Text Box: Architect Dick Leggin, who has had his offices at 6112 Oberlin Ave. since 1994, hopes to start remodeling the century-old Chautauqua-style house next door next summer. He plans to convert it to new office space for his business, plus a one-bedroom apartment upstairs. He purchased the house at 6110 Oberlin from the estate of Frank Corder about a year ago, and is now attempting to have its zoning category changed from R-60 (like the residences in Glen Echo) to a mixed-use C-T (commercial-transition), the category in which two other structures in the Oberlin/Tulane Aves. section of town have been placed. He came to the town council last month asking the town to write a letter of support for this change, but the council declined to do so. (See article, p. 1) The three houses adjacent to the Inn were designated as suitable for C-T zoning in the 1990 B-CC Master Plan. They are recommended for office and/or residential use. Mr. Leggin’s architectural specialty is renovating and remodeling traditional style homes. He was involved with builder Frank Bell in the 1993 re-design of the building in which he has his present Oberlin offices. Mr. Bell’s former offices are now occupied by Washington Home and Garden Magazine; Mr. Leggin, who has a staff of 5-6, says he has outgrown his present space in the second floor of the building. His design for the Chautuaqua house preserves most of the house. A small section in the same style would be added in the rear of the river side of the house as well as in the rear itself, where there would be handicapped access. There would also be a large cupola on the second floor above the kitchen of the apartment. Six parking spaces would be constructed on the river side. Although the house was occupied by tenants Text Box: Bob Radzyminski and Isabelle Umpleby for many years, it is in very poor condition, Mr. Leggin said. He said the remodeling involved in preserving the existing home will be very arduous and expensive. “It would have been easier to tear it down,” he said. Among the local buildings Mr. Leggin has done architectural work for are the Irish Inn at Glen Echo, Law and Associates (both on Tulane Ave.), and some pro bono design work for the Glen Echo Park Partnership. He considers it a privilege to live and work in this area. “It’s wonderful to be here,” he said, “to be along the river and to hike and bike the towpath.” Text Box: ARCHITECT’S PLANS PRESERVE MOST OF CHAUTAUQUA HOUSE By Carlotta Anderson Text Box: LEGGIN SKET CH HERE Text Box: Sketch of the proposed remodeling of the Oberlin house by Dick Leggin is shown from the river side.