0288-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As discussed back in June, putting solar panels in a highly visible location on a historic resource is not the preferred alternative from a historic preservation perspective, and it is not appropriate in many instances.\u00a0But sometimes, as with the Sycamore Store, it may be the only place on a site where solar panels will operate effectively.\u00a0And, given the nature of the historic resource and the design of the facility, the installation may be compatible with the historic building.<\/p>\n<p>With the project complete, I think the Sycamore Store installation works and illustrates well that preservation and sustainability can and do support each other.\u00a0 In my view the Historic Preservation Commission got it right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">guest post: Scott Whipple<\/p>\n<p>Back in June I wrote about the Historic Preservation Commission\u2019s approval of a proposal to install solar panels on the roof of the Sycamore Store, a historic site designated in the Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation.<\/p>\n<p>The panels have been installed.\u00a0 Have a look.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>As discussed back in June, putting solar panels in a highly visible location on a historic resource is not the preferred alternative from a historic preservation perspective, and it is not appropriate in many instances.\u00a0But sometimes, as with the Sycamore Store, it may be the only place on a site where solar panels will operate effectively.\u00a0And, given &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/montgomeryplanning.org\/blog-design\/2011\/12\/sycamore-revisited\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue 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