HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-08-18-HC-min.pdf HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING
Room G5 August 18 , 1975
Lexington Town Office Building 7 : 30 P .M .
Voting members present : Donna Brown, Anne Grady, Richard
Morehouse , Elizabeth Reinhardt,
Thomas Taylor .
Public participants : Mrs . R.J. Dexter 58 Hancock St .
The meeting was brought to order at 7 : 35 P .M . Our guest was
introduced to the members . Mrs . Reinhardt provided the agenda
(attached)
Mrs . Reinhardt reported that the inventory is progressing
well . The East Lexington, Munroe District and the area
around the Battle Green has been completed except for the
pictures to be taken . Approximately one half of the Battle
Green District remains to be done . In addition, the Hancock INVENTORY
Street area has yet to be done . This work is still in pro-
gress with the help of our volunteers .
The question of the reproduction of forms for the Massachusetts
Historical Commission and our files was discussed . Mrs .
Brown will check with the Town Office to see what facilities FORMS
are available to us .
Mr. Morehouse provided us with costs for printing of stat-
ionary and business cards . It was decided to eliminate
having business cards printed and use our letterhead instead .
The printing cost bids were from Concord Press , $35 . 00 for STATIONARY
1000 letterheads and $22 . 45 for envelopes . Barrett Press-
$52 . 89 for letterheads and $13 . 65 for envelopes . Mrs . Brown
will ask the Town Office about the possibility of ordering
through the town before we make other arraingements .
Memberships in the National Trust for Historic Preservation,
Bay State Historical League and American Association of State
and Local History were discussed . Since our budget is limitedMEMBERSHIPE
it was decided to borrow from the library and members of the
commission that now hold memberships , until some later date .
Concern has been expressed to the commission by Mrs . George
Morey about the condition of the Bowman Tavern . The possibility
of finding matching funds and an application to the National TAVERN
Register were discussed . Mrs . Reinhardt will talk with Mr .
Stephen Snell at the Mass . Historical Commission for ideas as
to what might be the best approach .
A letter was recieved from the Norfolk Historical Commission
asking for information concerning the Turner Family . It was
voted to refer the letter to the Lexington Minutemen and the NORFOLK
Lexington Historical Society where records are kept which may
be of assistance .
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The letters have been sent to these two groups along with
a copy of the letter from Norfolk . Mrs . Brown has also
written to Norfolk to advise them of our action .
Mrs . Grady will attend the Planning Board and Board of
Appeals meetings to gather more information concerning the
proposal for the Condominiums to be built on the property CONDOMINIUMS
at the rear of 1039 Massachusetts Ave . , before we make a
statement .
The status of pending nominations to the National Register
was discussed . Mrs . Reinhardt has talked with Judy Dobbs
at the Mass . Historical Commission . The Hancock School
application has been approved by the State and has been sent
to Washington for approval . It was suggested we should
send our letter of position . A vote was taken that we HANCOCK SCHOOL
approve the action that Hancock School be placed on the
National Register . Unanimous . It was later decided to
take a vote again at our September 15 meeting , due to the
fact that Mr . O ' Connell notified us that we had unknowingly
locked the front door when we opened the building for our
meeting .
Mrs . Reinhardt will send members of the commission copies
of the applications on the Mason House and others on the
pending list so that we can better understand the significance
of them before a vote is taken in support of their nomin-
ation to National Register status . Mrs . Reinhardtwill send
a letter to the Massachusetts Historical Commission asking PENDING
that the Follen Church and Stone Building be considered NONINATIONS
as a district rather than separately . It was also suggested
that we consider asking for the same status be given to the
homes around the Battle Green and in addition include the
homes down Massachusetts Avenue as far as Forest Street .
More research will be undertaken on this area .
It was agreed that our next meeting date be Monday , September
15 , 1975 at 7 : 30 P .M . The place to be announced .
No further business to be discussed , the meeting adjourned at
Donna Brown
Secretary