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Historic Districts Commission

A collection of 15 issues

Sudbury HDC approves 84 French Road dormer and pool fence plans

SUDBURY -- May 7, 2026, Sudbury HDC approves French Road dormer-and-portico plan after months of design revision. Vice Chair Taryn Trexler led the May 7 meeting in Chair Anuraj Shah's absence and the commission voted 4-0 to approve owners Gabby and Joe Cefalo's plan

Historic Districts Commission backs Wayside Inn restoration over replacement on 140 windows

SUDBURY -- April 9, 2026, Sudbury HDC steers Wayside Inn toward restoration and presses for redesign of police-station solar canopy. The commission gave informal April 9 guidance on two major upcoming projects without taking a binding vote. Wayside Inn trustee Victor Stokowski told members the inn has $310,000, $250,

Historic District Commission finalizes parking memo to Select Board

WAYLAND -- April 7, 2026, Wayland's Historic District Commission unanimously approved a memo urging the Select Board to fix town-center parking. Chair Greg Dale and Vice Chair Margery F. Baston backed the letter, drafted by Gretchen Schuler, which recommends expanding and regrading the depot and library lots, revisiting

Wayland HDC approves Town House Café renovation at former Collins Market

WAYLAND -- March 17, 2026, Wayland Historic District Commission unanimously approves cafe revival of the old Collins Market building. The commission Tuesday issued a certificate of appropriateness for exterior work at 21 Cochituate Road, where owner Kirsten Lipson plans to open Town House Café & Bistro in early to mid-August.

Lexington HDC Presses Developer to Simplify 16 Clarke Street Mixed-Use Proposal

LEXINGTON -- March 5, 2026, Lexington Historic Districts Commission sends 16 Clarke Street mixed-use building back for another revision, targeting an April vote. The commission spent the majority of its March 5 session pressing North Shore Residential Development Inc. and its architect on what commissioners called an overloaded roofscape, too