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l • HISTORIC DISTRICTS C~ff38I0N A meeting of the Historic Distriota Commission was held on Wednesday, February 19, 1975, in Room ili, Taws OPtioe Huildi,ng, Lexington at 8:tft) P.M. Present Were Commissioners Wilbur Pi. Jaquith, Chairman; Georgia H. Williams, Seoratargi Thomas J. Hol$bog~ and Associate Comndssionera Ruth B. Adams, Oliver F. Hooper, Sarah P. Harkness, and Amelia G. 3amoyianko. Mrs. Adams xas appointed to serve Por Commissioner Holsbvg who xas lets arriving. Mr. Hooper Was appointed to serve for Commissioner Donald J, Shaw xho was un- able to be present. Mrs. 3amoglenko was appointed to serve for Commisaiors~r S. Lawrence Whipple who was unable to be present. It xaa moved, seconded, and ananimansly VOTE to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to The Lexington Center Realtq Trust with xeapect to changes in the exterior arahitsatural features of the buildings at 1752 an3 i'~2 Massachusetts Avenue, which are within the &ttla Green Dlatrict, Partici- pating in this deaiaion were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith and Georgia H. Williams# and Associate Coesdiasionara Ruth B. Adams, Oliver F. Hooper, and Amalie G. Samoylenko, It Was moved, aecanded, and unanimonslq VOTSD to issue a Certifiaats of Appropriateness to the Lexington Historical Society and the Lexington Bicen- tennial Comndlttee with respect to the erection and display of historical markers an or in the immediate viainitq of the premi.sea set forth in Sahed- u].e A attaahsd hereto as a part of this Certificate, cash of said premises being located in one of the mottle Green, Hammock-Clarke, Monroe Tavern, or $ast Village Historic Diatriats as indicated in said Schedule A. Partici- pating in this decision xere Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith and Georgia H. W31liamss and Asaoaiats Commissioners Ruth B. Adams, Oliver F. Hooper, ord. Amelia G. 9amoylenko. Then folloxed conai~lerable discussion on the Hamsook-Clarke Hoaae. Mr, Hooper suggested sorbing be installed at the sidewalk and grading up to the House from there, Mrs. Harkness agreed that this would be a possible solu- tion to the foundation height problem of the Hours sa currently situated. Mr. Jaquith asked what kind of curbing and both Mr. Hooper and Mara. Harkness said. that it would have to be granite sorbing or a retaining wa11. Mr. Holabog said that the Commission should approve curbing ar a retaining wall. ' xhiahever is suggested by 1~, Sasaki, landscape architect, xho is nary con- sulting on this pra,ject. Mrs. Harkreas said that after such grading has been done that plantings Would hide the balance of the fonxdation of the House. Mr, Jaquith said that he felt that something xould have to be done ~ about grading ap to the House and that he feels the Historical Society mia- represented the situation in the drawings aubesitted to the Commission which ' were used for the iasna~e of a Csrtifiaats in November 197+. Mr. Hal$bog suggested that red brink be used for the walkways and Mr. Ja~Qnith said that ha xould not approve blacktop or concrete xalks. Mr. Halsbog said that he had talked with Charles Cole about wedging the clapboards an3 about tie rode inside to draw the separation of the addition from the main house beak to- gether. He said that Mr. Cole had told him that minor changes in the addi- tion might be made but that theq Want to follow the authenticity of the painting, Mr, Halsbog suggested the addition be clapboarded With muntined windawa to match the Hours. Mrs. Harkness said that she feels that this xould be mush better than what the Historical Society prapoaea to do. She said that she feels the addition ahaald be kept as simple as possible.