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MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 7, 1969
The Historic Districts Commission held a meeting on Wednesday,
May 7, 1969, at 7:45 P.m-, in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office
Building, Lexington. Members present were Commissioners Wilbur M.
Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B . Parsons, Secretary, Ruth G. Bevan and
George E. Graves and Associet e Commissioners George W. Emery and
Franklin C . Hudson.
Informal meeting was held at 7 45 P.M. with Peter Thomas, Archi-
tect with respect to property he has purchased at 19 Muzzey Street .
Mr. Thomas presented to the Commission photographs of the existing
dwelling, scale drawings of the proposed new building ( after demoli-
tion of the existing) and an exterior drawing of the new building.
Discussion was held as to the present and future concept of the area,
the architecture of the proposed new building and its conformity and
compatibility with the neighborhood. Mr. Thomas will forward to the
Chairman a Title Report on the property and a history of the present
dwelling. The Clerk will notify Mr. Thomas of a date to bring in to
the Commission a scale model of the new building. The informal
meeting was closed at 9:20 P.M.
Harold E. Stevens, Attorney for Shell Oil Company appeared at
this time with respect to the installation of air pumps and a refuse
disposal container for the Shell Oil service station at 1095 Massa-
chusetts Avenue . A letter of application for a hearing for a Certi-
ficate will be forwarded at a later date . In response to a question
from Commissioner Bevan with respect to ice machines and "coke"
machines at service stations the Board of Appeals report on this
station does not permit them. A copy of the Board of Appeals report
on the Shell service station at the corner of Bedford Street and
'Worthen Road will be obtained for a ruling on these machines .
Adjourned hearing was held at 9.45 P.M. on the application of
Frederic K. and Marjorie S. Johnson with respect to the erection and
display of a dealer name sign for the new retail automobile service
station building referred to in Certificate of Appropriateness
No. 68 C-27, issued by the Commission on August 8, 1968, at 39 Bedford
Street, which is within the Battle Green District . After discussion,
upon motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED to issue a Certifi-
cate to the applicant . In accordance with an approval condition in
Certificate of Appropriateness No. 68 C-27 the Commission at this
time approved the installation of the electrical lantern fixture be-
tween the lavatory doors of the north elevation of the new retail
automobile service station building at 39 Bedford Street, said fix-
ture being #5251 on page 6 of lighting fixture brochure entitled
EPAtolier Lighting1° . Letter will be sent to Atty. Fred J. Conroy,
Agent for the applicants, notifying him of Commission approval.
After discussion on paint samples submitted by the applicants,
upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to issue a Certi-
Minutes of meeting held on May 7, 1969--Page 2
£icate to Giovanni and Mariantonia Lanza with respect to maintenance
of the changes in color of paint on the dwelling and barn at 1994
Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District.
The next meeting night is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21,
1969, at 7 30 P.M., in the Selectmen ' s Room, Town Office Building
to consider the applications of E.J. Realty, Associated Estates, Inc .
and James B . and Alma J. Hangste£er.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 P.M.
Philip B. Parsons
Secretary
Due to the inability of Commissioner Max K• Straw
to act on the petition of
Giovanni and I4ariantonia Lanza
Frederic K. and Marjorie S . Johnson the chair designates
Associate Commissioner George W. Emery
to serve in this action.
Chairman
Play 7, 1969
Date
TOWN OF LEXINC "ON
Marrackirear a
02173 � � `y= .
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
This certificate is issued pursuant to Chapter 447, Acts of Massachusetts, 1956, as amended, to
Giovanni and Mariantonia Lanza '
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withrespectto maintenance of the changes in color of paint on the
divelling and barn, as set forth below, at 1994 Idass achus etts _^-_venue ,
which is within the Battle Green District .
The former gray color of the paint on the house and the pink color
of the front door are changed as follo-,)Ts: the clapboard siding of
the house and barn is changed to a pale gray green color, the
shutters and doors are changed to a Georgia beige and the trim is
wnite, the shade of pale gray green and Georgia beige being in
accordance 1with samples submitted to the Commission at its meeting
on 7av 7, 1960' .
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
by
Date
69 C-11 B�Iilbur ifl. Jaquith
Certificate No. CHAIRMAN
HP-15884
TOWN OF LEXINC '`'ON OJS MONN,N
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Massachusetts
02173 ' ''
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
This certificate is issued pursuant to Chapter 447, Acts of Massachusetts, 1956, as amended, to
Frederic K. and ITarjorie S . Johnson
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withrespectto the erection and display of a dealer name sign for the new
retail automobile service station building referred to in Certificate
of Appropriateness No. 68 C-27, issued by the Cora:Iission on P_uoust 8,
1968, as set forth below, at 39 Bedford Street, which is within the
Battle Green District .
The sign is to bear the legend "Grant ° s Gulf Service" and to consist
of white plastic convex letters approximately 4" thick. The letters
of the sign are to be fastened to the stainless steel Tedge bar above
the lintel of the service entrance door referred to in Certificate
of Appropriateness No. 68 C-31, issued by the Commission on Septem-
ber 5, 1968 . The back of the letters are not to set out from the
building more than 111 .
The style, type, layout and dimensions of the lettering are shown on
or may be scaled from drawing No. ER-430-A entitled `Gulf Oil Corpo-
ration, Brick Colonial Building Plans Elevations E Sectionst0 , dated
3/24/64, as last revised 7/31/07, submitted to the Commission at the
adjourned hearing on "a.v 7, 1969, and drawing ldo . ER-551 entitled
"Gulf Oil Corporation, Building Letters Dealer !Tame & Rest Room
Signs'' , dated 12/20/62, as last revised 7/12/66, submitted to the
Commission at the hearing on July 31, 1968 .
The issuance of this Certificate does not constitute evidence of
compliance with the Sign By-La1ri or any other By-Law of the Town of
Lexington.
HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
by
lT Pay 7; 1969
Date .. :.. .... ..... . .. ...
69 C-12 Wilbur Id. Jaquith
Certificate No. .. . ........ CHAIRMAN
MP-159"