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The Historic Districts Jo:ir_mission held a heeting on .Aednesday,
.pril 16 1969, at :30 2 , in the Selec .,nen s Root. Town Office
Building, Le ,sngton 1'_emoers present ere Co_missscners _1bur I Ja-
qus,h, Chairman Philip 3 Parsons, Secretary, Ruth 3 Bevan, }eorse .;_.
Graves and a__ H. Straw and .ssocssste 3omLL_iss:.onei Frorhi n C "udson, a."
George '1 Emery
Hearing was meld at 7 30 P on the applica:,son of Vsliage Artisans
Inc . for a Certificate of _ppropriateness nth respect to uhe erection
and display of a free standing sign on the preili SeS at 1632 _aSSachl.t-
setts venue 'hich is v.itnin the Battle 3reer District . The Cnan'man
read the notice of hearing and the letter of appiscatsor . 144s Cnelly
Baron, Pr'essdent oI' 'Ji11age Hrtisans, Inc . Jrs Russell olfe and rs .
Kimball Keeping appeared and presented
nted to the Ccmmissson drawings of the
proposed sign,,�pnotographs of the u_ld_ng and an existing sngntca_'d
Discussion was held v,cc respect to the _oosition of the sign on .,he pre-
mises, Lhe method of supporting the sign and its design. The Chasrnan
requested that the applicants forward to mis a se i, of J scale drawings of
the proposed ssgr The hearing as adjourned at 8 50 = 4 Further dss-
cussion was held by Comm ssson members on the design of the Sign and its
sutports and an outline of changes and recommendations ill be i-iaj._ed
uo I-_rs . Baron
adjourned healing was held at 9 00 P on the aopi cat_on of Han-
lon' s Shoes for a Certificate of ppropriateness ith respect to the
maintenance and d_stlay of ssgns on the existing a n_ng au une ;ran,
elevation of the store at 1725 f_assacjausetts venue, i_sc'i is wst'hy_r. the
Battle Green District , "'ter discussion, up?'_ motion duly lads and
r-'EDCert i
seconded, _ was unanimously v' �'1L'.v to issue a t,_i1Cc1 t8. ., the appli-
cant subject up- the conditions provided in said Certificate ,.he ad-
journed nearing -utas adjourned at 9 30 F The porton of he applica-
tion requesting a certificate with respect uo the maintenance and dist-ay
of t, vo signs on the rear of said premises will be acted upon at L'he
__eating to ce held on pril 30, 1969 .
djou_ned hear's_im was held at 9 5 P I:I on „he apJlicauion of the
Trustees of Carw 1'enorial Library ;^_th respect to the erectson and dis-
play of signs for the "Oar _ ng areas on the property at 1,974 Eassachusetts
erue, chich is within the Battle Green District fter discussion
upon `lotion duly ;lade and seconded, it, -as unansmousiy TLD to issue a
Certificate to the apul'_cants The ad our.?ed nearing was closed at
10 30 P .I', .
The ne_ t .eetsng night is sctediwled for ednesdaw __21 ±1 30 1969
at 7 30 P H , in the Selectmen ' s Room, To'r'n Office Suslhing to consider
the application of the Trustees of the As_lard dans Trust and tna
pending applications of nanion' s Shoes and the e'_slage _ltssans, Inc
The meeting was adjourned at 11 43 P :I
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* HISTORIC DIS IRICTS COMMISSION
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
This certificate is issued pursuant to Chapter 447, Acts of Massachusetts, 1956, as amended, to
Hanlonls Shoes
withrespectto the maintenance and display of signs on the existing
awning at the front elevation of the store, as noted below, at
1725 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District
There may be maintained and displayed on the green canvas skirt of
each end section of the awning a sign consisting of the word "Hanlon' s"
in white letters approximately 6" high
This Certificate is issued subject to the following conditions which,
if this certificate is acted upon, shall be binding upon the applicant
and its respective successors in title as provided in Section 9 of
the Historic Districts Act
1 No signs of any kind are to be erected or displayed
on any other part of the awning
2 The existing sign on the skirt of the front of the
awning is to be eliminated within 20 days of the
date of issuance of this certificate
The issuance of this Certificate does not constitute evidence of
compliance with the Sign By-Law or any other By-Law of the Town of
Lexington
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
by
Date April 16, 1969
69 C-8 Wilbur M Jaquith
Certificate No. CHAIRMAN
N0.15964
TOWN OF LEXINC 'ON
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02173
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`eirsp HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
CERTIFICALh OF APPROPRIATENESS
This certificate is issued pursuant to Chapter 447, Acts of Massachusetts, 1956, as amended, to
Trustees of Cary Memorial Library
withrespectto the erection and display of signs for the parking areas
on the property, as set forth below, at 1874 Massachusetts Avenue,
which is within the Battle Green District
The first sign is to bear the legend "Library Parking Only" painted
in black letters on a plywood board painted white The exterior
edges of the sign are to be finished with a rabbeted molding approxi-
mately 1" painted white The sign is to be supported by a single
wood post painted white not larger than 3" x 3" The sign is to be
located in the grass plot abutting the northerly edge of the drive-
way leading to the Clarke Street parking area and is to be approxi-
mately 10' easterly from the easterly edge of the Clarke Street side-
walk abutting the library property The height of the sign at the
top center point shall be not more than 30" from the ground
There may be two signs bearing the legend "Parking Between Signs
For Staff Only" in black letters painted on plywood painted white
The signs are to be fastened to the fence along the southwesterly
sideline of the property adjacent to Clarke Street and the tops of
the signs are to be not more than 5' from the ground The location
of one sign is to be at the southeasterly end of the fence and the
other sign is to be located on the fence not closer to Clarke Street
than 'the center line of the parking area
There may be an additional sign bearing the legend "Library Staff
Parking Only" painted in black letters on plywood painted white for
the parking area at the end of the driveway leading from Massachu-
setts Avenue This sign is to be fastened to a wood post not more
than 3" x 3" painted white The sign is to be located approximately
in the middle of the landscaped area southerly of the southerly por-
tion of the paved parking area and the top of the sign is to be 4'
from ground level
Additional details on the design, layout, style and dimensions of the
lettering of the signs and signboards appear on a drawing by Urso
Signs, Waltham, Mass submitted to the Commission at the hearing
held on April 1, 1969
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
by
April 16, 1969
Date
69 C-9 Wilbur H Jaquith
Certificate No- CHAIRMAN
HP-15954