Construction on the historic home at 114 North Water street halted August 30 when building inspector Reade Milne noticed the house was being demolished far beyond what had been permitted.

Depending on one’s perspective, the Island’s historic district commissions are the last stalwarts fighting to preserve the Vineyard’s eroding character or another bureaucratic hurdle for frustrated homeowners. 

Edgartown officials have halted construction on a North Water street home after discovering the building had been demolished far beyond what the historic district commission had approved.

Since April, the Historic District Committee (HDC) has considered plans for altering the 1912 Mayhew house at 81 South Water street.

After nearly four months of back-and-forth, the Edgartown historic district commission approved a controversial home renovation on South Water street. A pool originally included was scrapped.

A new proposal for the controversial home renovation on South Water street emerged Thursday after previous plans drew neighborhood pushback.

After neighbors rallied against a proposed home expansion on South Water street, the architect behind the project proposed new plans that would leave the harbor view intact.

Citing a misprint in the Zoom address mailed to abutting residents, the Edgartown historic district commission has postponed the public hearing for the proposed renovation of 81 South Water street.

A group of roughly 20 neighbors and abutters have organized to protest a proposed renovation of 81 South Water street in Edgartown, claiming that the new construction will block one of the last public views of the harbor.

Picking up on efforts that began more than 40 years ago, Edgartown voters will decide next week whether to more than double the size of their historic district, which includes about 250 homes in the heart of the village.