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HISTORIC DISTRIC28 C89I021 A meeting of the Historic Districts ComHdssion was held on Wednesday, July 19, 19?2, in the 3electmen•a Meeting Room, Temrn tiffioe Bnildi,ng, Lexing- ton. Present were Coasri.saionera Wilbaar M. Jaquith, Ghair~ni Philip .B. Persona,. Secretary; tieorge B. Graves; Donald. J. S~wt and wsaociate Comai.a~- sinners Albert T. Pitt and S. Lawrence Whipple. Mr. Whipple was appointed to serve for Conamiasioner Georgia. H. Williams who was enable to be present. A hearing xas held at 7t48 F.M. on the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness of James and Dale Olen Silva xith respect to changes isr the e~dating burn on the premises at i5~17 Bedford Street, xhich is within the. Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith Bead the legal notice and. application., Present xere James end Dale Silvat..Michael W, and Arlene Morrlaon and their son, Christopher, of 13 Bedford Street, abettors. Mr. Silva anbmi.tted three aeale drawings of the e~dating strutters and proposed. alterations to the barn, plot .plans, and photographs. The new proposed door. is 16* wide x 8• high xith o~ row of window lightai clapboards to matesh the existing hones will be usedt asphalt shingles on the rnof to match those on the hona• will be used. Mr. Silva stated that_he wants to .clapboard the aides not alraady.eslapboarded.. Tho side nearest the railroad tracks has a door and window and xill be painted. The roof i.a hawed and tanuot be repaired so will. have to be replaced. Tins atonewal]. at the base in the rear seems to be sound. Ee plans to ramous the wood beam and build the foundation np to floor level of goered concrete. The side foundations are all right, The atrncture carnet be seen from the street nnleaa :person is walking np Bedford 3.trset. Hr. Morrison said that xhat Isr. Silva is proposing is quite practicali the thi~ey is oharming.betxoald not be practical to retaint he xould.like to see the npper.windcws retained. Mr. Pitt asked Mr. Silva if he thought he xould have to rip down and rebuild and 1~. Silva said that he probably will have to de so to pony a new founda- tion, He said that he will use as much as he can salvage. lac. Silva is to anbedt.s Dolor chip for the color of the door. The hearing xas ad~onrned at 8t54 P.M.. A hearing was held at 8x55 P.M. on the application of the Lexington Mars Trust for a Permit for Dammolition or Reaoval of the dwelling at 10+12 Massey Street and for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the er®ction oY a building on the premises at 10.12 Masffiey Street and changes in the exte- rior architectural featnrea of the existing building known. as 10 Rear Mnszey Street, xhich is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and application. Mr. Jaquith stated that Mrs. Samolyenko had asked if the Certificate and Permit previously iasned should be amended or if they ahenld start aver and Mr. Jaquith said that he had told her he felt if ahonld be a new hearing bscanse of the slope of the project and the changes.. Mrs, 3amelyenko and Herbert 8laenberg' Architect, were there to represent. the app plicant. Three sets of scale drawings wore an}~mi.tted. A nex one-story build- ing with muntined bay windows and two doors and.fivs xindows on the aide xers planned. There Brill be an enclosed courtyard. A second Pioor will be in- stalled in the existing building. Brink ends on the one-story building will be of the same type brick and the same color scheme as previously approved. xiLl be used. They would like the option to .have xindox lights is~ the..doors.. It was stated that the applicant had. to appear before the Board of Appeals the following week at~d world like to know hew the ~eembera cf the Commission felt