Cambridge Historical Commission Meeting
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Thursday, August 7, 2025
Location:
Online
Cambridge
Neighborhood:
City Wide
Contact:
Sarah Burks, sburks@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4683
LEGAL NOTICE
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, August 7, 2025, 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. To join the meeting, register at https://tinyurl.com/CHC7aug2025 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 897 7056 5020. 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.
Public Hearing: 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.
Case 5322: 56 Magazine St., by Christian Mission Pentecostal Tabernacle. Install free-standing sign.
Case 5323: 167 Brattle St., by 167 Brattle Street Nominee Trust. Alter select windows.
Public Hearing: Demolition Review
Case D-1742: 122 Western Ave., by Erik D. Demaine. Demolish house (1855).
Case D-1743: 124-132 Western Ave., by Anthony Spears, Artis Spears & Andrea Spears Jackson. Demolish funeral home structures (1856/1860 with later additions).
Chandra Harrington, Chair
Cambridge Day, 7/24/25, 7/31/25
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.