May 28, 2015
By Mary O’Leary
Rob Narracci said the Connecticut Historic Homes Rehabilitation Tax Credit program reduced the cost of a new roof and copper flashing for his home by 20 percent, which made the project doable. Narracci constructed all 40 wooden storm windows, putting in 300 man-hours for the custom fit units, according to the NHPT website.
The tax credit program aims to preserve and maintain these homes by helping to fund some basic things such as a roof and chimneys. The Narraccis went beyond that, stripping off the original lead paint and replacing it with a more historically correct color. They are now working on the interior plaster, much of which was intact. He said they have been able to save hand-done scroll work in the house.
He thanked state Rep. Patricia Dillon, D-New Haven, and Harp, when she was a state senator, for supporting the tax credit program as a preservation tool and economic driver.
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