Stone Building Historic Structure Report 2009 MTS

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HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT The Stone Building LEXINGTON, MA The maintenance plan is in two sections, first showing requirements for a building which has had the exterior preserved and the second a maintenance plan for a fully renovated building with an addition. Appendices include research bibliography, the unabridged research methodology and structural report, pricing estimating and outline specifications for the recommendations, copies of presentations, and copies of photographs taken during the report research portion of the project. Summary Grounded realism should be joined with vision and energy in imaging and describing a future for the Stone Building. The legacy of this building, just as the necessities that created and sustained it over nearly two centuries, should be celebrated actively — not just remembered. To preserve it is to do more than keep the roofs weather tight — its future must be logical, visionary and compelling. We have been consistently impressed with the interest and commitment of the Town Administrator, Community Preservation Committee, Historical Commission, the Special Stone Building Committee of the Permanent Building Committee, the Heritage Center Committee, and the Lexington Library System. Collaboration, creativity and insight amongst these groups brought this project to its current place in time, and will be necessary to move it to the next stage. Menders, Torrey & Spencer, Inc. viii 2009