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Sudbury Historical Commission clears way for permit at 250 Raymond Road, finds altered portions not historically significant
Summary
After a site visit and review of MACRIS inventory material, the Sudbury Historical Commission determined the portions of 250 Raymond Road under review are not historically significant and voted to allow the building inspector to issue a demolition permit for the portion identified.
The Sudbury Historical Commission voted Oct. 15 to declare the portion of the house at 250 Raymond Road under review not historically significant, a decision that allows the building inspector to issue a demolition permit.
Chair Chris Hager said the commission received the application Sept. 11 and conducted a site visit on Sept. 20. He noted the house dates to the 1920s and appears to be a catalog-era, ready-cut house with characteristic gambrel roofs and an attached garage. Hager said some proposed work would affect the southeast corner of the main building and the connection to the garage.
Commission members who inspected the property said much of the work appeared to be on a later 1970s addition rather than the original fabric. Commissioner Michael (last name not stated) and others raised concern that the garage windows looked original and urged the homeowners to consider preserving the garage’s historic window.
Homeowners Brian and Emily Donnelly confirmed the addition was added in the 1970s; they also provided the property address and confirmed plans shown to the commission.
Chair Hager moved that, under Section 4, item 3 of the Sudbury demolition-delay bylaw, the commission determine the portion of the structure covered by the application is not historically significant. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Hager said he would notify the building inspector of the finding.
The commission advised the homeowners and their architect — as a nonbinding suggestion — to preserve or retain the original garage window if feasible. Hager said he would copy commissioners on the transmittal to the building inspector.
The determination follows the commission’s review of the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) inventory and its own site inspection. The commission’s vote applies only to the historical-significance finding under the demolition-delay bylaw; it does not approve specific design or construction plans for the proposed work.
