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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMhLISSION <br /> MLNUTES OF A MEE~'ING HELD ON FEBRUARY 25, 1970 <br /> The Historic Districts Commission held an adjourned meeting on Wednes+ <br /> day, February 25, 19?0, at 7035 P.M. in the Selectmen`s Room, Town Office <br /> Building, Lexington. Members present were Commissioners Philip B. Parsons, <br /> Secretary; Max H. Straw; George E. Graves; Georgia H. Williams; and Associ- <br /> ate Commissioners George W. Emery and C. Lawrence Whipple. It was moved, <br /> seconded, and VOTED that Mr. Straw serve as Chairman Pro Tem. The chair ap- <br /> pointed Mr. Whipple to serve for Wilbur M. Jaquith who was not present. <br /> At this adjourned hearing it was moved, seconded, and VOTED to issue a <br /> Certificate of Appropriateness to the Town of Lexington with respect to the <br /> erection of air conditioning and electrical equipment and a brick screening <br /> <br /> wall adjacent to Cary Hall at 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the <br /> Battle Green District. Mr. Straw read two letters re the door on the two <br /> car addition to the Police Station and then it was moved, seconded, and VOTED <br /> to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to the Town of Lexington with re- <br /> spect to the erection of an addition to the Town Office Building at 1575 <br /> Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Partici- <br /> pating in these two decisions were Commissioners Max H. Straw, Philip B. <br /> Parsons, George E. Graves, Georgia H. Williams and Associate Commissioner_ <br /> C. Lawrence Whipple. <br /> At 8100 P.M, a second informal discussion was held with Don S. Greer, <br /> President, and Herbert M. Allen, First Vice President, of the Harvard Trust <br /> Company, and E. T. Steffi.an and Peter Steffian, Architects for the Bank. <br /> Plans of the proposed Bank building for 1761-1765 Massachusetts Avenue, which <br /> is within the Battle Green District, were presented and discussed. A formal <br /> hearing on this proposed building was scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 1970. <br /> The four gentlemen then withdrew at 9040 P.M. <br /> Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman, then assumed the chair at 9040 P.M. Whole- <br /> sale Electronics Supply did not appear at the hearing at the scheduled time <br /> and there was a discussion re the status of their sign, Mr. Jaquith rem <br /> ported that he had discussed with the owner the possibility of an extension <br /> to April 1st. <br /> The meeting was adjourned at 10007 P.M. <br /> Philip B. Parsons <br /> ' Secretary <br /> <br />