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• HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, February 9, 1977, in the Directors' Room, Cary Memorial Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; Amelia G. Samoylenko; S. Lawrence Whipple; and Acting Commissioner John R. Packard. An informal meeting was held with representatives of the Cambridgeport Savings Bank at 8s00 P.M. Mr. Jaquith announced that, since his firm had legal dealings with the Bank, he would not serve as Chairman but would sit at this informal meeting to give the Commission a quorum. It was moved, seconded, and VOTED that Mr. Whipple serve as Chairman Pro Tem. Represent- ing the Bank were George Wilson, Vice President and Treasurer, Mr. McCarthy, and John Mitchell of John Kendall Mitchell & Associates, Architects. Scale drawings of proposed changes were submitted. Mr. Whipple asked if had con- sidered retaining material along the bottom of the building and Mr. Mitchell said that they do not feel it would help project the image they want and he said that Spaulding Brick feel they can match the existing brick very closely. Mr. Whipple asked how many panes of glass are proposed for the two windows and Mr. Mitchell said that they propose to use 12" aide x 18" high panes so would be five panes high for each window and eight aide for one window and nine wide for the other window. Mr. Whipple asked why the windows are going to the top without a capping and Mr. Mitchell said that the brick would act as fascia. Mr. Whipple asked if windows would have wooden muntins and Mr. Mitchell said they would. Mr. Whipple asked if there would be a lighting fixture on the fascia and Mr. Mitchell said fixtures would be recessed in the soffit. He said that two bays are set back and one projects out three feet. Mr. Whipple said that he feels that this is a lot of glass and that they are introducing a new element at the bottom by using wood. Mr. Mitchell said that they were proposing an 8" tongue in groove boarding with a "V" joint. Mr. Packard asked if they had found out what is behind the existing signboard and Mr. Mitchell said there was smoky glass which would be filled in with brick and that the letters of the sign would be mounted directly on the brick. Mr. Mitchell said they propose using a Morgan door which is a wood door with lights of glass and he said that all woodwork would be painted white. Mr. Whipple asked if there would be an outside light fixture and Mr. Mitchell said there would be a traditional type lantern on the brick over the door. Mr. Mitchell said that it would be a candle type light fix- ture roughly i8" wide x 2 1~2' high and probably of weathered bronze or brass. Mr. Whipple asked if knew type of design for the rear door and Mr. Mitchell said that it would be the same style as the front door. A six foot deep planter would be across the rear of the building in front of the plat- form to the door and there would be a three foot canopy with white wood brackets and wood soffits underneath but rolled copper roof top over the door. The existing loading door will be bricked up. The new door will open out three feet so rant canopy that depth. There x111 be a light fixture be- side the door and security lighting somewhere on the upper part of the build- ing. The trim in the rear will be white and the second floor blinds will be painted white. Mr. Whipple asked if the building would be air conditioned