The actual reason, from what I can tell, is that they couldn't be bothered to think about where else, other than covering half of the stained-glass window, the second-egress stair they needed to install should go. That, and their plans called for dividing up the space that the grand stairwell occupied inside. So with the stairway that broken up and covered, why keep the stained glass?
The building was on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, the local legislation doesn't give that any weight to put it under the purview of the Historic Commission, and the prior owners resisted being recognized as a Local Historic District, so it didn't happen.
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Date: 2010-04-26 02:13 pm (UTC)The building was on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, the local legislation doesn't give that any weight to put it under the purview of the Historic Commission, and the prior owners resisted being recognized as a Local Historic District, so it didn't happen.