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i HISTORIC DISTRICTS C~ffSSION A meeting of the Historic Diatriata Commission was held on Wednesday, January 8, 1975, in the Selectmen's t5aeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M, Jaquith, Chairman3 Georgia H. Williams, Secretary= Thomas J. Hol2bog; Donald J. 3hax; and Associate Cammiasioner Oliver F. Hooper. A hearing was held at 8e00 P.M. on the application of The Lexington Canter Realty Trust with respect to ahangea in the exterior architectural features of the buildings at 1752 and 1962 Massachusetts Avenue, xhich are within the Battle Green District. Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and sppliaation, Robert Lyons, Manager, represented the applicants, ltr. Lyons said that they wish to install aluminum storm xindaws an the secorri floor windows of each building to conserve heat, preserve the windaK sash, and cut down an noise. He said that they propose to install xhite baked enamel xindawa. He stated that there is central air aorid3.tioning in the building at 1952 Massachusetts Avenue and that this will be installed in the ether building. Mr. Lyons aaid that, if tl~y use rax alumirn~m xindaxa, the win- dows could be painted after a year when the aluminum has oxidised, He said that in his experience colors other than baked whits aluminum do not hold up. lir. Holzbog said that he feels that it would not be difficult to paint aluminum after aa~idiwing, Mr. Lyons-said that there would net be sareer~a, Mr. Shaw suggested that perhaps they could purchase double channel w3ndaws instead of triple channel. tir. Jaquith asked. if they had looked into what had been dog for atorna windaxa at the Buckman Tavern and Mr, Lyons said that they had not. Mr. Lyons said that the Fare Station teas cream trim similar to that on the txo buildings ir~valved xith baked xhits enamel com- bination xindo~rs, He aaid that 33 windoxs xonld be installed, The heaMng xas ad3ourned at 8ex5 P,M, I+~. Jaquith said that appliaatior~ for Certd.f'i.aates bad been received from The First Parish Unitarian-IIn»Lveraaliat Church far the erection of a Wayside Pulpit and from the Burkea at 10 Bloomfield Street for enclosing a posh. He said that he had received a call regarding changing the Sherxin- Williams sign and he said that the company was changi~ to a sign xith six colors. These applications were scheduled for hearing on February 5th. ter. Jaquith said that he had heard nothing from Ralard Greeley regarding the proposed markers for the Biaentennisl walkLng tours but that the Board of Appeals hearing on this proposal was sahsdnled for January 16th. An adjourned hearir~ was held at 8:35 P.M. xith David Teolis of Consu- mar Yalue Stores regarding their application for exterior arahiteatural changes and signs far the store at 1719-1?21 Massaahnsetts Avenue. Mr. Teolis submitted three different possible designs. He stated that there xould be shelves behind the counter for cigarettes, batteries, eta. and that that is the reason for putting the windawa ug several feet from the base of the store. He said that the counter would run parallel to the sidewalk and that they were attempting to hide the counter with the 4*6" panels, As new proposed, starting at the 1721 end of the store there would be a xindox, than a door, and then the remaining approximately txo•thirds of the store front would be xinda~rs, The sign would be over the smaller windax and door.