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, . 4J~1&~: 'M~ ~ - ~ . . ?~l i' ..P ~t H18TORYC DI3~RICTS COMMISSION MINtTTES OF A MEETING HELD ON MAY 19 ~ :.1971 The Historic Districts Commission ndet on Wednesday, May 19, 19?l, at ?s 30 P.M. at the New England Telephone Company building at 73 Waltham Street, Lexington. Present wars Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith,. Chair- man; George E. Graves=, Donald J.'Shaw; Georgia H. Williams; and Associate Commissioners George W. Emery= Albert T. Pitt; and S. Lawrence Whipple..`. Present for the petitioner were John W. Gossett, Planning Tngineer; Walter J. Aspinwall, Engineer; and Miss Eno, Secretary. Mr. Sheehan, head of maintenance at the Lexington building, took the persons present on a tour of the building, explaining the operations Arid equipment in the building. It was specifically pointed out that it would be impossible to install a stairwell to the penthouse from the second floor because of the oablea, etc. installed Suet below the ceiling. .5r'.2 At 8s30 P.M. an ad3ourned hearing an the application of the New Eng- land Telephone and Telegraph Company for a Certificate with respect to the erection of an addition to the: building at 73 Waltham Street, which is within the Battle Green District, was held in the Bird Room of the Cary Memorial Building, Lexington with the members of the Commission and reprew sentatives of the petitioner mentioned above all present. Mrs Emery was appointed to serve for :Philip B. Parsons, Secretary, who was unab7.e_to be gresent. It wan moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED that Mrs. Williams serve as Secretary Pro Tem. Mr. Gossett submitted three sets of scale drawings of the proposed addition and plot plena to the Commission. He stated that they would like to have a 36 inch railing along the catwalk as now have although this is not on the plans and the members of the Commis- ' sion agreed that this was a feasible request. It was also decided that the grass strip between the building, and fence be extended to the plot line. The hearing was ad3ourned at 9=3? P.M, An informal meeting was-held at 9e38'P.M, with representatives of the Trustees of the Supreme Council.. of The 1lncient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry regarding their property at lift Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the. Munroe Tavern Aistrict,. Free®nt were George A.?i8wburyy Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Buffalo, New York; Stanley F. Maxwell, Executive Secretary bf the Supreme Council4 and the following representatives of the architectura7.`firm of Shepley, Buli'inch, Richardson, and Abbott -Hugh Shepley, Jean Paul Carlhian, Donald Tellalan, and .John Kanaatab. Mr, Carlhian submitted a plan of the property showing the pro- posed parking. lot and second exit ton Marren 12oad. He stated.'that. auditorium would be the furthest building from Massacshusetts Avenue; one gallery for loan exhibitions and the administrative offices would be ad- 3acsnt to the circular driveway area;,the".library would be nearest to Marrett Road; and the other three galleries-would face Massachusetts Aver nue. A scale model showing the proposed buildings-and locations with the trees and nearby properties was shown as were scale sketches showing rough plans of the proposed buildings to show the series of pitched roof lines and the interior courtyard planned so as to preserve the trees on the land.