HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-10-20-HC-min.pdf LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MEETING
Room G5 October 20, 1975
Lexington Town Office Building 7:.30 P.M.
Voting Members present: Donna Brown, Ann Grady, Richard Morehouse,
Elizabeth Reinhardt, Thomas Taylor.
Public Participants: Mr. Lincoln Cole visited
The meeting was called to order at 7 :35 P.M. Mrs. Reinhardt provided
the agenda.
All bills of the Commission will be submitted first to Donna Brown.
UBMIT BILLS A Purchase order will be made up for each. expenditure (except in
the case of several small amounts by one person for reimbursement)
We have been advised that the Commission should provide the Town
Manager with a list of our projected expenses for the remainder of
ROJECTED EXPENSES this year. Weshould also make our proposal for a budget for next
FISCAL 75-76 year. It was voted that we include the following in a request for
funds for this year.
1. Film purchase $200.00
2. Processing (including copies for National
ROPOSED EXPENSES Register Applications) $200.00
REMAINDER OF YEAR 3. Secretarial Help $125.00
4. U.S.G.S. Maps .. $ 15.00
Total $540.00
A vote was taken to approve the bills to date for the following:
1. National Historic Trust Workshop fee $ 35.00
Ann Grady attended
ILLS SUBMITTED 2. National Trust for Historic Preservation $ 25.00
Membership (Organization)
3. Film Purchased 8/29/75 and Processing
10/16/75 Betty Reinhardt $ 10.68
4. Xerox copies
Richard Morehouse $ .83
$ 71.51
Unaanimous
Graduate students will be used to do Title searches when necessary,
RADUATE STUDENTS as in the case of the Sanderson House.
A discussion was held concerning the po.ssibilit iof this Comm-
ission doing a publication of perhaps five chapters on the
UBLICATION development of the town of Lexington. Ideas for material to
be included were, photographs, maps of the various periods of
development, a brief description of the Town, a glossary of arch-
itectural features. The publication to begin with the first settle-
ment of the Town to the present.
The Commission report (Annual) must be submitted by November 15th
NNUAL REPORT to be included in the Town Report. The Chairman will write the "
report and send it around for comments by the members.
LF.tter from Temple Scanlon concerning funds was discussed. It was
SSIBTR FUNDING decided to ask him to find out more about the funds mentioned. We
will wait to hear from him again.
LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING
October 20, 1975 Meeting Page 2.
When applications are made for National Register Status for
)WN OWNED PROPERTY particular properties owned by the Town, the Secectmen, Town
Manager and appropriate Committee will be notified by mail.
Procedures for the protection of Historic and Cultural properties
3APTER 106 were discussed and Mr. Taylor advised of the many confusing as-
pects. This requires much further study.
Weturned to the discussion of whether or not there is enough interest
2ESERVATION in Lexington in the preservation of properties to form a Non-Profit
Organization to look for funds to acquire properties, raise funds,
etc. Also to find help to preserve the architectural integrity of
the town.
SPONSIBILITY Awareness and education play a great part in getting properties on
the National Register. We must try to provide this service.
Donna Brown
Secretary