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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION - page 2 November 8, 1978 A hearing xas held at 8:30 P.M. on the application of Lexington Fur- niture, Inc. for a Certificate with respect to the erection and display of a sign for the store at 1726-30 Massachusetts Avenue. Mr. Packard read the legal notice and made reference to the application. Lawrence Warrick, President, and Carl Severn of Metal Letters Corporation represented the applicant. Mr. Severn submitted three scale drawings of the proposed sign and a snapshot of the store front. The sign letters will be of sugar pine and of gold leaf. They x111 be mounted with 1~2" spacers. The letters will be Roman style reading "Interiors by Lexington Furniture" and they will be mounted on the brick store front. The sign will be 2'6" ~asz~g by 36" high. A fluorescent light x111 be installed above the sign, just below the window. Mr. Davies stated that he would prefer to see the shield with a bronze anodized finish and emphasized that warm fluorescent lighting be used. Mr. Packard asked how long the lighting fixture would be and Mr. Severo said it would be 40' long. The hearing xas closed at 8:40 P.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded and following discussion, it xas unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to Lexington Furniture, Inc. with respect to the erection and display of a sign for the store at 1726-30 Massachusetts Avenue, xhich is xithin the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commissionere John R. Packard, Georgia H. lilliams, John L. Davies, Roland B. Greeley, and Asso- ciate Commissioner Linda J. McAuley. A hearing xas held at 8s40 P.M. on the application of Alan D. and Sharon M. Bedford for a Certificate with respect to a change in paint colors for the dwelling at 11 Harrington Road. Mrs. Bedford stated that the dwelling would be huge harvest gold color shingles with white trim and dark gray blinds. Upon motion duly made and seconded and following discus- sion, it was VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to Alan D. and Sharon M. Bedford with respect to a color change for the dwelling at 2i Harrington. Road, xhich is xithin the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commissioners John R. Packard, Georgia H. Williams. John L, Davies, Roland B. Greeley, and Associate Commissioner Linda J. McAulay. Mrs. Bedford then stated that they were applying for two addi- tional changes to the dxellinga on the south side they would like to move the window 20" zest so as to center the window as they do not intend to relocate the door and they would like to replace about 300 feet of wood gutters with aluminum gutters. She stated that they have located aluminum round downspouts. Following discussion, Mr. Packard stated that a hearing would be scheduled on these requests. No one expressed opposition to them. An adjourned hearing xas held at 9s00 P.M. on the application of Carol A. Snyder for a Certificate with respect to exterior architectural and paint changes on the dwelling at 1314 Massachusetts Avenue. A snapshot was submitted showing the paint colors and the wood batten door. Upon motion duly made and seconded and following discussion, it xas unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate of Appropriateness to Carol A. Snyder with respect