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A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday,
April 6, 1977, in Room G15, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were
Commissioners Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; Amalia G. Samoylenko; S.
Lawrence Whipple; Acting Commissioner John R. Packard; and Associate Com-
missioner Oliver F. Hooper. Mrs. Williams appointed M~tiHooper to serve
for Commissioner Wilbur M. Jaquith who was unable to be present. Upon
motion made by Mrs. Williams and seconded by Mrs. Samoylenko, it was VOTED
that Mr. Whipple serve as Chairman Pro Tem.
A hearing was held at 8:10 I'.M, on the application of Kenneth I.
Goodman for a Certificate with respect to the erection and display of a
sign on the building at 1620 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the
Battle Green District. Mr. Whipple read the legal notice and application.
Mr. Goodman submitted three copies of a scale drawing of the proposed sign
and a photograph showing proposed location. He stated that the letters
would be three inch gold leaf letters and the backboard would have a bevel
edge and be a matte black finish. Mr. Whipple asked Mr. Goodman if he had
considered upper and lower case letters. Mr. Goodman said that he had.
Mr. Goodman stated that he xanted to stay within the requirements of the
Certificate of Appropriateness issued to G. Ruth McCormack and Maryelene
R. Dailey (No. 75 C-32) and, in order to get the legend on a 68" signboard,
three inch letters were necessary as four inch letters are too wide. Mrs.
Williams suggested substituting the word "Lawyer" for the word "Attorney"
as that would open up space between letters and particularly between each
word, The hearing was adjourned at 8x30 P.M.
It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate
of Appropriateness to Kenneth I. Goodman with respect to the erection and
display of a sign on the building at 1620 Massachusetts Avenue, which is
within the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were
Commissioners S. Lawrence Whipple, Georgia H. Williams, Amalia G. Samoylenko,
Acting Commissioner John R. Packard, and Associate Commissioner Oliver F.
Hooper.
A hearing was held at 8s3S P.M. on the application of the Planning
Council for Urban Affairs for a Certificate with respect to amending Cer-
tificate of Appxbpriatness No. 74 C-43 dated October 30, 1974 with respect
to changes in the yard lights on the premises at 56-60 Worthen Road, which
is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Whipple read the legal notice and
application. Miss Dorte Kaufmann of The Architects Collaborative submitted
a Plot Plan showing. location of the yard lights and an illustration of the
proposed opal lexan globe. Mr. Whipple asked how far these opal lights
cast the light and Aiiss Kaufmann said that she did not know, Mr. Whipple
asked if they had checked with their electrical man about getting clear
lexan globes and Miss Kaufmann said that they had. He prefers to stick to
the manufacturer approved by the architects who does not carry a clear
lexan globe large enough for a 150 watt light bulb. Mrs. Williams stated
that she does not like the opal globes and that these standards are stark
appearing. Mr. Whipple commented that one opal globe at VyneBrook Village
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is discolored. Mr. Whipple asked how near to installation of the globes
they are and Miss Kaufmann said that she was not sure but that they
wanted to get them ordered. Mrs. Samoylenko stated that the opal globes
are very stark and that there are colonial houses in the area. She said
that clear globes diffuse the light. Mr. Whipple then polled the members
with the following decision: Mr. Whipple - yes; Mrs. Williams - no; Mrs.
Samoylenko - no; Mr. Packard - yes; and Mr. Hooper - yes. The vote was
three in favor of the opal globes and two against. The hearing was
closed at 9:00 P.M.
It uas moved, seconded, and VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appro-
priateness to the Planning Council for Urban Affairs with respect to
amending Certificate of Appropriateness No. 74 C-43 dated October 30,
1974 with respect to changes in the yard lights on the premises at $6-60
Worthen Road, which is within the Battle Green District. Participating
in this decision were Commissioner S. Lawrence Whipple, Acting Commis-
sinner John R. raekard, and Associate Commissioner Oliver F. Hooper voting
in favor of issuance of a Certificate and Commissioners Georgia H. Williams
and Amalia G. Samoylenko voting against issuance of a Certificate.
A hearing was held at 9:00 F.M. on the application of 30 Hancock i
Street Trust, Mary M. Jones, Trustee, for a Certificate with respect to
cheges in the exterior architectural features of the dwelling at 30
Hancock Street, which is within the Hancock-Clarke District. Mr. Whipple
read the legal notice and application. Mr. Jones submitted three sets of
scale drawings of the dwelling showing the proposed changes. On the Hancock
Avenue elevation they propose to install a new Andersen bay window consist-
ing of double hung, movable wooden sash, with fixed wooden muntins and
8 over 8 panes of glass in the larger window and 4 over 4 panes of glass
in the two side bays in place of the first floor window at the very rear
of the dwelling. On the south elevation in place of the 6 over 6 doubj,g
hung window to the left of the rear door will be installed a new Andersen
bay window, identical in all details with the new bay window described
above. On the soarth elevation the existing steps and platform will be
extended westward a ma~zimum of eight feet and the new porch extension will
match as nearly as possible the existing porch. On the south elevation of
the dwelling will be installed a new Andersen casement window, with movable
sash, projecting approximately 20 inches from the exterior wall in place of
the first floor double hung window immediately adjacent to the main portion
of the dwelling. The roofs of the new bay windows will be covered xith a
Bird asphalt shingle, of a brown color, to match the existing asphalt
shingles of the dwelling. The hearing was closed at 9:40 P.M.
It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate
of Appropriateness with respect to changes in the exterior arc2itectural
features of the dwelling at 30 Hancock Street, which is within the Hancock-
Clarke District, to 30 Hancock Street Trust, Mary M. Jones, Trustee. Par-
ticipating in this decision were Commissioners S. Lawrence Whipple, Georgia
H, Williams, Amalia G. Samoylenko, Acting Commissioner John R. Packard,
and Associate Commissioner Oliver F. Hooper.
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Then followed a brief discussion of the "mustard" color proposed
for the doors and panels and the cream color proposed for the units under
construction by the Pi~.nning Office for Urban Affairs at 56-60 Worthen
Road, which is within the Battle Green District. It was moved, seconded,
and unanimously VOTED to approve the two colors submitted. Participating
in this decision were Commissioners S. Lawrence Whipple, Georgia H.
Williams, Amalia G. Samoylenko, Acting Commissioner John R. Packard, and
Associate Commissioner Oliver F. Hooper.
Mr. Whipple read a letter he had received from the architect for the
Cambridgeport Savings Bank which stated that the air-cooling condensor
units for the air conditioning will not fit under the platform. The archi-
tect stated that they would have to go on the roof and that they will not
shox.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
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Georg~a H. Williams
Secretary