HomeMy WebLinkAbout214 Pleasant Street Hist Significance Letter 03.29.2010TOWN OF YARMOUTH
1146 ROUTE 28, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02664
Telephone (508) 398-2231 Ext.1292 Fax (508) 398-0836
Colleen McLaughlin, Office Administrator
(cmclaughlin @yarmouth.ma.us)
YARMOUTH HISTORICAL COMMISSION
March 29, 2010
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Coleman
10 Hidden Brick Road
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Coleman:
Thank you for appearing before the Commission last Tuesday to discuss your plans for
the buildings at 214 Pleasant Street, South Yarmouth, MA. The Historical Commission
appreciates your cooperation in reviewing the property for its potential historical,
architectural, or cultural significance to the Town of Yarmouth.
On Saturday, March 27, the Historical Commission members, along with your architect
and builder, met at the property and conducted a site visit. After examining the wide
plank flooring, wood paneling on the fireplace walls, hand-hewn ceiling beams, doors,
hardware, fireplace bricks, and windows of the oldest area of the house, the Commission
members unanimously voted that the property is a significant structure that enhances
the history, architecture, and culture of Yarmouth. In making that determination, the
Commission has begun the demolition delay process. The next step is a public hearing
to discuss the issue of whether the demolition would be detrimental.
Town ordinance requires that the legal ad for the hearing be published two times in The
Register. Since The Register is a weekly newspaper, the ads will run on April 8 and April
15. The hearing will be held on ,Tuesday, April 20, at 3:00 pm in the Hearing Room at
Town Hall.
Based on the results of that meeting, the Commission will have 10 days in which to
notify you whether or not the demolition of the antique portion of the existing house
would be detrimental to the history, architecture, or culture of Yarmouth. If we find it to
be detrimental, the 60-day demolition delay period will begin on the date the
determination is made.
At their March 27 meeting, the Commission also discussed your request to remove the
garage immediately. Based on the age of the garage and its location relative to the
antique section of the house, the Commission voted unanimously to allow the removal of
the garage at your convenience. Our only requirement is that you use care in removing
that section so that the structural integrity of the historic part of the house is preserved.
If you wish to begin removal of the garage, you will need to file a new application with
the Building Department for that section only.
With regards to the letter received today via email, it is my understanding that you may
want to use some of the historically significant features in the remodel of the existing
guest cottage. To help us with the writing of advertisements for the remaining material,
we ask that you give us a specific list of what and how much you think you might use.
(For example, wood paneling for a 10' x 12' room with 8' ceiling.) Upon receipt of more
specific information, the Commission will consider your request for removing the
specified material before the conclusion of the demolition delay period.
Should you have any questions regarding this letter or the demolition delay process,
please contact our Colleen McLaughlin, Office Administrator, at 508-398-2231 x1292 or
by email at cmclaughlin@yarmouth.ma.us.
Sincerely,
Barbara M. Beeler Chairman
Yarmouth Historical Commission
BMB/ccm
Cc: James Brandolini, Building Commission
Karen Greene, Director of Community Development
Jane Hibbert, Town Clerk
Sara Jane Porter, Architect
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