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Historical Commission September 15, 2015
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Date: 2015 -09 -15 Time: 7:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Town Hall Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
VA reported that Everett Blodgett (EB) did contact The
Purpose: Monthly Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chamberlain's who lived there for many years. VA mailed a
Chair: Carl Mittnight (CM)
Secretary: Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
letter to the Chamberlain's with questions to help determine if
Treasurer: Jonathan Barnes (JEB)
Sally Hilgendorff (SH)
there were 8 rooms in 1942. EB had not found any photos of
Virginia Adams (VA)
Jack Williams (JW)
the structure in that time period that show the ell.
Members - Not Present:
Ron Weston
RHC discussed revising back to a 12 month delay citing 118
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Topics of Discussion:
Sub "ect
Discussion
Action hems
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Call to
at 7:35 pm.
Order
Budget
No update.
VA & CM have compiled a list of occupants since 1935 and
found more than one family living there in in that time period.
116 Lowell
VA reported that Everett Blodgett (EB) did contact The
Street
Chamberlain's who lived there for many years. VA mailed a
letter to the Chamberlain's with questions to help determine if
there were 8 rooms in 1942. EB had not found any photos of
the structure in that time period that show the ell.
RHC discussed revising back to a 12 month delay citing 118
Salem St and other structures that were saved from demolition
Demolition
because of this length. RHC to review previous DD's and
consider proposing a change for the November 2016 Town
Delay
Meeting. Also spoke about how to incorporate a request for
By -Law
details on the visual impact on the local area / streetscape of
neighborhood when dealing with future applications. The
group also discussed updating the RHC Demo application.
8 Back Bay
CM spoke to Jim Winslow regarding a tour of this property
Court
CM will coordinate this on 9/21 or 22
MF Charles
CM has contacted Jim Mawn last week and left another
Building
message regarding setting up a time for the plaque
Award
presentation.
Plaque
Archives
CM & VA working in Archives on a regular basis
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186 Summer Historic District Public hearing scheduled for October 14`h at
Ave the Coolidge Middle School at 7 pm.
Accepted July 7, 2015 minutes as amended. 4 -0
Minutes Accepted August 20, 2015 minutes as amended. 4 -0
Accepted August 25, 2015 minutes as amended. 4 -0
Adjourned The meeting adjourned at 9:35 pm.
Next October 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm. All
Meeting
Copies of
referenced
corresponde
nce and
documents
are kept in
Meeting
Minutes
binder and
relevant
project
folders
located in the
Reading
Historical
Commission
Archives,
lower level of
the Reading
Town Hall.
Preservation only works when we remember it is all about: People — Planning — Partnerships — Politics.
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