Cambridge Historical Commission Meeting
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Thursday, July 10, 2025
Location:
Online
Cambridge
Neighborhood:
City Wide
Contact:
Sarah Burks, sburks@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4683
view case materials here
The next meeting of the Cambridge Historical Commission will be on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. This meeting will be held online with remote participation. The public may participate via Zoom (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet, or computer. To join the meeting, register at https://tinyurl.com/CHCjul2025 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 844 2047 5000. Confirm meeting details or view meeting materials online at https://tinyurl.com/CHistComm . Submit written comment to histcomm@cambridgema.gov prior to 24 hours before the meeting.
Note that cases may be taken out of order and approved at the beginning of the meeting as part of a Consent Agenda. 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 will be discussed.
AGENDA:
1. Election of Vice Chair
2. Public Hearings: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5307: 15 Mt Auburn St., by President & Fellows of Harvard College. Demolish existing building and construct a new 3-story building. Hearing postponed to August 7 with the consent of the applicant.
Case 5314: 1 Brattle Sq., by BCSP 9 OBS Property LLC o/b/o DISH Wireless. Install telecom antennas on penthouse roof in two concealment structures.
3. Preservation Grants
4. Minutes
5. Director’s Report
6. Preservation Restriction (Easement)
Consider a preservation restriction from Fox Club Holdings, LLC to Charitable Friends of Digamma Building, Inc. for the Fox Club building at 44 JFK Street.
7. Background of Preservation in Cambridge (staff presentation)