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Southborough commission releases Chestnut Hill accessory building after 2-3 vote
Summary
After a public hearing and a site visit, the Southborough Historical Commission voted 2-3 against placing the accessory building at 2 Chestnut Hill Road under a demolition delay and released the owner to proceed. Commissioners and the applicant emphasized salvaging historically significant elements already removed and stored by the owner.
The Southborough Historical Commission voted 2-3 on Nov. 5 to decline a motion to preferentially preserve an accessory building at 2 Chestnut Hill Road, clearing the way for the owner and contractor to proceed with demolition and salvage.
Chair Kevin Miller opened the public hearing, summarizing a MACRIS report and a site visit on Oct. 25. Miller said the building appeared to be an assembled "amalgam" of older building fabric — paneling, doors and windows reportedly brought from New Hampshire and Lynn in the 1920s — and that the commission had received an affidavit from the…
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