Historic Beacon Hill District Meeting

APP # 25.0525 BH 77 CHARLES STREET

Proposed Work: Alteration of sign and Ratification of VIO.24.0896; Unapproved alterations of storefront.

APP # 25.0497 BH 7 LOUISBURG SQUARE

Proposed Work: Relocate mail slot at the front door from side panel to door leaf. Repair masonry door surround and stain masonry surround to match existing lintels and sills.

APP # 25.0526 BH 55-57 BRIMMER STREET

Proposed Work: Install a rolling hoist beam, three security cameras, and one doorbell for carriage house project.

APP # 25.0516 BH   86 BEACON STREET: Remove an existing skylight over an elevator shaft in order to replace the elevator hydraulic piston assembly and replace the skylight with a new copper and glass unit to match existing.

APP # 25.0495 BH  90 BEACON STREET: Replace five total sash sets and one double door set, all of which are not historic. Fourth floor: one door set, two “bowed” sash sets. Third floor: one sash set and two “bowed” sash sets. Fabricate new bowed sash sets in four openings keeping the original jambs, wood sills and brick moldings. The new sash sets will be mahogany, mortise & tenon, true divided light, glazed at the exterior, use clear glass, double hung and be painted semi-gloss black at the exterior. The new door set will swing out as currently exists, mahogany, true divided lights, use oil rubbed bronze or black in color hinges as the knuckles are visible from the exterior. New cremone bolts & hardware will be installed at the interior. None of the new windows will have low-e glass. 

APP # 25.0524 BH   29 BRANCH STREET: Replace two non-historic casement sets at the side elevation of the Carriage House on Branch Street. One casement is a 6 by 6 “swing out”. One is a 8 by 8 “swing out”. The replacement casements will be 6 by 6 and 8 by 8 “swing out”. Mahogany, mortise & tenon, true divided lite & be painted semi-gloss black at the exterior. New casements will be using clear, non-low e glass.

APP # 25.0506 BH   107 CHESTNUT STREET: Restore a 4 lite cast iron window at the rear elevation. Remove all broken glass & replace this broken glass with 1/4” clear glass. Reglaze all glass openings & paint in the existing color: Essex Green. Front elevation three leaded glass window openings: HWD will fabricate & install three mahogany one lite wood storm windows at the exterior. The existing leaded glass panels are “swing in” casements. The new mahogany wood storms will have a thin style on all four sides as not to obscure any leaded glass. Painted Essex Green in kind. Front elevation small one lite casements: Remove existing broken cast iron hinges & replace with solid brass in black finish: 3 1/2” x 3 1/2” square mortise hinges. Replace 1-2 rotted bottom sash rails with new mahogany & painted in kind: Essex Green.

APP # 25.0490 BH   4 DERNE STREET: Secure all guardrail connections by adding a new structure of galvanized bolts, secure all brackets support connections, hand scrape, repaint in kind.  

APP # 25.0504 BH   9 HANCOCK STREET: Replace three total non-historic, 6 over 1, windows at the 5th floor front elevation at 9 Hancock Street. The existing windows are non operational & have considerable rot. The new 6 over 1 sash sets would be fabricated from all wood mortise & tenon. True divided light at top 6 lite sash, double hung and painted semi gloss black, the exterior to match the existing exterior color. The existing aluminum storm windows will be removed. The existing jambs, brick moldings and wood sills to remain.

APP # 25.0527 BH   81 PHILLIPS STREET: Replace non-historic front door in kind.