2000-11-14 Historical Commission Minutes

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Reading Historical Commission Minutes 14 November 2000 Attending: Virginia Adams Wilbar Hoxie Clay Jones Sharlene Santo Jerry Kaper Roberta Sullivan Louise Sandberg Judith Mitchell Katherine Greenfield Bob Brown 1. Called to order 7:40. 2. October 3 minutes approved. 3. Bob Brown again visited us to tell us that there are 5 pipe organs in Reading, 4 in churches and 1 in the Masonic temple. He is doing research on pipe organs in order to categorize them. He gave us the inventory that he has compiled. Bob suggested that a concert at one of these institutions would be a good activity for first night. The members of the commission suggested the Reading Cultural Council and the Clergyman Council as good resources. 4. 25 Auburn St.: The house has come down. Virginia took pictures. The items we wanted are in Dave. Barrett's barn. Clay volunteered to pick up and keep the items. He will also write an article about the house for the papers. 5. No news is good news about the web site. 6. We sold 28 copies of At Wood End at the polls. There will be an article in the papers. Members were scheduled to sell the books at St. Athanasius fair. The letter has gone out to the realtors to encourage them to buy books for their clients. Clay, Kathy, and Virginia volunteered to distribute the books to stores (Charles, Hitching Post, and Sense of Wonder). 7. Treasurer's Report: Roberta purchased some supplies. The bills from Redstone Camera has come in. Totals are General Fund: 1,199 and Special Revenue: 6,382.23. Clay purchased for the Archives: Preserving Historic New England. 8. Oral Histories: Sally Hoyt, Betty Cronin, and Dick Curtis were suggested as contacts. 9. Town meeting discussed the Community Preservation Act. The state has enacted it. It is up to each community to enact its own. Copies with questionnaire were handed out to members. 10. Police Station: The old police station building is can the Massachusetts inventory. Roberta will find out if a demolition permit has been pulled. If it has, a hearing will be needed. 11. Members received their photos of commercial properties and began to label them with addresses. The members suggested properties to include on the inventory. Members were encouraged to research the properties they considered worthwhile and report at next months meeting. Criteria: original form, history versus architecture, stylistic- good representation, well-know architect. Photos were separated into potential inventory properties and rejects. 12. Next meeting Dec. 5. Adjourned: 10:45 Approved LS 12/5/00