Beacon Hill Architectural District

APP # 23.0940 BH 3 CHARLES RIVER SQUARE

Proposed Work: Ratification of unapproved video doorbell. 

APP # 23.1118 BH & 23.1149 BH 59 RIVER STREET

Proposed Work: Repaint shutters from Essex Green to black & repaint front door black. 

APP # 23.1140 BH 19 MYRTLE STREET (BEACON HOUSE)

Proposed Work: Replacement of existing (non-historic) aluminum windows and screens on floors three through eight. Color as selected by the Landmarks Commission from available samples to match existing color as deemed appropriate by the Commission. New windows will be located within existing masonry openings in the same location as the existing windows.

APP # 23.1192 BH 12 DERNE STREET

Proposed Work: Paint all window trim and front door black.

APP # 23.1193 BH 14-16 DERNE STREET

Proposed Work: Paint all exterior door and window trims, bay windows, and dormers black. 

APP # 23.1195 BH 7 LOUISBURG SQUARE

Proposed Work: New FD Alert systems, new security camera, door hardware, house number, new mail slot, new chimney pots. (See Additional Items Under Administrative Review). 

APP # 23.1204 BH 83 MYRTLE STREET

Proposed Work: New lantern pendant light.

APP # 23.1202 BH 10 WALNUT STREET

Proposed Work: Install three new bollards.

APP # 23.0900 BH 103 MYRTLE STREET

Proposed Work: Replace all original 6 over 6 windows on front facade. 

VIOLATION RATIFICATION COMPLIANT WITH DISTRICT STANDARDS. RESOLUTIONS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AT OTHER PROPERTIES. 

APP # 23.1184 BH   21 BRANCH STREET: Ratification of unapproved video doorbell unit. Unit will be recessed into the doorway with a brass plate covering all of the unit except the button and camera. 

REGULAR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

APP # 23.1198 BH 65 ANDERSON STREET: Replace five 27 over 20 lights, single hung, arched top sash sets one, 15 over 15, double hung sash set, one 27 lite set piece, one, 12 by 12, French door set in the same masonry opening, one 8 over 8 double hung sash set. All new sash sets and doors will be fabricated from Mahogany, true divided light, oil based glazed and painted semi-gloss black, the color exterior to match the existing color. The muntin width will change from the current 1 1/4” that would not have been original to a 3/4” interior muntin width & 3/16” exterior wood stem. New door set will match the existing design which will be 12 by 12 lite “swing in” and a change to a 3/4” muntin width. Sash rails will match a more original reveal on top, meeting rails, sides & bottom stiles. Sash will be using clear glass. No frames, jambs, wood sills or masonry will be altered.

APP # 23.1084 BH   89 CHARLES STREET: Selective roof slate repairs, carpentry repairs at dormer windows; including trim and paint, remove and repair existing shutters including paint. Replace copper gutter with new copper gutter, copper flashings. Repair brick seat under gutter if req. All work to match existing/ all materials to replace in kind.

APP # 23.1205 BH 139 CHARLES STREET: Paint existing painted areas in kind, to include door, decorative panels around door area, storefront cornice, transom and display window of 139A Charles St.  Paint existing painted areas in kind of 139 and 141 Charles St. exterior doors, transom, exterior molding and side panels.

APP # 23.1070 BH   35 HANCOCK STREET: At rear of property floor three, replace two, non-historic (vinyl), 1 over 1 windows with 1 over 1, wood, double hung windows. 

APP # 23.1195 BH 7 LOUISBURG SQUARE New intercom (meets district standard), restoration, repaint (in kind) and reconstruction of basement and first floor doors and jambs/surrounds to match existing, new security grate at basement level (installed through the mortar joints) (See Additional Items Under Design Review). 

APP # 23.1081 BH   130 MOUNT VERNON STREET:  Sand and repaint, in kind; entire front door bay from below the gargoyles to the yellow plaster, repair holes and rotten wood around roof, repaint in kind. Repair wood around and on the garden door, repaint in kind, repair rusted ironwork throughout garden in kind, repaint fire escape in kind. 

APP # 23.1116 BH 7-9 CHARLES STREET: Remove and replace slates on the rear mansard roofs at 7 and 9 Charles Streets, replace any deteriorated wood sheathing in kind, cover sheathing in ice and water shield. Slates to match existing slates in color and texture.

APP # 23.1122 BH 53 MOUNT VERNON STREET: Replace/repair all metal work with copper: flashing, skylight elements, gutters, downspouts, repair two dormers to match existing, reroof two dormers in kind.

APP # 23.1142 BH 14 PINCKNEY STREET: Repoint front and rear facades 100%.  Match mortar in kind, 6-7 parts sand, 2 parts lime, 1-2 parts Portland cement. 

APP # 23.1183 BH 15 PINCKNEY STREET: Replace two front elevation, level two window sashes in kind. Windows are 6 over 1, wood, double hung, true divided light, Muntin design will be 3/4” interior profile width, 3/16” exterior wood stem.

APP # 23.1141 BH 18 PHILLIPS STREET: Perform urgent, selective removal of materials surrounding the main entryway due to large cracks, temporarily stabilize and repair the area to its original conditions. 

APP # 23.1106 BH 50 WEST CEDAR STREET: Remove all old square head bolts & replace them with stainless steel bolts at all brackets supports & stringer connections. Repair the existing steel ladder. Paint all stainless-steel bolts.

APP # 23.1175 BH 67-71 WEST CEDAR STREET: Rebuild front facade due to structural stability issues (bulging brick). Mortar tooling & mix to match historic profiles, original brick to be reused. 

APP # 23.1102 BH   72 WEST CEDAR  STREET: Restore seven existing historic windows: removal of existing paint, repair of sash, glazing of existing glass, prime, painting and re-install. installation of seven allied single channel windows painted black to match the exterior sash.