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HL9TQItIC DLSTRICT3 COMMI33ION
A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission ass held on Wednesday,
April 24, 197'+, in the 5electmen•a Feting Room, Town Office Building, Lex-
ington. Present aas Commissioner Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman.
A hearing tree held at,8;00 P.M. on the application of Laurence J. and
Cecilia R. Kipp for a Certificate with respect to changes in the premises at
531 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the East Village District. The
chairman read the legal notice and stated that this had been published fol-
lawing receipt of an application from Mr. Kipp, reading oY which aonld be
deferred, The Chairman stated that due to a lack of a quorum the hearing is
adjourned to 5;00 P. M. on Thursday, April 25, 197i?,
C, Harry Erickson, architect for Norton, Rleven and Co., Inc. submitted.
a scale drawing and photographs on behalf of his client for changes in the
building at 3 Fletcher Avenue. Mr, Erickson stated that the applicant de-
sired to replace the wood door and sidelights with an anodized bronze door
and sidelights, to repaint the black railings, to install a lighting fixture
on each side of the doorway entrance and submitted an illustration showing
four styles of fixtures from xhieh the applicant would select one, and to
put #3 Fletcher Avsmie aver the doorway entrance in plats of the existing
legend. Mr. Erickson said that the metal letters would be 4" in height and
would be painted black and, in so far as possible, they would nser~~.he leiSters
already in that location. Mr, Erickson said that a directory sign approxi-
mately 2'6" x i'9" would be installed on the building front to designate the
name of the main occupant and the tenant in the basement, He said that this
would be a wood or maaonite panel in a aood frame painted a bronze Dolor to
match the door and that the backboard scold be painted white, Tha letters
would be 2" capital letters .and 1 1/2" lower case letters. Mr, Erickson said
that the trim of the building aovld be painted white.
A hearing was held at 8:35 P. M. on the application of Norton, Kleven and
Co., Inc. for a Certificate with respect to changes in the building and the
erection and display of a directory sign on the building at 3 Fletcher Avenue,
which is within the Battle Green District. Mr, Jaquith read the legal notice
and stated that he would defer reading of the application. The Chairman said
that this hearing is adjourned to 8e30 P.M. on Thursday, April 25, 19~r dns
to a lack of a quorum,
P4~ederick Pohl of Calp, Inc, submitted three scale draainga of the re-
vised sign for Cheryl's ~kery, He said that the total apace between the
outside edges of the pillars is 16'8" and that they would pull the sign in
1" at each end of the pilasters, He said that the sign scold be fastened by
six angle clips at the top and bottom, one in the center and one 1" in Prom
each end at the top and bottom, and that these world be fastened tight.
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A hearing was held at 9c15 P.M. on the application of Lawrence B. and
Sarah W. Hunt for a Certificate with respect to a change in the exterior
architectural feature of the dwelling at 8 Hancock Arenas, which is within
the Hancock-Clarke District. The Chairman read the legal notice and stated
that he world defer reading the application received prior to publication of
the legal notice. He stated that this hearing is adjourned until 9:15 P.M.
on Thursday, April 25, 1974 due to a lack of a quorum,
A hearing was held at 9:30 P.M. on the application of F. William Smith
for a Permit for Demolition or Removal of the barn and a shed on the pre-
mises at 1505 Massachusetts Avenne, which is within the Munroe Tavern Dis-
trict, Mr. Jaquith read the legal notice and stated that this notice was
published following receipt of an application from Mr. Smith, reading of
which would be deferred, The Chairman stated that the hearing is ad~ovrned
nntil 9e30 P.M, on Thursday, April 25, 1974, due to the lack of a quorum.
The meeting xas adjourned at 1Os10 P.M. I~'i
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Wilbur M. Jaquitb~~l
Chairman '