Historical Commission · 2026-03-05

📄 minutes (6 pages)

Present: Chandra Harrington, Chair; Liz Lyster, Vice Chair Gavin Kleespies, Paula Paris, Kyle Sheffield, Yuting Zhang, Members

Staff: Charles Sullivan, Executive Director, Sarah Burks, Preservation Planner

Absent: Joseph Ferrara, Member

Cases (3)

• D-1774 · 37-39 Essex St. · Amelia Taylor Pour-Over Trust · (Continued from 12/4/25). Partial demolition of house (1845). [demolition] [continued]
• D-1801 · 76 and 78 Thorndike St. · 76-78 Thorndike Street LLC · Partial demolition of two buildings including roofs. (1894 and 1844). [demolition] [alteration]
• D-1802 · 60 Vassar St. (MIT Building 39) · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Demolish the building (1966) except for columns and slabs. [demolition]