2012-12-00-CPC-rpt (Needs Assessment Report)

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Examples of past projects include the restoration of the Hancock-Clark House and Munroe Tavern. Future projects could include restoration and rehabilitation of the Hosmer Home ("White House") and the interior of the Stone Building (East Lexington Library) on Massachusetts Avenue. • Documentation, survey, conservation and restoration of historic landscapes, including historic burying grounds and monuments. Examples would be recent CPA- funded projects for restoration of two of the Town's historic burying grounds. • Application for survey and planning grants for updating existing inventories and National Register nominations, with special emphasis on Mid-Century Modern neighborhoods and the social changes that accompanied these resources. Past CPA grants have enabled the updating, correction and posting on-line of the Town's Cultural Resources Inventory, as well as a study of the Mid-Century Modern movement in Lexington. • Educational projects such as the implementation of signs or printed brochures regarding historical resources. CPA funding has enabled the placement of directional and informational signage throughout the historic center of Town, as well as the posting online of a survey of historical periods in Lexington, historic maps, a guide to the architectural styles of houses found here and a billiography of additional reading aoubt Lexington's history. Future needs might include the restoration and repair of the Tercentenary guidepost signs formerly located at key intersections. Other suggestions could include the preparation of a manual for homeowners of historic properties providing resources for maintenance and upkeep. • Preservation of historic documents and archival materials. The Town Clerk is currently evaluating, restoring and digitizing many of the Town's historic records in a multi-year project using CPA funding. The Lexington Historical Society also has documents and records in need of conservation. 13