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Beacon Hill Architectural Commission

The Commission will hold its monthly public hearing on Thursday, April 18, at 5 p.m.

(Use Congress Street as an entrance and exit after 5:30 p.m.)

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Violations

    19.777 BH 45 Beacon Street: Ratification of the existing grade in Spruce Place; repair masonry at rear elevation of Carriage Barn; replace two missing granite bollards at east and west corners of Carriage Barn; modify door at rear elevation of Carriage Barn by extending its length and lowering bottom jamb; and install asphalt berm at rear wall of Carriage barn. Continued from 2/21/2019 Public Hearing

  2. Design Review

    19.986 BH 33 Chestnut Street: At front façade install black steel handrail at entry steps.

    19.994 BH 41 Chestnut Street: At front façade restore and re-paint entry door.

    19.814 BH 55 Chestnut Street: At front façade replace non-historic front door and hardware in-kind; and re-paint door, door surround, window trim window sash, shutters and window boxes.

    19.1009 BH 158 Mount Vernon Street: At rear elevation replace existing wooden garage door, posts and header with wood door, posts and header, and repair and reset brick pavers.

    19.1006 BH 74 Chestnut Street: At rear elevation replace existing wooden garage door with black steel door.

    19.915 BH 25 Phillips Street: At front façade replace three second-story, two-over-two wood windows in-kind; and at second story of rear elevation replace door, restore bricked-in window opening and install bathroom vent.

    19.1004 BH 28 Pinckney Street: Replace existing in-filled garage door opening with new overhead garage door painted black; paint existing door black; remove existing paint from masonry; and restore curb cut and sidewalk (work previously approved by BHAC on June 18, 2015). Previously Application 19.744 BH Continued from 2/21/2019 Public Hearing

    19.796 BH 25 Charles Street: At Charles Street façade relocate entry and install new entry doors, replace and lengthen first-story windows, repair and replace existing cornice and awning brackets as needed, recover awning; at Branch Street elevation create new window openings; and replace wooden window shutters at Charles Street façade and Branch Street elevation (See Administrative Review items below). Continued from 3/21/2019 Public Hearing

    19.1011 BH 77A Revere Street: At roof reconstruct roof deck.

    19.873 BH 144-158 Charles Street: At roof remove existing antennas and mounting hardware on chimney and relocate inside three new fiberglass canisters.

  3. Administrative Review/Approval

    19.998 BH 4 Acorn Street: At front façade repair windows and window shutters, and re-paint front steps and fire escape.

    19.1000 BH 61 Beacon Street: At front façade repair brick cornice at roofline.

    19.796 BH 25 Charles Street: Clean and repair masonry (See Design Review item above).

    19.1005 BH 76 Chestnut Street: At front replace eight pairs of wood window shutters in-kind.

    19.921 BH 20 Pinckney Street: At front façade replace second-story granite window sill in-kind.

  4. Ratification of 3/21/2019 Public Hearing Minutes
  5. Staff Updates
  6. Projected Adjournment - 8:30pm
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