Historical Commission finds 32 Massasoit Avenue not historically significant under demo bylaw

SUDBURY -- December 13, 2022, Sudbury Historical Commission clears 32 Massasoit Avenue and sets Hosmer House roof preferences. The commission voted 7-0 to find the 1949 Massasoit Avenue home owned by Julia and Timothy Martin not historically significant under the demolition delay bylaw, with Vice Chair Diana Warren saying the property "is not connected with a person that is of importance to the history of Sudbury." Members then spent roughly an hour debating Hosmer House roof materials before voting 7-0 to recommend cedar shake or reproduction slate, copper gutters and downspouts, copper flashing and removal of a non-historic skylight to the Historic District Commission. Member Diana Sebra pushed for urgency: "Cost is not an issue. But the timing definitely is." The commission also raised its phase-five historic survey CPC request from $12,000 to up to $23,000 covering roughly 41 buildings, and revised its Hosmer House studies request to $130,000 after a Dec. 9 site visit with architect Lynn Spencer. The Hosmer House holiday open house drew $958 in seven hours, including a $176 door donation.