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Council rejects landmarking of Nathaniel Stickney House after commission report and public testimony
Summary
The City Council voted down a Historic Commission recommendation to landmark 45 Mount Auburn Street, a building long used as the Democracy Center; commissioners sought authority to shape the massing of redevelopment to protect view corridors, while many speakers urged protection of civic history.
The City Council declined Jan. 26 to adopt the Historic Commission’s final landmark designation report for the Nathaniel Stickney House (45 Mount Auburn Street), the 19th‑century building that served for decades as the Democracy Center.
Historic Commission Director Charlie Sullivan appeared to explain the commission’s choice: the designation was crafted to preserve exterior features and to recapture commission jurisdiction over size and shape — areas reduced by earlier code…
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