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10 orNG <br />Town of Reading rL-CtIVLL) <br />r Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK <br />i� REA^I^l3, MA. <br />no'o�ft'ly<OftY�ft' <br />Board - Committee - commission - council: 2tN SEP 18 PN 2: 33 <br />Historical Commission <br />Date: 2023-08-16 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: General business Version: Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Pino D'Orazio (PD), Samantha Couture (SC), Jonathan Barnes (JEB), Amelia <br />Devin Freedman (ADF), Virginia Adams (VA), Sarah Brukilacchio (SB) and <br />Pam Adrian (PA) by phone <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Christine Keller (CK) <br />Others Present: <br />Farouk Youssef, Mary Benedetto (Town of Reading Senior Planner), Andrew <br />MacNichol (Town of Reading Community Development Director), Chris Hall <br />(Parker Tavern), and Fidel Maltez (Town of Reading Town Manager) <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Samantha Couture/Christine Keller <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />PD called the meeting to order at 7:OOPM. <br />PD read the rules for members to attend by phone and then phoned PA. <br />PD appointed VA a voting member for the evening. <br />25 Haven Street: <br />PD pointed out the significance of 25 Haven as the only surviving Art Deco building in town. <br />Farouk Youssef is the architect for the new owners of 25 Haven. He would like to keep the <br />historic character of the building. He shared slides of the current drawings. The height of the <br />building changes at the side and back, and he wanted the Commission's thoughts on <br />whether to go with the lower or higher roofiine. SC asked about any features that might be <br />lost if the lower height is used. There was further discussion of the most important features <br />to keep. JEB stated the most important features to restore or replicate (if restoration is not <br />possible) would be the aluminum trim that runs above the windows, the exterior light <br />fixtures, and the brick. There was general agreement that retaining the full height of the <br />original facade is not important. <br />VA asked how the original facade would be protected during construction. Mr. Youssef <br />stated that as the architect, he did not know the details, but the contractor has experience <br />with renovating historic structures. Andrew MacNichol pointed out that the building <br />department would have oversight to ensure permits that would include specifics on <br />preserving the original brickwork. <br />Page 1 1 <br />