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July 16, 196!} <br /> The Historic Districts Commission met at 7130 P. M. on Thursday, <br /> July 16, 196lt, in the Selectmen's Roam, Town Office Building. Present <br /> were ~Pilbur Jaquith, Philip B. Parsons, Secretary, Ruth Bevan and George <br /> T. Graves. The chairman Donald R. (}rant being absent from the meeting, <br /> <br /> Wilbur M. Jaquith was t~sn;mously elected Chairman Pro Tempore, The purpose <br /> of the meeting was an informal meeting with Lester N. Lechter, who <br /> presented exterior views for the proposed building to be erected on the <br /> parcel of land known as the Central Block on Massachusetts Avenue. <br /> Hearing was held at 8:15 P. J~. on the application of First <br /> Pariah Church (Unitarian) for a Certificate of Appropriateness for changing <br /> the location of an existing building, for the eroction of fencing and for <br /> the construction of certain parking and other bituminous concrete areas in <br /> the rear of the premises at Nos. 1 and 7 Barrington Road, which is within <br /> the Battle Green District. <br /> Mr. Donald R. Grant, Chairman, was present for the remainder of the <br /> meeting and read the left®r of application rec®ived f rom:Mr. Carl Blak®, <br /> Chairman of the Parish Cos~miittee. Yr. Blake submitted a number of phorogra~hs <br /> for study by the commission as well as plot plans. VSP ions questions were <br /> asked Mr. Blake by members of the commission. Also present at the hearing was <br /> fir. John Sampson,8 Bedford Streset, who d ascribed the white picket fenc® <br /> proposed at the rear of hi.s property and t}ae church prop®rty. The hearing <br /> <br /> was adjourned at 8:~5 P. M. <br /> also present at the meeting were the following m®mbers of the Public <br /> Facilities is the $attle Green Committee: Mrs. Ruth Morey, Leslie York a nd <br /> C. Barry Erickson, Architect. Mr• Erickson showed a scaled drawing of the <br /> proposed building to be erected n®ar Buckman Tav®rn and a plot plan of the <br /> area. It was stated that an application Yrould be submitted at a later date, <br /> Mr. I• Douglas, Trustee,. of Le~d.ngton Plaza Treat, also appe~ed <br /> before the commission and presented the commission with a drawing of the proposed <br /> buildings to be erected on Bedford Street at ~forthen Road. Mr. Douglas stated <br /> that he planned to submit an application in the near future. <br /> T~ seating was adjourned stet ll~al5 <br /> P~~i• <br /> ip B. arsons <br /> S <br /> 86retaYy <br /> <br />