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By Rachael Hines
The Historic Preservation Commission met on Thursday evening last week to discuss various upcoming construction projects, and voted to allow demolition plans to continue on 25 Appleton Street.
The vote was 5-1, with the only dissent being from commission member Dick Bauer. “The house ought to be preserved,” said Bauer, who expressed minor concerns over the safety of the demolition and the vague wording of the paperwork involved with the construction contract.
The Commission also heard about an upcoming construction project at the Elizabeth Peabody House. The project will reinforce the second story flooring, making the space safe for larger events. Because the current project will not aesthetically alter the building, it was deemed irrelevant to the commission and will be allowed to continue to move forward.
Various maintenance and minor construction for private residences and properties in Somerville’s Historic District were also discussed and approved. All of the buildings and projects discussed in the meeting are available for public viewing on Somerville’s official city website: https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/historic-preservation.
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Shame. I mean most of the original crown molding was destroyed by leak in the upstairs bathroom, but still a beautiful old house. Supposedly owned by the Tufts family a hundred or so years ago.
The shed out back still has, or at least had when it was sold, a stone watering trough for the horses. Beautiful, carved out of one big slab of stone.
It’s interesting that people are speaking out about this little house, which maybe should be preserved. But what about the high school, the Central Library and West Somerville Library renovations, the countless old buildings that have been torn down or chopped up so that they bear no resemblance to the original. The city is destroying its’ history every day, and no one seems to care or even notice.