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HISTORIC DITRICTS COMMISSION
August 15, 1884
A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday,
August 15, 1984, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building,
Lexington. Present were Commissioners John L. Davies, Chair; Linda J.McAulay,
Secretary; Roland B. Greeley, John E. Ryan, and Associate Commissioner Stephen
B. Cripps.
At 8:00 PM, Judith Zimmerman and Joseph McMahon appeared on behalf of
"One Meriam" with regard to an awning at one Meriam Street. The awning
would be a re-covering of the existing awning. The cloth would be brown with
white lettering reading "One Meriam" on the front valance and "Restaurant" on
the two end valances. A drawing and fabric sample were submitted and approved.
There was discussion on the size of the awning, with several Commissioners
expressing the wish that it had been larger. Since the applicant wanted only
to re-cover an existing frame approval was VOTED, subject to the depth of the
valance not exceeding 8" and the lettering not exceeding 5".
At 8:15 PM, Ms. Carolyn Creelman appeared on behalf of the Sundial Book-
store, which is replacing Gizmos in the left rear corner of the Lexington
Square building at 1666 Massachusetts Avenue. The sign would read "SUNDIAL
BOOKSTORE" in 10" gold leaf "Windsor" letters mounted directly on to the brick.
The sign will be about 15' long centered over two windows. A second sign
will be 19` long and 22 5/8" high, conforming to approved building standards,
on the rear of the building. It will read "SUNDIAL BOOKSTORE" in carved and
gilded letters about 12" high on a background of Benjamin Moore Charcoal Gray
GN-7. The proposal was VOTED.
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At 8:35 PM, Alexander Castiello of Castiello Bakery appeared with regard to ~
proposed exterior architectural changes and the erection and display of a sign
at 1721 Massachusetts Avenue. He said that Mr. Patterson of Bel Canto next door
also planned exterior changes to the rear of the building. Mr. Castiello's plan ~
includes a concrete platform over the existing planter at the rear of the build-
ing and the installation of an iron railing. At the front he plans to recon-
struct the bulkhead under the windows with brick matching the sidewalk in lieu
of the Dryvit originally specified for reasons of durability. The awning will be
fixed, chocolate brown in color. The front sign will consist of 9" and 6" i
letters applied to the existing sand finished plywood background. The rear sign
will be similar letters applied to the existing brick. The letters will be wood ~
cut-outs painted chocolate brown at the front and white at the rear. No letter-
ing will appear on the awning. It was determined to discuss the rear railing
at a continued hearing on September 19, at which time more detailed information
will be available. With this exception, the proposal was VOTED.
At 9:15 PM, Gary Barnett, Henry Zwiewski, James Seating, William Piper and
Charles W. Ford appeared on behalf of the Shell Oil Company with regard to a
proposed car wash addition at the rear of the building at 46 Bedford Street.
The building would be an addition 31'-4" x 16' extending the line of the rear
wing of the existing gas station, with the same roof line and materials. Arch- i
itectural drawings were submitted, along with a landscape drawing prepared by
Wagon Wheel Nursery. The proposal was VOTED subject to the agreement that 30
arbor vitae 4' high would be planted along the 120' rear fence.
At approximately 9:40 PM, Thomas and Nancy C. Zarle appeared to request
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approval of a color change on their house at 1308 Massachusetts Avenue. Their
proposal was to paint the shingles pewter gray, the trim white and the doors
black. The material would be Cabot stain. The proposal was VOTED.
At approximately 9:50 PM, R. Kirk Noyes appeared on behalf of the "Muzzey
High" condominiums to request approval of a pale yellow color for the window
sash, which had to be painted as they were being removed from the building for
repair. The proposal was VOTED.
Bills in the amount of $63.70 for Beacon Communications and $95.30 for
Barbara Gilson were VOTED, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 PM.
Linda S. McAulay
Secretary