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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMI~SSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on 'Wednesday, June 28, 1972, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lex- ington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Philip B. Parsons, Secretary; George E. Graves; Donald J. Shaw; Georgia H. Williams; and Associate Commissioner_S. Lawrence Whipple. A hearing was held at 7155 P.M. on the application of Roger V. A. and Mary Helen Zorn for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the erection of a porch attached to the dwelling at lO Tavern Lane, which is within the Munroe Tavern District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Mr. Zorn submitted three scale drawings of the Plot Plan and a set of three scale drawings (SK156, SK157, and SK158) showing details of the proposed porch. Mr. Zorn stated that the benches surrounding the three open sides of the porch would be approximately 17" high and that the porch would be fin- ished in the .same color beige as the dwelling. It was stated that foliage hides the dwelling from Massachusetts Avenue and the Munroe Tavern. The hearing was closed at 8115 P.M. A hearing was held at 8115 P.M. on the application of George E., Jr. and Patricia M. Rowe for the erection of a storage building at 1460 Massa chusetts Avenue, which is within the Munroe Tavern District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and the application. Attorney Frederick J. Conroy represented the applicant and submitted three scale Plot Plan drawings, three copies of the illustration of the proposed storage building and one specification sheet. He stated that there is no garage on the premises and that the applicant proposes to erect a 10' x 10' Walpole House with the front facing the driveway. There would be a door and one window on thefront and one window in the rear. The building would be stained with Walpole #4 Rustic Brown stain and the door, window sash and shutters would be painted white and that the roof shingles would be as specified by the Commission. The hearing was closed at 8:40 P.M. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously V07~D to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to Roger Y. A. and Mary Helen Zorn for the erection of a porch attached to the dwelling at 10 Tavern Lane, which is within the Munroe Tavern District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Philip B. Parsons, George E. Graves, Donald J. Shaw, and Georgia H. Williams. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOZED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to George E., Jr. and Patricia M. Rowe for the erection of a storage building on the premises at 1460 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Munroe Tavern District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Philip B. Parsons, George E. Graves, Donald J. Shaw, and Georgia H. Williams. Mr. Jaquith then asked about vacations for the summer months and the replies were as followsi Mr. Jaquith, first and last weeks of August; Mr, Parsons, does not know; Mr. Graves, would be available all summer; Mr. Shaw, one week in the summer and balance in the fall; Mrs. Williams! July 13 to August 6; Mr. Whipple, no definite plans; it was stated that Mr. Pitt plans to take two weeks in August; and F7iss Gilson, the Clerk, said that she ex- pected to take the first two weeks in October.