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- HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday,
October 25. 297?, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Toxn Office Building,
Lexington.: 2'resent xere Commissioners John R. Packard, Chairman; Georgia
H. 1~i11iams,.5ecretary; Roland B. Greeley; S. Laxrence Whipple; and Asso-
ciate Co~nissioner John L. Davies. Mr. Davies xas appointed to sit for
Commissioner Amelia G. Samoylenko rho xas unable to be present.
A hearing xas held at 8:05 P.M. on the application of Constance Carol,
Inc. for a Certificate with respect to the erection and display of a sign
for the store at 7 Meriam Street, xhich is xithin the Battle Green District.
Mr. Packard read the legal notice and made reference to the application.
Three copies. of a scale draxing of the proposed sign xere submitted. Mr.
Francis Verre, the applicant, stated that the upper case letters would be
10" in height and the loxer case letters would be 6" in height and that
the letters xould match the other letters on the building. The hearing
xas adjourned at 8:15 P.M.
It xas tsoved, seconded, and unanimously VOTED to issue a Certificate
of Appropriateness to Constance Carol, Inc. xith respect to the erection
and display of a sign for the store at 7 Meriam Street, Which is xithin
the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision were Commission-
ers John R. Packard,. Georgia H. Williams, Roland B. Greeley, S. Laxrence
Whipple, and .Associate Commissioner John L. Davies.
It xas moved, seconded, and VOTED to approve payment of three bills
submitted as folloxs: Minute-Man Publications, Inc. ($7.00 and $3.50) and
Clerk Barbara Gilson ($105.00 for hearings and clerical services).
A;,hear3:ng xas held at 8:40 P.M. on the application of Roderic Bowen
and Barbara Hoffman for a Certificate xith respect to change in color of
the dwelling at 9I0-9i2 Massachusetts Avenue, xhich is within the East
Village District. Mr. Boren showed a sample of the Oxford light gray
paint that they xish to use on the main body of the house and stated that
the trim would be painted white. Mr. Boren then asked about installation
of combination wlndoxs and was told that this xould require a published
hearing. The hearing. was closed at 8:55 P.M.
It was moved, seconded, and unanimousl VOTED to issue a Certificate
of Appropriateness to Roderic Bowen and Ba~ara Hoffman xith respect to a
change in color of the dwelling at 920-922 Massachusetts Avenue, xhich is
within the East Village District. Participating in this decision xere
Commissioners John R. Packard, Georgia H. Williams, Roland B. Greeley, S.
Lawrence Whipple, and Associate Commissioner John L. Davies.
Then folloxed a discussion on combination windows and doors. Mr.
Greeley asked if there was a policy regarding granting permission for the
installation of combination xindows and Mr. Packard said that there was
not. Mr. Greeley asked Mr. Whipple if he preferred wood to aluminum and
Mr. Whipple said that he did but that he realized that there was a problem
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because of the weight of wooden windows. Mr. Whipple asked how the others
felt regarding combination doors and Mr. Greeley said that he would want
to see an illustration of the proposed door as there was a great variation
in combination doors. Mr. Davies stated that double track combination
windows were no longer being made. Mr. Greeley said that he did not think
that the Commission could .ask applicants not to have screens.
The meeting was adjourned at 9s15 P.M.
Geo is H. Williams
Secretary
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