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J • HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held at 8s00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 21, 1978, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners John R. Packard, Chairmani Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; S. Lawrence Whipple; and Associate Com- missioners Linda J. McAuley and Howard C. Nason. A hearing was held at Ss00 P.M. on the application of the Lexington Mews Trust, Amalia G. Samoylenko, Trustee, for a Certificate with respect to the addition of a dormer on the rear of the building at 10 Muzzey Street, which is xithin the Battle Green District. Mrs. Samoylenko stated that there is a tremendous need for light and ventilation in the second floor office space which has been vacant for almost a year. She presented scale draxings of the parking lot elevation and the Massachusetts Avenue eleva- tion showing the proposed dormer. Mrs. Samoylenko stated that she would like a construction condition inserted in the Certificate stating that con- struction should commence no later than June 30, 3980. Following discus- sion, it was moved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to the Lexington Mews Trust, Amalia G. Samoylenko, Trustee, with respect to the addition of a full dormer on the rear of the building at IO Muzzey Street, which is xithin the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners John R. Packard. Georgia H. Williams, S. Lawrence Whipple, and Associate Commissioners Linda J. McAulay and Howard C. Nason. A hearing xas held at Ss30 P.M. on the application of Michael Davis and Althea White-Davis for exterior architectural changes on the dwelling at 2 Bloomfield Street, which is within the Munroe Tavern District. Mr. Davis said that they would like to replace the roof shingles with shingles of the same material and color and submitted a sample of the proposed mate- j rial. He said that the gutters are presently wood except for the ones over the entranceway and they would like to replace all gutters with white alumi- num gutters. Mr. Davis then said that they would like to ventilate the attic space and proposed installation of wood louvre ventilators on the southerly elevation (Highland Avenue) placed above the half round window. The ventilator would be of rectangular shape and would be 1'8" wide by 2'2" high and located with the top corner 8" from the rake. This would be of pine and painted to match the dwelling. A discussion about the rela- tionship of the ventilator to the existing window ensued. Broaco catalog was used to show different styles of ventilators. Following discussion, a triangular ventilator (Brosco,~i2668) of pine 6'8" by 2.1 3~4" at apex and painted to match the dwelling was selected. Four soffit vents under the gutters (two in f'nont and two in the rear elevations) are proposed. Mr. Davis then discussed proposed window changes on the rear elevation for the kitchen and living room. He proposed a Reuten window of either bay or box style for each room. Folloxing discussion, Mr. Davis xas asked to submit a scale drawing of said elevation at the July 19th meeting of the Commis- sion. Mr. Davis then said that they would like to remove side door. and three steps and replace with a window and also remove dining room window farthest from the street, close the wall with siding matching existing wall so that this elevation would have two windows only. The hearing was ad3ourned at 8s4$ P.M.