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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, May 3, 1972. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Philip B. Parsons, Secretary; George E. Graves; Donald. J. Shaw; Georgia H. Williams: and Associate Commissioners Albert T. Pitt and 3. Lawrence Whipple. Mr. Jaquith called the meeting to order at 7345 P.M. in the corridor outside of the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building., Lexington and adjourned the meeting to Room Gi$, Town Office Building, Lexington due to the lack of the key necessary to open the door of the Selectmen`s Meeting Room. Mr. Jaquith stated that the Continental Trust sign application was being withdrawn. A hearing was held at 7x55 P.M. on the application of The Lexington Mews Trust for an amendment to Certificate of Appropriateness No. 72 C-3 issued by the Commission on March 11, 1972 for the erection of a building at 10-12 Muzzey Street, which is within the Battle Green District. Present for the applicant were Amelia Samoylenko, Trustee, and .architects Herbert W. Eisenberg and Arthur T. Smith of Eisenberg Associates. Also present were Roland Gubisch of 627 Massachusetts Avenue, Mrs. Mary Dentler of 9g Follen Road, and Mrs. Judith Uhrig of 15 Vine Brook Road representing the League of Women Voters. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and the application. The architects sulr muted three scale drawings of the proposed building and discussed the changes made. The roof is to consist of asphalt shingles with three dormer windows facing the courtyard. There will. be gutters and downspouts. They want to bring the line of the pitched roof up higher to screen all mechanical units, etc. which will be installed on the roof. The basement is to consist of a 319 seat theatre, ticket room, projection room, lavatories, etc. all below ground and the entrance will be from the oourtyard. It was stated. that in the final plans they may extend the basement, probably for storage space for the shops above. The first #"loor will consist of shops, a tearoom with outdoor dining, and all walks installed by the Trust will be of brick. It was stated that the sidewalk on the Muzzey Street elevation will depend on the Town. The second floor will consist of a restaurant seating 12,5 people for which they already have secured a special liquor license, a gallery, exhibition area, and shops. The central portion will be only two stories high and skylights will be installed for the restaurant and gallery. 'The three story gable ends will probably be of brick rather than wood. Mr. Eisenberg said that he feels that they will receive permission from the Board of Selectmen to remove the fence between the property line and the parking area in the rear of the building. Considerable discussion ensued regarding permanent wood muntins for all win- doves and the consensus of opinion of the members of the Commission was that they would prefer permanent wood muntins to snap~in muntings. Mr. Gubisch stated that he feels that the snap-in muntins look cheap where used in commerce cial establishments and that they appear to be superficial, Mrs.$?molyenko stated that the heating and air conditioning bills ~ri:ll be several hundred dollars a year more without Anderson thermopane windows which are not avail- able with permanent muntins and also that window cleaning bills would be con- siderably more with permanent muntins. It was stated that the snairin muntins