Historic Districts Commission - Chapter 447, Acts of 1956

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CHAPTER 447, ACTS OF 1956 AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION FOR THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, AND ESTABLISHING HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON. (As amended by Ch. 185, Acts of 1958, Ch. 579, Acts of 1966 and Ch. 268, Acts of 1976; Ch. 375, Acts of 1982.) . Section 1. Purpose. - The purpose of this act ,is to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of historic buildings, places and districts through the develop- ment of appropriate settings for said buildings, places and districts and through the maintenance of said buildings, places and districts as landmarks of historic interest. Section 2. Creation of Districts. - There are hereby established in the town of Lexington four historic districts to be known as (1) Battle Green District, (2) Hancock -Clarke District, (3) Munroe Tavern District, and (4) East Village District, bounded as follows: -- Battle Green District: Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Hancock Avenue with the easterly line of the railroad right of way; thence southerly and then southeasterly along the easterly and northeasterly line of the railroad right of way to a point in said northeasterly line of the railroad right of way distant two hundred feet southeasterly from the easterly line of Hancock Street; thence northerly along a lane distant two hundred feet easterly from and parallel to said easterly line of Hancock Street to the northeasterly lot line of the property now numbered 6 Meriam Street; thence southeasterly along said northeasterly lot line to the northwesterly line of Meriam Street; thence southeasterly in a straight line across Meriam Street to the intersection of the southeasterly line of Meriam Street with the southwesterly line of Oakland Street; thence southeasterly along said southwesterly line of Oakland Street to the westerly lot line of the property now numbered eleven Oakland Street; thence southerly along said westerly lot line and said westerly lot line extended to a point on the northerly line of the railroad right of way; thence easterly along said northerly line of the railroad right of way to the northwesterly line of Woburn Street; thence southwesterly along said northwesterly line of Woburn Street to the easterly line of Fletcher Avenue; thence southwesterly in a straight line across Woburn Street and Massachusetts Avenue to the inter- section of the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue with the westerly line of Winthrop Road; thence southerly and then southwesterly along said westerly and the northwesterly line of Winthrop Road to a point distant two hundred fifty feet southerly from the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue; thence westerly along a line distant two hundred fifty feet southerly from and parallel to the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue to a point distant two hundred feet easterly from the easterly line of Waltham Street; thence southerly along a line distant two hundred feet easterly from and parallel to said easterly lane of Waltham Street to the northerly lot line of the property now numbered eighty-two Waltham Street; thence westerly along said northerly lot lane to the easterly line of Waltham Street; thence westerly in a straight line to the intersection of the northerly lot lane of the property now numbered twenty-two Muzzey Street with the easterly line of Muzzey Street; thence westerly in a straight line across Muzzey