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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-01-16-HC-min.pdf THE LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 MEETING Room G 5 January 16, 1978 Lexington Town Office Building 7:45 PM Voting Memebers Present: Anne Grady, Chair; Richard Morehouse, Sara Chase, Elizabeth Reinhardt Guests, Mr and Mrs. Snyder, new owners of Sanderson House SANDERSON Discussion with Snyders of present condition of Sanderson HOUSE House, necessary repairs, possible changes. Commission members generally suggested using Hancock-Clarke House as model for exterior changes - eg. replacing exterior shingles with clapboard, changing present 2 over 2 windows with 6 over 6. Repair and reshingle roof. Ms. Chase recommended contacting the Energy Bank re insulation, energy conserving rehabilitation. Suggested phasing of work: concentrate on stabilization in first phase, ie structure, foundation, basement, chimneys. Recommended Strawbery Banke and Old Deerfield as possible research sources, SPNEA for analysis of paint, other technical advice. Promised Snyders advice and assistance before District com- mission meeting in March. HANCOCK SCHOOL Consensus of commission was that such restrictions were necessary PRESERVATION to protect school until it becomes part of Battle Green Historic RESTRICTIONS District. Commission worked on recommendation for holder of preservation restriction to avoid possible horrors of car-shed, awnings, balconies, changes in window-size and shape, and to provide conservation restriction on land. Unclear what present zoning status of land was. Ms. Grady said she would call Iris Wheation of Planning Board. COMMUNITY Jeff Shaw has said Lexington may not be eligible for grant. DEVELOPMENT Ms. Grady reported that Norma Bogen will investigate and BLOCK report to commission at next meeting. GRANT FUTURE NEWS Commission still feels need for better publicity, higher RELEASES visiblity in town affairs. Suggested future news stories included article on presentation ofpreservation books to Library, brief biographies on each member of commission, reports on possible ceremonies for presentation of certificate of acceptance to National Register for Sherburne House, Battle Green Historic District. Ms. Reinhardt mentioned ceremony planned by Church of Jesus LHC - Jan. 16, 1978 2 Christ, Latter Day Saints and letter from Albert Fisher inviting LHC to presentation of certificate in April. MASSACHUSETTS Ms. Grady read letter from Mass. Film Bureau asking for FILM BUREAU information on possible historic and picturesque sites in town which could serve as film locations. Consensus was that Bureau might be interested in Dick Morehouse's Bicentennial photographs. BAY STATE Ms. Grady announced that Ms. Reinhardt has been appointed HISTORICAL representative for the Lexington Historical Society to Bay LEAGUE State Historical League. She will also report on meetings to LHC. MOON HILL As final National Register application project Ms. Grady NATIONAL suggested commission nominate Moon Hill. Morehouse raised REGISTER possible objection that residents feared exposure of publicity. Ms. Reinhardt mentioned that there was only minimal publicity about other National Register properties in town. Owners of those properties have neither objected nor suffered, suggest there is little for Moon Hill to fear ADJOURNED 9:45 PM