HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-02-24 Hl~;TURIC UISTRICI`S CC)Mh~TS~>1L}N
A meeting of the Historic llistricts Cnm*:issiori was held at 8:00 i',M.
on Wednesday, b'ebs~xary 24, Sq8~, in the .Selectmen's Meeting Roam, Town Cfficr
Building, Lexington. F'reseut were Ccmmissirmcrs Johr. :i a.ckard, Chairmar_;
S, Lawrr~ace r7hippl~~, .iec!~~-tart'; JoY~n DaviE~s; ~'~olan3 ii. Gr~:e2~=y; and 1sso-
ciate Cnmmi;>sioners Riehar~3 S. Morehouse ar,d Piolly Cdye,
Cnry's n~' t.r~xin~rt,nn Was the first applicant of the evcninp to be- heard,
with plans for a restaurant in the Melting; I'ot builddngg an 2G ; altham Str~=_.t ,
Thr~ Commission liked the plans, and. mad=~ one important change, an enlartrement
as the first flo^r windows, W'i+,h this and other T:ii7,.or modification it. was
'Jv`i~~~'i; to a~,pprovr the propasal.
Mr, Andy ~3oy1e then showed the Commission his scale drawings for
Griekc:t's Corn?r flower and gift shop at 1~ ',Ja.l.tham ~>trer't, The sign was an
attractive wooden one, with carved gold Leaf letters, and it was quickly
VOTi7D to approve the same,
Cary Memorial Library then showed us scale drawings for railings a:i they
steps o£ both the main library and the East Lexington branch, the latter
subject of a formal hearint; on March Ij, ?r. Morehouse designed the first,
and Mr. Davies the second. it was VGT_FD to deprave Mr, Morehouse's design.
Some reservations were expressed, mainly by a`_r, 6ihipple, about the appropri-
ateness of Mr. Davies' design for the East ~exirgtora branch, Mr, ",vhipple I
felt that only a wrought iron railing would. be suitable,. This will ha dis-
cussed again on March 17,
Mr, i.ark Moc!re and his arc}iitect, :sir, Nickerson, then discussed their
new ideas for thy; do~rre Chevrolet property an Bedfor~? Street, their previous
proposal k.avin.g been re;}ected on b'ebruary' I0, The new plan eliminated. the
underground garage, and substitutE:d surface parking for same#:hing over ?_00
I'~ ca.rs. Ciffics spare caws reduced from 80,000 square feet to 1N~~,GUG, Several
con~rn.i.ssiar,e=rs felt that more landse:aping was i:eede<'. The hairman nat~d
~ tho': t^ere eras stall na variety ir. ±.he buildings, and ';hat the appli^ant had
riot yet *rn~rnhas~~ci the property, Once again several r_eighbors w~>re ,present
and comm.*ntt~d en the now proposal, to the extent passible an incompl=,ste
playas. It i:> h~p~d that the mattarr can be. voted upon. at the ~~larr.'y 1'~ hearing-.,
f 'Phe m_=etin~* was ad,iourrred at 10:30 Y,P1,
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5, Lawrence Whipple
Secretary