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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-04-02 HISTORIC DISTRICTS COA7T9ISSION MINTJTES OF A MEETING HELD ON APRIL 2, 1970 The Historic Districts Commission held a meeting on Thursday, April 2, 1970, at 7:,5 P.P4. in the Conference Room, Visitors Center, Lexington. Nemkx:rs present were Commissioners Afax H. Straw, George E. Graves, Georgia li. ~~illiams, and Associate Commissioners George td. Emery, Franklin C, Hudson, and C. Lawrarce WYiipple. It was moved, seconded, and VOTED that Nir. S},xaw serve as Chairman Pro Tem. The chair appointed Mr, Hudson to servo for Wilbur Iii. Jaquith who was unable to be present and A;r. Emery to serve for Philip B. Parsons who was arable to be present, It was moved, seconded, and VOTED that i°irs. Wiliia:ns s~~°ve as wecra;,ary 1'ro Tam. A hearing was held on tl~e application of The Roman Catholic Arch- bishop of Roston, a Corporation Sole for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the erection of access ramps for the front entrance of St. Brigid' Church Building on Massachusetts Avenue, Yahch is ~rithin the Battle Green District. Present for the C1YUrch were James E. Burlage, Architect; T~'illiam G. Graham; Robert Harris, a paraplegic; and I.1r. & Mrs. Carl. Anderson of West Brookfield (Airs, Anderson is a paraplegic , Air. Straw read the leUal notice for this hearing and also a report submitted to the Council of St. Brigid's Church last fall regarding the erection of tho access ramps. Three set:: of scale drawings of the proposed access ramps and photographs of the ramp and the front of St. Brigid's Charch were sub~-aitted.. Following discussiorY, the representatives of the Church withdrew at 8:4j P.ri. It was moved, svcon+3c.'., and usranimousl;; 'D to issue a Certificate of i?ppropriatenass to the Raman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a Corporation Sole for the erection and maintenance of access ramps for the front entrarYCe cf St. Brigid's Church Building. Participating in this decision were Commissioners A"aX H. Straw, GeorgE E. Graves, Georgia II. ~•Tilliam , and Associate Commissioners George tit. Emery and, Franklin C. iiudson. ~ A letter was .read from Louis Zehner, President of the Arts and Crafts JOC'LEt~J 1`G- cX t~:aS 1JYY v3 JLiri6 fOY tiie s~gr. prup0".n!a for tll:,~ COrn!'r Of Aiassachusetts Avenue and 1rTaltham Street. Since neither the Har-ra-rd Trust Company nor Wholesale Electronic Sup- ply were present as scheduI.ed, ±he meeting was a3jaur_iad at 9:ij P.Ni. ~ f C~eorgia~H. U~'illiams secretary Pro Tem Due to the inability of Commissioner Philip B. Parsons to aet on the petition of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston. a Corporation Sole the chair designates Associate George W, Emery to serve in this action. Max Straw Chairman Pro Tem April 2. 1970 Date • Due to the inability of Commissioner Wilbur M, Jaquith to act on the petition of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a Corporation Sole the chair designates Associate Franklin C. Hudson to serve in this action. Max H; Straw Chairman Pra Tem April 2J 1970 Date