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A meeting of tYle Historic Districts Corami:sion wus he-.1d at B:Gb P.2=.
an ~°Iednesday, July 11p, ].g~2, in the c3electmen's P9eet?.ng Room, Town. Gffice
3uildin~;, Lexini;.tcn. k'ren~erit were Gommi<ssioners Jotm R. Fac:ard, CtxairTrlan;
5. Lawrence '~lhin?ale, f,ecxetary; ~~?o:>_ay:d ~s. Greeley; Ann 'v~alla.cr,==; and Asso-
cia`;e Comm.i.~sier_ers ;.inch, <T, Y"cAulay and Richard P:orehou.e.
Nir. Jaek .ilrtlr:ond.s o= Russell `.:oua:re Gondolnirium trust a.ppea:red rire,t
to request c;erslnission f'or the inrtalla,tion o- tnr~~e doors ari the shed
gaxaga of~' `rro'ourn G`vrePt. These are evidc;*L:tly neec: to ~reven',; va,ndalisrl.
'i'.le ':O BLn1iS.~'.i an a:'i~ed tha"t tf1E F'X .l'i=. „irl;-T U-)P.Iiiri~-'~S 7' 2"- 1-.'Liri U(i,., Nl~Yl tilF- CiUU:CS
'Je111~, CUlxn:ti`U C':6i1 JF'itllikl to*_:IR. rill `w: 1,.. .f_1'•j1c+t .:i1}„ij iii:: 'r t~~ +i i:.~'` ie'y` Cv u.~.,':
be 1r:St?.llerj.. 'l~h@ danr``, S1E:~re Ut':lt3y'Yti Fje ~CriV E'rt ~ionrl, c'.Si d, i't 4: ^:,aC:nrd]..iiijl~?
yG'ir+.ll t:a appxGV~: triE',Tn.
Robert J. Lind then came on to ~tiecu;.,s changas to the ~larrity House and
barn at 9 karlcack atreet. It appears that conveyance of t'rie ~,.roperty to him
by the ~'nwn has been delayed. because the Utate legislature ha.s not yet voted
on the matter. And 'Ir. Lind i~> row contemplating moving the house back franc
Hancark Street, ~ matter he thinks may require approval oi' trle town meeting;
next :taring. For the.:e r3~^.uon_~ he ~1?~. Only a, feW renue::.i:~= ro1.~a tiny, t0 the
hot;se, and it was ':rG`Pci) to a_p_
prove two -removal of the central chimney and
replacement of the :rear door c~rilh a :,ix over .:ix window.
i+or the bar:l, the Commission: VG'f'f:U to approve raisins, the +_founda.tian,
irletallirl~, white cedar s hirL~~lerv. or t'ne roof, fixing one wiriraw, and erecting
a backboard.., Action on sicylig~lt;; was deferred. ~
The final ',waxing of the everlins; 'brought T°°;.r. Richard ::pau~.ding of
`~p:l.ulding rc •Co. be.'oxe u:: to discun:, YIiS plans for the old Colnni~>.l i~ara.ge
at 1666-1~;Ei8 I~;assact:ur~etts Avenue. The ,.ommi.s,sion has long been i,ape.'ul
t~><a.t this; prnpert;;r i:culd 'oe upe raced, and accordingly VC'i'i~~li to approve the
demolitior_ of the existing premises.
i?:r. Paulding then made a most thorough ,preeentation of hi; 'plans to
cori,t.ruct anew aammercial ~ro~aert~~` combining :tor!=s on the tir,~t flcor ar:d I
offices on t'r,e ,ticcand. The exterior will be combined brick and cl.apbaa.x-d. ~
'~'?:o center of thr_ structure will t-iave a tower with cu*(ola, an arcade> "belaT~r,
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A mlm'oer of q`uez~tion:- were a.~ked, but r.nns :really critical of the nra-
,je.Ct. One ri'aut~to°c, T'~r. IEall, com;ilented than: i~t would be more brick in a.
crllter t.tLat already had ;~lvaty crf uric':, but thiw did nat ;>?tan !~c be rvui'"i-
:ier:+~ reaali far '`.he <apiicallt. to 'begin alb" rn'er ,~;,in. ~..o<,t ,pea'~er ~.n
~_~iie9 ~.,.."J 1ClLv<~. n~:'~'"' :;.c7 i.gr't..T <.1.t i. : ~t i:UJ:v L,1.1',~ i<^..~~ iai.nr; l,U is C, don.! Stiit~~~.
th1., prn~per`ty. The Cammi lion, too, ~~ra..:: hlea.~ed, a:n~.l VC1;.tiL~ to ~,~t~~r~r^nv:. I;h::
plans a su'omitted. is action was 'taken on ligl?ling ox `,i,~,n~, arld
'rJh~~"pple volunteered kindly to worry in~ffo:emally 'h~it.ri `trio a~:plzcazre as ciuestions
ar:1.Se. Caili:ern:iil~; f7.I'i1 _JOiily,:,; irl "taie l.i.e.E'lUpTiient.
the mf:e`,irl;; was a,d,olinled ,:t :07 :..1`~.
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