HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-02-27 February 27, 1963
The Historic Districts Commission met at tY~ time and place
• specified in the public notice of the hearing on the application.
of Jokes. Maci~Ieil, Trustee of the Liberty Realty Trust, .for a
certificate of appropriateness for a proposed second story on the
building at 19 Depot Square, which is within the B attle Green
District.
Present were Donald R. Grant, Chairman, Phili B.
Parsons, Secretary, Wilbur Jaquith, Ruth Bevan and ~ssociate
Commissioners Carl E. Bryant and Halph A. B urnham. dir. Jaquith
was present during the discussion of Rayco realty Trust and
Lexington Cleansers and Dyers but took no part in the consideration
of the r1aciVeil application. Mr. Burnham took no part in the
consideration of the Rayco Realty Trust application.
The chairmana read the letter received from the applic~~nt.
Appearing in behalf of the application were John ~ M ac~deil and
Harry Erickson Architect. Mr. Erickson showed the commission
scale drawings of the proposed building. Various questions
were asked by the co~nission members. The hearing was adjourned
at 5:30 P. M.
After considerable discussion, it was decided to ask rlr.
Erickson and Mr. MacNeil to meet with the commission at 7:30 y. M.
on Tuesday, March 12, 1963,. in the sown Accountants Cffice to
further discuss the application and consider new drawings.
Also present at the meeting were Raymond g ~udreau, ~ustee
of Rayco Realty Trust and Mr. Lester Pechter, Architect,
Mr. Leehter stated that they were not able to use the air-
conditioning unit as described in the certificate of appropriate-
ness issued Rayco Realty Trust. The chairman requested that Mr.
Lechter obtain drawings for the commission showing the exact
spacing of the proposed units. A pui~lic hearing will be held
on Tuesday, March 26, 1963, in the Selectmen s R oom.
Also present at the meeting was Mr. Russell Carroll, d/b/a
Lexington Cleansers & Dyers, who stated that his sign at 1306
Massachusetts Avenue, which had been denied by the commission
on September 15, 1960, had been recentlq painted with a change
of color. 17ie commission ;,embers viewed the slide of the
original sign. It was decided that it would be necessary to hold
a hearing on the sign as it now exists. Hearing gill be held on
Tuesday, March 26, 1963, in the Se~.wctm.en~ s Room.
The meeting was adjourned at~10:/~Os~P. Vii.
Phila.p B . yarsons
secretary