(Dec. 15, 2016) The Berlin Historic District Commission discussed the following items during its Dec. 7 meeting at Town Hall:
Four votes
Four of the five members of the panel were present during the meeting: Chairwoman Carol Rose and commission members Mary Moore, Robert Poli and Laura Sterns.
Odd Fellows
The commission approved two changes to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows building on 4 South Main Street.
Gail Lewis, speaking on behalf of the order, asked for and received permission to paint the existing awning red to match the original color, and to install a new light fixture on the side of the building “in keeping with the era.”
Postponement
Homeowner Scott Taylor requested approval to replace several windows on his home on 203 South Main Street.
Rose noted the building was conveyed to an Episcopal church in 1892, which owned it until they sold it to Taylor a few years ago. He had asked permission to replace windows on the front of the home, with the intention of eventually replacing all of the windows.
After discussing specifics, including whether the windows needed a grid, Rose suggested a continuation of the matter during the Jan. 4 commission meeting. The other members and the homeowner agreed, and Rose said the panel would look at similar homes on that street before the next meeting. Additionally, Taylor was asked to bring sample materials to the follow-up session.
Safety lights
Garrett Need of Bay Floor LLC was given the go-ahead to install landscape and safety lights near the Sea La Vie and Go Organic shops. He said his grandfather built those buildings, and said there had been some vandalism in that area.
“I had to re-glaze two of the windows in the last month,” he said, adding that the lights would also help accent the shops during evening hours or special events.
Moore said both buildings, officially on Artisan’s Way, were “charming.”
“They do bring so much [to the town], both of them,” she said. “I think they’re really special.”
Wooden Octopus
The commission unanimously approved signs for the Wooden Octopus art gallery on 8 Jefferson Street.
Owner Matthew Amey also floated the idea, potentially to be discussed during a later meeting, of installing a large sculpture on the side of the house, facing Main Street, which would double as an “old platform pulley system.”
By day it would appear to be a sculpture, but it would also be functional and allow him to lift heavy items to the second floor of the house, Amey said.
Four votes
Four of the five members of the panel were present during the meeting: Chairwoman Carol Rose and commission members Mary Moore, Robert Poli and Laura Sterns.
Odd Fellows
The commission approved two changes to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows building on 4 South Main Street.
Gail Lewis, speaking on behalf of the order, asked for and received permission to paint the existing awning red to match the original color, and to install a new light fixture on the side of the building “in keeping with the era.”
Postponement
Homeowner Scott Taylor requested approval to replace several windows on his home on 203 South Main Street.
Rose noted the building was conveyed to an Episcopal church in 1892, which owned it until they sold it to Taylor a few years ago. He had asked permission to replace windows on the front of the home, with the intention of eventually replacing all of the windows.
After discussing specifics, including whether the windows needed a grid, Rose suggested a continuation of the matter during the Jan. 4 commission meeting. The other members and the homeowner agreed, and Rose said the panel would look at similar homes on that street before the next meeting. Additionally, Taylor was asked to bring sample materials to the follow-up session.
Safety lights
Garrett Need of Bay Floor LLC was given the go-ahead to install landscape and safety lights near the Sea La Vie and Go Organic shops. He said his grandfather built those buildings, and said there had been some vandalism in that area.
“I had to re-glaze two of the windows in the last month,” he said, adding that the lights would also help accent the shops during evening hours or special events.
Moore said both buildings, officially on Artisan’s Way, were “charming.”
“They do bring so much [to the town], both of them,” she said. “I think they’re really special.”
Wooden Octopus
The commission unanimously approved signs for the Wooden Octopus art gallery on 8 Jefferson Street.
Owner Matthew Amey also floated the idea, potentially to be discussed during a later meeting, of installing a large sculpture on the side of the house, facing Main Street, which would double as an “old platform pulley system.”
By day it would appear to be a sculpture, but it would also be functional and allow him to lift heavy items to the second floor of the house, Amey said.