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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-06-06 HIST'Ot;IC DISTHICTS COl+p1[SSIOAI A meeting of the Historic Districts C s~.on was held at 7~u5 P,M. on Wednrsday, June 6, 19?~, in the 3eleotmsn's Msst~g Roane, Tbwn OttlT.oe Hu3lding, Leaingtarn. Present were Commissioners Wilber H. Jaquith, Chair- t Philip B. Pax~soe~, Seoretaryt Dodd J. Shawt ~isorgia H. Williamst and Aasoaiate Crsi.oners ~o9ston T. 33a7.sy, 8. Lawrence Whipple, and CQ.iver F. Hooper. l~r. dagtidth stated that Thongs J. Holsbog had been sxorn in as a Comsstssiaaaer, s~ Gisorgs E. Graves, but that Mr. Holsbog was un- able to be px~asent. He appoitttsd Mr. Daisy to serve for lam. Holsbog. Mr, Hooper was introduced as a new Associate Cossiisaianer. A hearing was held at 7~5o P.M. on tl~ application of the Pollan Church 9ooisty xith respect to exterior arahitsctural ahangea in the Church build- ing at ?55 l~tassaoheusstts Avenue, which is within the East village District. l4. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Present for the appli- cant wars i~.iton Parsons. Rsv. Herbert Adams, and ltr. Thorsen of Thar Roof- ing whc would do the w~. Also present was Roland (lnbisah of 62p tiasssehn- setts Awnns. Atr. Parsons said that they had pat painting of the Church oat for bids and that tlwf post would bs $10,000.00 plus sorapl,ng off about. l6 lay+srs of paint. They haw rsoelved no quotations for rrmroving the old paint. He said that the Church was last painted abort eight years ago. He said that they oboes vinyl siding beoawe they fal it would saw at least two or three paintings, save in fuel ousts in the winter, and also beoanse vinyl does rat dent as does aluminum aiding. Gonmdssionsr Parsorea ssked hair tbs initial oust would eos~pare with painting anS I$'. Parsons answered that the quotation for virOr7. siding and alurinam corner boards over tbs eodst3.ng wood siding and corner boards was $8800.00. Mr. Daley caked haw they wattld treat trl?ere the aluminum and wood of tl~ curved part of the window 3oined and Mr. Thorsen said by sa3,Idng and that there was only about 1 1/2" which they would seal. 1+~. Parsons said that none of the steeple or vestibule would bs involved and that the viral world be used on the octagonal part and world overhang the gaffers. Itr. Daley asked if the soffits would bs aluminum and what width the sorrier boards would bs and Mr. Thorsen said that the seffite xould be alumina: and that the corner boards would bs 10". Mr. daqulUs asked what the coat of painting the part to be covered with vinyl would, be and Mr. Parsons said that he could not give an exact barsak- dawn. lie said that flue cost to paint the steeple and vestibule wonsld be abort $2,000.00 and that they don't haw the repeated peeling problems with those tiro parts of the building that they have with the octagonal section. Mr. Thorsen said that t2~ steeple is higher so would weather more. It was previously stated that the proposed vir{yl and alusd~ siding would oast X8800.00 and t3se additional painting about $2000.00 which is appswodmatsly the post of painting the entire Church. Pqr. Jaquith asked if the color of the vir0*l siding would be the eo~at Dolor e! the paint and the answer was float it •rould be. Coasd,saioner Parsons asked what the life axpsotanay is for vinyl and Mr. Thorsen said that vi~'1 siding is guaranteed for 20 years so hs expects it would be longer than that. Hs said th:t alumirmm siding i has been in use for over 20 years and he knows of oe~us banes in Lexington where the aluminum aiding was installed 22 years ago. Tls said that vinyl siding has flue paint baked in so does not rased repainting and should last more than 20 years, He said that it is nailed over clapboards, not batted up bat laid an top, has "wasp holes", and has double 4" strips. Mr. Paracna • BI9TCR[C DISTRZCT9 Ctll~B3IE>!t -page 2 June 6, 1973 suberl.tted photographs of the Church building. Mr. Jaquith eked it thane had been rater leakage freer the gutters and. Mr. Paraorrs said that na aa~e had ~ the gutters so they had Plashed aver the getters abe~ut a year ago. Commiasionar Persona asked if they were toeching the mwatit~ and !#r. Paraoteee said no e~aept for glssing and: painting bleak as o ~++ere. Rev. Adams said that the eriginal stespZe which burned in irB~quite different froae the oarrent steeple. fir. Daley asked about the rrl.te3ox cas- ings and said that they are aerred belerw the arch. A4r. Th:araen said that thary xouZd mold the alueadseum and end at top nerve. Mr. Jaquith asked dt it xas necessary to cover the xindows xith alaminam casing and itr. Parsons said that it rmea not, l~Jr. Jaquith said that they xoeld love vinyl siding sluad.~rm ooruer boards, and rood xindox casings. Itr. Daley said that vixaYYl is mare yellox than the aluminam and Mr. 3hax said that hs aaeld aces a dif- ferenoe bat that it is very slight. Ik'r. Sfax asked if they had had any trouble xith trim and Ifir. Persona said that the soffits under the roof hard been the biggest trouble. In answer to a question P4~'. Thorsen said heat the octagon frieaes xere 80 feet long and than the length of alumi- num is 12'6". Ffr. Persona asked klr. Thom abort replacing the asiding and I+Ir. Thorsen said that it comes off easily and oar be replaced easily. i+ir. Jaquith asked hox the rater gets ont and lir. Tharsaen said that Chary trould have to make getters aced doxnspouta weab~7 a or eiiudnats thy. i~h. Persona said that the gutters need to b cleaned twice s year acrd. that hs xaruld like ta? leave the glzttera covered over. tfir. Shaw asked if are oeuld see the shape of the gutters nary aced l~r. Parsons said no. Mr. ghax asked xhat the Church xculd think short using only the vitrlrl siding arm lsavirg the arorreer boards acrd triease boards rood. Thorsen said that they plan to oowr them xith aluml.num. 14r. Parsons said that it would be satiataotor8? to leave i the witxioar casings road. l~r. Maley said drat the saffits are a problem and that that is onrt place xhere mratesial application is rat clear to ham. Mr. Thorsen said drat they xoeld use 1/2" round. lir. Daley asked hctr you xonld ~ apply alumiteum and Mr. Thorsen said Heat it cou7.d not be dons. Jaquith naked if the soffits had ever been replaced and Mr. Parsons said rat to his knoxledgs. Itr. Daley asked if they had considered replacing all the soffits and 2~. Parsons said not all. i~r. Daley said that this is a very td,oklish situation as this is such an important historic baildinrg. Rerv. Adams said that 3t is ate aat3ve bui.7~iing and not a muserrun and t be uaetp].. Fla added that he? feels Vernon Page xould speak up d.f he ob~eated to the proposal. Rertr. Adams said that financial requirements are involved aril flat the Pariah is aoz?vinosd that vitgrl. siding xonld crave thew money. Fie said that this b~ui].ding has not been declared a IiatSe?na7. Ktatoria Building. Ph. Jaquith said that it xaa bui3.t Ira 1839 and that Charles 8ollem xas a ps~adxsent indi- vidual. Rehr. Adams said that Charles Pollen created a streotwrs xith people sued in a fan shape and eliadnated all interior poets to arssts seen space as badieved that the darvil bid in corners and the slaps prevents this. Pis said that the members are anrdoua to preserve the baslding. lam. Parsons said that the Church aarurot atfaxd tar repaint in five yerars and lee faale that this will look reaaorably presstable aver the next 25 years. Itr. Jaquith asid that the Commissian is a~orsoerr~d xith appearance acrd resat decide whether #hat beildirrg bas to be maixtaitrad ire orSgina2 condition ax it can ass : md.~tbre of other materials but also have to osnsidsr that, if dro rat apprave. the Bost of maintainlteg the atruotare might bs diffiae}.t. ~Ir. Jaquith said i ~ ~sT~c nasTRacTS ox - 3 Jana 6, 1973 that ha had heard reports that alur~zinom holds moisture and oausas rot nrulex~ #h. Mr. Tlmrraen said that hs leas never knawai a~' rot bsirsg oarased by aid•• ing. Mr. Delay aak~d if the Chur~ah is irsenlat~l agd lam. Persona said no. 14r. Dala~y said brat yon oats orsieta a vapor barrier catitaing catsdasta«ation ttith alnndsmm siding. Mr. Thorssn said that yen can have vsntilated aroffits every so often. 1$r. Jaquith asked it there would be i~ problsms and ifr. Thorsen said that the rater rsotsld drain out first. Mr. Jaquith asked about the n~- bar of ~ and Mr. Parsons said tdmre were six wiidotrs. Mr. Hooper salad it ono wisxierx was mirnss port of its awing and the phetograp~ mere eorass?fnsd and showed this to bs so. Mr. Parsons said drat hs seas no problem in omits ting the alnminam aranuyd the rrindorrs and Hr. Thorsen said that that' could s:otah around the wlrydorrs. Mrs. Williams salad 11r. Thorsen if ha had ovverad argr historic bati3.dirsgs and ha said drat lte had not run into this pxobalam be- tore. Imo. Jaquith said that this is the first historic bnildirsg in Town to soma before the Cammissicn xLth this #~rpe of problem. ih. Thorsen amid tkraet he feels #ha average person rrorsld never rxrtJ.oe the visayl. lsr. dhow salad what material, the addl.t3.on was and the Rev. Adana said it ryas clapboard. Comrmisaianer Parsons said drat tl~ Cassssisaicn msmbars would krscw it eras virgrl. itr. Jsgni.th asked i,t there rauld be axky problems with wood earner 'boards and lie. Parsons said there would ba no big problem and added that they axe ts~ying to keep the appearance the saw. Mr. Jagraith said that preservation as well as appearance etas irsvolwd and that in the long term ere do not kncrwing2,y roust to destroy buildings. lieu. Adams said drat ha xculd oommartd aLl questions raised and that he appreciated tbi:. l~Br. Jaquith salad lam. Oubiaah i! he rrantsd to suaake arry oassrente. Hr. t3ubisoh said that he appreMatss that eeo- tsomics is involved bat that he does net feel tint the eoonassl.cs rtes suf't'i- aiently disavssed. He atwid that the Dolor of tla Library is dlffernxt bat added tlsat tM vinyl siding improves the rear ell of the old store. Tis said that the Church is a pr°Lvate laszdmark arul ha is aoncernsd that it look as it did in the 18++0's. fle added that h,e feels that the eaorsomias should ba stud- ied more. Co>arl.aarioner Parsons asked him iS he would put siding an his own hausa, aswi Mr. G~ubi.asoh said only as as last resort as have a pa•oble® of aaior mattahing and he mould prefer to scraps and paint artd replace wood clapboards if neoassary. l~5rs. Williams said that the painting is very r?oti~abls on the Library building. Mr. Parsons said that painting oosttraotars axe not atudcua to bid on paintiryi this Church. Com~issianer Parsons aaksd if the rsidth trould match existitpg carsser boards and ltr. 3~rsen said that they would be orsstom made for this bdailding. The hearing uoas ad~onrsad at 9s3~ P.M. A hearing wear hstd at gskU P.M. an tlse application far a Certificate of Appropriaterssea at Agisilaos Peter and Wesxle C. Manickaa with respect to ea- tsrior arohiteaturai. changes and an addition to the building at 801-803 1Kasaachrssetts Avenu,s, which is xithin the East vitlag. Distrl.at. l~Sr. Jagrstth read the legal notice and application, Dr. l~ni.akae submitted three sets of seals drawings, plat p;Laxss, and photographs of the wdstsng brcsildiag. Tda addition mill e].imiarats one or two pas~ldxag spaces acrd rsi.].l. be a tea-story addition to bs part of Dr. MasrA.akas' daa~tal attics. A net window grill bs installed on the second floor to line up with the window on the f`lrst llocr. They rri11 sNatah the existing paint (barn red with white tries) and now windows HL`3T0RIC ffiSTRICTS COI~ffBSIOAT • page June 6, ig73 to match existing double hung muntin xindcws. Ptr, tT~ubieoh said that the design eras harmonious to eadsting buildir~ bnt changes it to aoxrt? eomster- ci.a1 aspect of the area. Thsrs xi]l be no additional paved area. The bearing tras closed at 10;00 P.At. Gubdach then asked if the Comrxissian was axAre of the stone facAde xhich had been ira:tal7.ad on the paropertar at the corner of Marrstt React axd Massachusetts At?eime. Mr. Jaquith said that Mr. Hartolotti was not3.fied to atop installation and that he has been sent a letter regarding this which hs has turned over to his attorney and ~ probably x117. rsgttest a hearing. Mr. Gt~bisch then referred to the Wilson Farms property. Mr. Jaquith said that they have been regwsted to submit plans. ?Ir. Oabiach said t2u?t it xas essentially used as an employes parking area ae;d that he xc?u].d lilos to 'base the fence extended to hide the pat~dx;g. Inc. Gubiscsh said that it looks clattered during the dsy. Mr. Jagt~th asked A$•. fhtMsoh to watch the area and to advise the Commission oP any ebanges. Imo. Jaquith submitted two bills, as folloxst ~rbara Gilson, Clerk, for Afarq 1973 for ~13fi.A3 (postage - $2.35; .hearings - X3++.30: and clerical cervices - $93.00); sad Iianoablc Press ($76.90 far 1100 letterheads and 1000 Certificates of Appropriateness and ~69.2k for 3110 X10 stamped enaelopes). It ta?s maeed, seconded, and unanimously VOT&D to approve payment oP these bills. Hr. Jagaith said that the Board of Appeals had denied the pstiticn of 44s1.-Hoc Realty Trust and that Attorney idioholson had sent a letter axtenri- ing the tame of their application. Hs said that three hearings are sahed- nled Par Jane 20thr 30 Hancock Street Trust for odor changes, change in barn doors, and addition of a chitaney; and vit>srl siding for the dxell.ings at 1894 and 1900 l~ssachusette Avenue. He said that he had received alet- tar from Angela Frick of 4 Tavern Lane regwstix~ color change and oz~ from the tJ. 3. Post Office regarding installation of a xrought iron fer?ce. Mr. Jaquith tin read a draft of a Certificate of Appropriate~ss for tlLe property at 3 Goodwin Road. Mrs. Williams motrect, Mr. Parsons seaonded~ And it ~s wtaly VOT® tQ issue a Certificate of Appropriateness t,© Charles R. and Atrrt C. LaMantia frith r+espsct to oh4nges in the tad.st3,r~ buildings artd: the erastion of an addition tot the property at 3 Goodatin Road, trhich is within the Hancock-CL?rke D9.striot. Participating in this decision xere Commissioners Wilbur ii. Jaquith, Philip B. Parsons, Donald J. Shax, Georgia H. Willia~~ and Associate Commissioner Royston T. Daley. The, areeti.ng twat ad,7ovrned at 11:10 P.M. Philip B. Parsons Secretary