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t, HISTORIC DISTRICTS CONl~iISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held at 7s4~ P.M. on Wednesday, June 27, 1973, in the Seleetmen•s Iiseting Rouse, Town Office Building, Isxington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chaim ~ni Philip B. Parsons, Secretary= Donald J. 3haw~ Georgia H. Willisms= and Associate Commissioner Oliver F. Hooper. Mr. Hooper was appointed to serve for Commissioner Thomas J, Holabog who was unable to be present. An ad3ourned hearing was held at 7f,5o P.M. with Amelia G. Samoylenko, Trustee of The Lexington Mews Trust, and Herbert Eisenberg, Architect. 1~. Eisenberg said that the window casings on the parking lot elevation were lower than planned to they plan to use a two foot frieseboard with 18" signs for the stores. He said that the triangular pieces did not look wall on the columns on the Forest Street elevation so removed them. Then followed a discussion of the window changes on the N~uaey Street elevation. Mr. Shaw and Mrs. W317.i.ams said that they did not like the windows. Mr. &isenberg said that there are wads to improve and correct this. He said that the window heights are not as should be because of change in eliminating copper coping over the windows. Mr. Shaw asked if the copper hoods could be put back on .arid it was stated that this was not possible because of the time element. Mr. Eisenberg said that there is a problem in handling of the o].ap- board and friez~eboard and he would like to be able to increase the friezs~ board on l~iz$ey Street from 1'4" to 2' maximum. He said that they would have to select pieces of wood to i~rame out. Mr. Eisenberg asked for apps- val to incsrease the Prie$eboard from 1'4" to not more than 2'. He said that the frie2eboard on the parking lot elevation would be the same. "At the conclusiong of the discussion, the Commission approved the followings 1. Increase in the height of the frieaeboard above the clapboards on the parking lot elevation to not more than 2 feet. 2. Eliminate the triangular column braces on the south- erly elevation. 3. Increase the height of tits friexeboard above the clapboards 8rid bay windows on the Muzzey Street eleva- tion to not more than 2 feet." Mr. Shaw moved. the above, seconded by Mr. Parsons, and unanimously YOT®. Participating in this decision ware Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Philip B. Parsons, Donald J. Shaw, Georgia H. Williams, and Associate Commissioner ~ Oliver F. Hooper. The hearing was closed at 8s4~ P.M. Mr. Jaquith said that he had talked with Mr. DiPierio of the Poat Of- fice and that they wish to instal]. a fence basically to keep people off the grass and that they are not planning to do this ae~yrrhere else. Imo. Jaquith said that he told him that the members of the Commission did not like the fence. Mr. Jaquith said that he will write fie the Postal officials advising them that the Commission is not in favor of a fence and also advising. them of the procedure for applying for a Certificate of Appropriateness.