HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-04-20-HC-min.pdf LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MINUTES
APRIL 20,1993
PRESENT GILMAN,MATTHES,NICKOLSON,WITTHOFT
Meeting convened at 7.50 p.m.
1 18 Grant Place. Request for demolition of a c. 1915 vernacular house. Gilman saw it. Since
paperwork has not been received,no further action has been taken, but there are no grounds for
believing that the Demolition Delay ordinance should be invoked.
2. 8 Bates Rd. Gilman inspected this property and signed off to allow demolition.
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES ARE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND WE WERE
NOTIFIED BY THEM OF THE REQUEST TO DEMOLISH.
3 516 Mass Ave. Originally the house of David Penny, a potter, 1758--1830, and much further
history The Lexington Minuteman was published there.
4 1989 Mass. Ave. Property of St. Brigid's R.C. Church. "one of the last vernacular farm
houses in Lexington." Built before 1854 (possibly built elsewhere&moved to this site before
1854 ) A request for demolition was made in 1968 but never acted on.
Moved. Witthoft. Seconded. Gilman. The Lexington Historical Commission joins with the
Historic District Commission in stating that the building at 516 Massachusetts Avenue and the
building at 1989 Massachusetts Avenue are of great historical and/or architectural interest and
should be preserved.
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
5 MEMBERSHIP Isabella Hagelstein has resigned to move to Virginia. The LHC therefore
must begin to search for a new member Gilman will notify the town manager and see to the
required advertising. Also,Matthes will see the town clerk to clear up the fact that his name does
not appear on the official membership list and instead a long-resigned person's name appears.
6. HISTORIC MARKERS. The Lexington Historical Society,despite the support of their chief
officers for the project, voted overwhelmingly not to participate Commission members will seek
out alternate organizations that might want to undertake the marker project as a fund-raiser,e.g.
Comm. on Aging (Matthes),Rotary,Friends of Cary Library (Witthoft), Chamber of Commerce,
Bicentennial Band(Witthoft).
Adjourned, 8 45 p.m.