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ATST~CC 17I3TRICT3 COT~lISSICR
A seating of the Histerie Districts CcseaLssiea xaa held at 6ri® P.M.
en ~?sday, June 2b, i~r iu Raos! ai3, Tewn QtY'iee Building, Win.
Present were Go~issioners t~ilbns H. Jaquith, Chaireaani Philip B. Parsons:,
Secretary= Denald d. Shawl f#eorgia H. ~Ti.1].iamat and Associate Cosenissiot~er
Royston T. Daley. 3+~. DaaeT ins appointed to serve for Tham~as J. Holsbog
xho was unable te? be present.
Hr. Jaquith stated that this sting had been called to sot on t~
application of the ~"ollen Ghureh Society for : Certd,t°icate of Apprapziab-
mess with respect to exterior architectural changes in ttie Pollen Church
building at 755 Masaachnsetts Avemxe, which is within the East village
District.
Mr. Shaw moved
That the changes requested in tha iartsr3or architectural
features oY the sanctuary and chancel oY t~ Pollen G2exrch
consisting of white vl.nyl sicLtug eraotsd over existing
olapbcards end whits ~ erected over existing corner
board~~ window Yrames eooaept headers, fascia boards and
the soffits tt? the existing gutter fLahing ere not appro-
priate Ycr the purposes of the Hiataric Districts Act.
rS®eCYfde~ bbl' 1'$`r D~.ey $11a 11TIa1'1~ ~OT~•
24ra• Williams movsde
That there are n0 condi't3o~u especially aYfeot3,ng t2~e
bni].ding innrolved, bat not aYf®eting tlbe Historic District
gbneral]y, node! which failure to approve the Pollen
Church Society agpliaat3.on will involve a substantial hard-
ship to the applicant and that such appll~tion say net be
apprceed witheat substantial deta~inwnt to the public wel•
tare and withant substantial derogation frem? the intent and
purposes cf the Historic Districts Act.
Seconded by I4. Shaw and h,~+++]y vt1TEt}.
I~6r. Daley maned:
That the CaosaeS.esiars disapprovaa the application of 1?ellen
Clmroh Society for a Certificate o! Appropriates~ss Yor
changes in the e~cberior architsatural features of the eano•
fussy and chancel of the Church building at 735 i~4aasachu-
aetts Awrats, snob changes eensiating cY covering th, ezi.str
ing wood clapboardir with white vin~7., olapbcusd design aiding
and covering the oacist3.z~ wood corner boards, winctan Yramea
except benders, Ysscia boards and soffits with white alued.-
num, the disapproval being far the reason that such changes
are canaidered to be inappa~opr3ate for the purposes eY the
Historic Districts Act, Chapter 44~, Acts oY i936, as
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amsniled, in that the aha~es wanld ~ the eateriar
sppearanoe and oharaater of a landmarlt o3' histaria and
srahiteatnral interest erected 3.n 119• having a unique
arahitsotural design dram by its first m3irister, Dr.
Charles Folle~n, and which has served tla Shan ae a een-
tsr of reli,g3.ous, coasautity and literary life for over
ixg ~s and is now the oldest aaiat3.sg ahnresh b~uttding
in Lnd,ngton.
seaat~ded by Mrs. Wi].].iaas and nxaudsly Yo7~D.
14. Daly moi?ed that the Motioe of Deteraination as read by the Chair-
s~ be appraarad. seaorrled by Mr. dhax and ausly voTgD. Participating
in this decision were Commissioners Wllbnr M. Jac~i.th, Philip B. Parsons,
Donald d. ghaw, Qeorgia H. Williams, and Asraaiate Co~iasiorsir Roystab
Daley.
Mr. Jac~li.th said t~sat he had written a letter to Hobert '~'~'+gt
reQuesttng' that he rsamrva the sign Erse the front of the ~ at 7~3-
l~ssachusetts Avsrnwe, which is within the Mast village Matriot.
Zhs mating was ad~aurned at 634 P.M.
Philip B. Parsons
3scretary