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October 5, 1960
The Historic Districts Commission met at 8:00 P. M. on Wednesday,
October 5, 1960, in the belectments Office, Town Office Building, Lexington.
• Present were Donald R. Grant, Chairman, Philip b. Parsons, secretary,
Donald E. Legro, Cyrus wood, and Associate member '-harles H. Cole.
Hearing was held at 8:00 P. M. on the application of Lexington
Theatre for a certificate of appropriateness as to the continued display
of the existing sign at 1794. Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the
Battle Green District.
The chairman read the published notice and the letter of application.
Mr. Arthur Howe, representing Mr. Feeley as Manager of Lexington Theatre,
appeared in behalf of the application. questions were asked by various
memoers of the commission.
The applicant expressed himself as being content to have the
commission consider his application as consisting of separate applicaticns
for each of the four signs appearing on the colored p hotograph which were
discussed at the hearing and which appear in the colored slide in the files
of the conilnission, and which were aiscussed at the hearing. he four
signs specifically discussed were the illuminated sign approximately
eight feet by four feet over the doorway to the theatre and used for
advertising the motion picture currently displayed; the sign bearing the
words "The Lexington" also located over the doorway; and the two separate
attraction displays approximately fourteen inches by thirty-six inches
located on the front w,.11 on either side of the doorway.
The commission considered the relative size, the color, style,
materiels end Irord content cf the four v rious si..ns, teeth r with the
purposes for hich they are disol yed. i'i.acission w s also had ,s to the
hardship ; hich r+i ;ht result to the applicant if certificates of
appropriateness w re to be denied as well as tie uestion as to wheth r
the enplic tion could be approved without suhstanti 1 detrim nt to the
nublic z. el Fare and 1 shout substenti-1 r ercg tion from the intent nd
purno es of the act est.b'ihing: .= ed de,inin the e .ties of the c r_ is ion.
On motion merle and duly cecon?ed, it FE dot =incd by the co, r, iseion
that the fe tures of e- 1 four siEns are inanoropriete but that owing to
conditions esoecielly affecting the four signs, but not affecting the
Battle Green District generally, failure to approve the alp-olio tion
would involve substantial hardship to the applicant, and that a_n royal
of the signs could be made without substantial detriment to the public
welfare and without derogation from the intent and purposes of the act.
Hearing was adjourned at 8:10 P.
Hearing was held at 8. 15 P. K. on the application. C Lexington. JNews
for a certificate of appropriateness as to he` continue sp a. tae
existing signs at 10 Rear Muzzey Street, which is within the'B attle Green
District.
The chairman read the published notice and the letter of application.
Sr. C. . reeman Nourse appeared in behalf of the application. jhe colored
slide of the signs which is within the files of the commission was viewed