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LEGAL NOTICE
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 6:00 PM to consider the following matters under M.G.L. Ch. 40C and Ch. 2.78 of the Code of the City of Cambridge:
This meeting will be held online. The public may participate via Zoom (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet or computer. Join meeting at https://tinyurl.com/CHC5mar2026 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 826 9379 0082. Meeting materials at https://tinyurl.com/CHistComm. Written comments received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be considered by commissioners in advance of meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record. Email: histcomm@cambridgema.gov.
Continued Cases--
Public Hearing: Demolition Review
Case D-1774: 37-39 Essex St., by Amelia Taylor Pour-Over Trust. (Continued from 12/4/25). Partial demolition of house (1845).
Public Hearing: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5382: Austin Hall, 1515 Mass. Ave., by President & Fellows of Harvard College. (Continued from 1/8/26). Replace platform lifts with enclosed lifts.
New Cases--
Public Hearing: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5388: 17 Berkeley St., by Huien Huang and Hui Gao. Exterior restoration and renovations. Alter paint colors, paving, fences.
Public Hearings: Demolition Review
Case D-1801: 76 and 78 Thorndike St., by 76-78 Thorndike Street LLC. Partial demolition of two buildings including roofs. (1894 and 1844).
Case D-1802: 60 Vassar St. (MIT Building 39), by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Demolish the building (1966) except for columns and slabs.
Chandra Harrington, Chair
Cambridge Chronicle, 2/19/26; 2/26/26
Cases may be taken out of order and approved at the beginning of the meeting. Persons who wish to have a hearing on a case should notify the Commission in advance or be present at the beginning of the meeting when the Consent Agenda is discussed.