Cambridge Historical Commission Meeting
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Thursday, September 10, 2026
Location:
Online
Cambridge
Neighborhood:
City Wide
Contact:
Sarah Burks, sburks@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4683
(Link to meeting materials)
(Link to open meeting portal)
Date: September 4, 2026
To: Members and Alternates of the Historical Commission
City Clerk, please post
From: Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
Re: Preliminary Agenda
The next meeting of the Cambridge Historical Commission will be on Thursday, September 10, 2026 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. Join meeting at https://tinyurl.com/CHCsep2026 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 899 9828 3896.
Application materials are posted at https://tinyurl.com/CHistComm.
Written comments received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be distributed to the members. E-mail: histcomm@cambridgema.gov.
AGENDA:
1. Consent Agenda Procedure
2. Public Hearing: Alterations to Designated Property
Case 5443: 50 Church St., by 50 Church Street Realty Trust. Install two internally-illuminated blade signs.
3. Public Hearings: Demolition Review
Case D-1826: 178-180 Elm St. NC, by Charles Zammuto agent for Mario Bussolati Est. Demolish double house (1892).
4. Preservation Grants
Case IPG 27-1: 838 Massachusetts Ave., by St. Peter’s Church. $19,000. Heating system.
Case IPG 27-2: 5 Callender St., by Cambridge Community Center. $250,000. Façade restoration.
Case IPG 27-3: 323 Cambridge St., by St. Francis Church. $4,975. Window restoration.
5. Minutes
6. Director’s Report
Updates on projects delegated to staff and monthly activities of the office.
Upcoming event: Open Archives on September 12, 1-3PM, Cambridge Public Library.