Sharon Historical Commission

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Sharon Historic District Commission

Meeting Minutes for

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Members in attendance:  Chairman: David A. Martin (DM), Shirley A. Schofield (SS),

Gordon Hughes (GH), Susan Rich (SR)

Meeting began at 7:30 pm

1.) Unitarian Church

· Member of the church and their architect were on hand to present the first pass of the plans for the new addition to the building.

· The purpose of this addition is to provide handicap accessibility, and more functional use of interior space for their various programs.

· Preliminary discussions have taken place with the building inspector to get his input.

· The next step will be to set up a meeting with the ZBA

· The intent is to keep the SHC informed as the development of this project moves forward.

2.)        Congregational Church            

· As a follow up to our last meeting regarding the proposed replacement of the windows in the Parish Hall portion of the church a letter was written and sent by G. Hughes of the SHC to Mr. Phil Buhler. As of this meeting there has been no response.

2.) 432 Moose Hill Street

· D.M. and S.S. walked the site with Pat Amerol of the Kendall Foundation. They were able to see both the house and barn structures.

· The plan is that the house will be demolished and that the barn would be saved and moved to another location on the property.

· Both buildings were constructed around 1890, their condition is good

· There is a possibility that the SHC will be able to meet with both the Kendall and the Preservation Trust representatives to discuss their plans.

3.) 111 Pond Street

· Open discussion

· No major status changes

Jan. 9 2008

4.) Inventory Grant Project

· Per S.R. it was mentioned that Julie was planning to attend our next scheduled meeting on 1/15/08

Motion to Adjourn by S. Schofield

2^nd by S. Rich

Closed at 9:30 pm