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17 March 2002
Attending: Louise Sandberg
Roberta Sullivan Clay Jones
Sharlene Santo
Mark Cardono Virginia Adams joined later
Convened: 3:30 at 38 Salem St., Reading property of Towse.
The commission was shown through the house by the owners.
Some initial observations:
1st Floor Slanted window casings
Bulls eye corner moldings
Original wrap around porch
Front parlor enlarged, took a part of the porch.
Ionic columns on porch (original?)
Crown molding
Indoor and outdoor shutters
Original floors in some places
2nd floor Some original ceilings
Front room has inside shutters
Molding follows the same pattern as the 1st floor
3rd floor Wide plank pine floors
finished at a later date
Upper skylight leads to lower skylight to light the stairwell
Old glass
Basement 3 chimneys
width 22 feet
length 35 feet
Cedar beams
Exterior Finished granite foundation
The front is covered with flush boards
Flat square columns at the corners
Departed: 4:45
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TOWN CLERK
READING. MASS.
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