Historical Commission — 2026-03-05

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📄 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]