Cambridge Historical Commission Meeting
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Thursday, January 8, 2026
Location:
Online
Cambridge
Neighborhood:
City Wide
Contact:
Sarah Burks, sburks@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4683
View case materials here.
LEGAL NOTICE
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, January 8, 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. To join the meeting, register at https://tinyurl.com/CHC8jan2026 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 830 0612 2206. 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: Landmark Designation Proceedings
Case L-149: 84 Magazine St., by Thomas & Martha Sieniewicz, owners. Consider initiation of landmark study of 1867 house.
Public Hearings: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5346: 177 Brattle St., by Red Bird Group LLC. Alter driveway materials.
Case 5382: Austin Hall, 1515 Mass. Ave., by President & Fellows of Harvard College. Replace platform lifts with enclosed lifts.
Public Hearings: Demolition Review
Case D-1786: 38-40, 48, 54-56 Banks St., by Lubavitch of Cambridge, Inc. Demolish three buildings.
Chandra Harrington, Chair
Cambridge Chronicle, 12/25/25; 1/1/25
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.