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Historical Commission Approves Preservation Projects

WorcesterApr 16, 20262 min read

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The Commission unanimously approved replacing the front doors at 90 Main Street with seven-foot doors beneath wooden transoms, preferably made from the six doors being removed, subject to a salvage plan. It also approved a cedar fence at 137 Pleasant Street and determined that roof replacements at 137 Pleasant Street and 39 Whitman Road did not require Commission approval.

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What this means

Work on the front entrance at 90 Main Street may proceed with a design intended to preserve the building’s historic character, but the applicant must create a plan for salvaging the six existing doors. At 137 Pleasant Street, a standard six-foot cedar stockade fence was approved for the Crown Hill Local Historic District. The Commission also approved letters supporting state rehabilitation tax-credit applications for multiple Worcester properties and unanimously selected Kristen Gutierrez Livoti as its Community Preservation Committee representative.

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Approved a Building Demolition Delay Waiver for 90 Main Street to replace the front doors with seven-foot doors beneath wooden transoms, preferably using the original doors, subject to a salvage plan for the six removed doors; vote: 6-0.
Approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a standard six-foot cedar stockade fence at 137 Pleasant Street in the Crown Hill Local Historic District; vote: 6-0.
Approved Certificates of Non-Applicability for roof replacements at 137 Pleasant Street and 39 Whitman Road, determining the work was not under the Commission’s jurisdiction; each vote was 6-0.
Unanimously selected Kristen Gutierrez Livoti as the Historical Commission’s representative on the Community Preservation Committee.
Unanimously approved updated or new letters of support for Massachusetts Rehabilitation Tax Credit allocations involving properties at One Exchange Place, 340 Main Street, 240 Main Street, 300 Southbridge Street, 316 Main Street, 401 Main Street, 237 Chandler Street, 134 Gold Street, 32, 42, 47 and 50 Lagrange Street, 90 Grove Street, 55 Salisbury Street, One Lincoln Square, 390 Main Street, 17 Hermon Street, 2 Lincoln Square, and 52 Hermon Street.

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