Commission finds Kingsbury House preferably preserved and waives six‑month delay for planned additions

Architect Anne (last name spelled in the record as Raudt) and the project team presented plans to preserve the main historic body of the Daniel Kingsbury House at 1427 Great Plain Avenue while removing and rebuilding later side additions and adding a family room with an attached garage.

The Needham Historical Commission voted two linked actions on July 21: first, it found the 1794 Daniel Kingsbury House at 1427 Great Plain Avenue to be "preferably preserved." Second, the commission found the plans presented by owner Jeff Heller and his team to be a "suitable alternative to demolition" and agreed to return the application to the Building Department, waiving the six-month demolition delay. The roll-call votes recorded five yes votes, zero no votes; the meeting record notes one recusal (Commissioner Jeff Heller) and one absence.

Why it matters: the Kingsbury House is documented locally, at the state level,…