[joebuck]

Wait a sec. You have to know Nashville, Indiana. It is a historical "show" town, modeled on the early 20th century America. Each shop and store displays the historical heritage of the town. A pure tourist attraction. I can assure you when this owner purchased the property he was well aware of the covenant requiring him to maintain the historical look and feel of the property.

[Abathar]

And they didn't have blue paint back then? Heck, how would we know unless they had a painting of the place from that era, all the pictures would be black and white anyway.

[JRochelle]

I have been to Nashville and was not impressed. Some of those shops are just trashy.

[bert]

....I can assure you when this owner purchased the property he was well aware of the covenant requiring him to maintain the historical look ......

Perhaps not. The man was said to be 79 years old and may have been willed the property. He may have actually been granfathered but all the others forgot. That also happens.

[looscnnn]

How can they adhere to covenants/restrictions/etc. when they don't exist? The counsel is now working on the colors that will be acceptable. I think that the owner could fight it in court and have it grandfathered/excluded because there was no requirement or selection at the time the windows were painted.

[WVNan]

Thank you for the information Joe. That is exactly what I would have said. I used to live there, and it's a beautiful Early American village that exists as a tourist attraction and a settlement for artists.

[R. Scott]

At one time nearby Williamsburg, Virginia required every building in the historic district be painted white. For some reason they thought a town founded by Cavaliers should look as plain as one founded by Puritans.
Then, under many layers of old paint they discovered the original color of the existing original buildings – reds, greens, brown – no white. Now the town is slowing becoming multi-hued.