Lincoln Historical Commission
Historic District Commission
Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Board Members: Ruth Wales, HDC Chair, LHC/HDC; Lucretia Giese, LHC Chair, LHC/HDC; Kerry Glass, LHC/HDC; James Craig, HDC; Andrew Ory, LHC/HDC; Colin Smith, LHC/HDC
Secretary: Elaine Carroll
NEXT ANTICIPATED MEETING: April 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Town Offices
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. A motion was made by Andy Ory and seconded by Colin Smith to accept the minutes of the Feb. 3, 2009 meeting as written. The motion passed unanimously. The approved minutes will be e-mailed to Bill Stason for his Pierce House Committee as requested by Lucretia Giese.
Lincoln Historical Commission Hearing:
Demolition Delay Request:
69 Silver Hill Road – Paul Lazay and Katherine Hueber came before the members along with their architect, Doug Dick, to request approval for the demolition of the house at 69 Silver Hill Road. The owners bought the house in June of 2008 but did not intend to live in it as is. The heating system in the slab floor failed twice and then they shut it down. The wall system is concrete block and the floor is about 3 inches above grade so dampness is creeping up the walls. There is a moisture issue due to the slab on grade and the beautiful slate roof leaks. Mr. Lazay said that there are lots of vapor and moisture issues. The garage is the only area that has a basement under it. He said that they would build in the same area with an approximately 400 sq. ft. addition to the
footprint. It would be a shingle style scheme with second floor dormers. They are presently working on the design but it will be taller. The new house should be about 6,000 sq. ft. in total. The detached garage would be turned into a garden shed and the tennis court is to be removed and made into a vegetable garden. The tennis court is within the 100 foot buffer zone and would be refurbished as a green area. Lucretia Giese said that this house sits very low in the area and has a sense of open fields and area and is a gateway into Town. Renel Fredriksen of 76 Trapelo Road felt that this was a most delightful house and she will be sorry to see it torn down and the new size of the house concerns her because it would change the look of the area. Turid Horgen of 5 Hawk Hill Road said she drives by this house almost every day and also feels that it is a gateway into Lincoln and cares about the type of house. John Moses of 4 Storey Drive said
that it was a beautiful piece of property with an elegantly simple and beautiful house and is amazed that it is going to be torn down. John Robinson of 76 Trapelo Road said that he went through the house when it was for sale and does not know who the architect is. He said that you can see the back side of the house from the trail and it is beautifully sited but is showing its age. Ruth Wales said that houses of this style and period are rare in Lincoln. Andy Ory said that a lot of people like this house and the way it sits on the lot and is seeing a loss of housing stock in a certain size and diversity. Kathy Hueber said that they picked this neighborhood because there is such a mix of house styles in the area. Lucretia said that she has admired the house and was hoping for some modification. She was hoping that they could step back a minute and perhaps there are ways of using the existing house and expanding it. The
architect said that the proposed house would be bigger and cannot shoehorn the proposed house into the old house. He said that the owners love the site and the goal is to have something that speaks to the site. After the discussion, Ruth Wales made a motion that the structure at 69 Silver Hill Road is architecturally significant in the context of its effective integration with its setting and sensitive location along a principal road bordered by open fields leading into Lincoln Center. The motion was seconded by Andy Ory and passed unanimously. The owners were told that they have 60 days to come back to the Commission with a Demolition Plan Review. The owners said that they would be back on April 7.
Historic District Commission Hearing:
Certificate of Appropriateness Hearing:
7 Lincoln Road – Tom Darling, owner, called and said that he was canceling his scheduled appearance before the Commission to show them an example of the style of roofing to be used for the approved addition at 7 Lincoln Road. He said that he was looking for alternatives because of the price of the metal roofing. He will get back to the Commission when he has reviewed alternative roofing materials.
29 Lincoln Road – Cayley Torgeson sent in a request for approval of the replacement of 14 windows (9 in the front, 2 on the left side and 3 on the right side) with Pella all wood replacement windows having insulated glass. The windows are of very high quality, true divided light Pella Architect Series Standard Luxury Edition All Wood, Double Hung, 30.5” x 52.5” with 6 over 6 grille pattern and a ½ screen. The window colors, openings, trim, etc will be unchanged. Neither he nor his wife were able to attend the meeting but asked if the members could review the material and approve the window replacements. The members reviewed the picture of the existing windows and a picture of a replacement window already approved and installed several years ago. The proposed
replacement windows would be the same as the ones already replaced. After a brief discussion, Ruth Wales made a motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement windows as reviewed. The motion was seconded by Lucretia Giese and unanimously approved.
Other Business:
Historic District Signs – A sample of the proposed sign has been on display at the DPW and Elaine Carroll brought in pictures of the sign for the members to review. After a brief discussion, Lucretia Giese made a motion to approve the Historic District signs as observed at the DPW and seen by the members at the meeting. The motion was seconded by Colin Smith and unanimously approved. There was also a discussion about putting the original name of the road on top of or below, some members suggested, the present sign starting with roads in the district. Kerry Glass reported that Chris Bibbo was enthusiastic about this project. Examples of these would be Station Road now known as Lincoln Road; Way to Waltham is now Trapelo Road; Way to Concord Meeting House is now Sandy Pond Road; Way
to Flints is now Old Lexington Road and Walden Pond Road is now Baker Bridge Road. There will be further discussions regarding this additional project.
Historic District Map – Now that the approval for the corrected Historic District map has been received from the Attorney General, the map needs to be recorded at the Registry of Deeds. James Craig goes into the Registry periodically and has agreed to take the map to be recorded in the next couple of weeks. Elaine Carroll will get the necessary 2 $75 checks needed to record the map and deed information for
Mr. Craig.
Traffic Study – The Commission received a copy of a letter from Historic New England to Jason Felsch of the Ad Hoc Traffic and Roadside Committee concerned about changes near the Gropius House. Lucretia Giese will send a letter to Jason Felsch in support of the request of Historic New England that the Committee be cognizant of the historic and scenic value of Baker Bridge Road while working on that road especially concerning the existing stone walls and the oak and maple trees along the roadway.
CPC Funds – Lucretia informed the members that the Commission has been granted $8,250 in CPA funds subject to Town Meeting approval for the inventorying of historic properties in Town. Andy Ory thought that some 40-60 year old houses should be inventoried to protect them. Mention was made of FoMA’s inventory of modern houses.
18 Twin Pond Lane – Lucretia said that the Selectmen are now willing to have the CR on the Hollingsworth house to reflect no teardown but have not inserted the Commission as a deciding factor. The LHC may want to again ask for the LHC review of appropriateness of changes in the beginning instead of only in case of disagreements. The 3 options are: offered as is with updates permitted; slight modifications and minimal addition; or open it up on the market and not know what would happen. Lucretia is pleased that the CR has gone back to its no teardown clause, but the LHC wants to be more than a mediator.
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There being no further business, Kerry Glass made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Lucretia Giese and unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elaine Carroll
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