Town Officials Discuss Landmark Status for Lord's Sign

An article will be reserved on the spring's annual town meeting warrant to see if voters will agree to designate the Lord's sign as a historic landmark.

  Town officials say that, if the illuminated sign on the front of Lord's Department Store is designated a historic landmark, that will give it demolition protection going forward. The downtown anchor store will close on Feb. 28 after 73 years in business. It was sold to Salvatore Capital Partners in December.  At last week's meeting of the Downtown Study Committee, Assistant Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler said the town is working with Salvatore in an effort to keep the sign on the building.  The town would own the sign which would remain on the front of the building (and would likely be raised to a higher elevation on the building) at the corner of Main and South Streets. Town officials have suggested re-naming the building to "…

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Sean Snow

9:48 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013

I think that sentiment you refer to gives the Lord's sign extreme historic significance to this town This is just my opinion, when the argument for not preserving history is based wholly on monetary factors the reason for its preservation as been wholly lost. Saving history is never about saving money.   more ›

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5 Things You Need to Know Today, Thursday, August 30, Including Meeting About Burned Out House

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1. Forecast for Thursday: The National Weather Service based in Taunton calls for a sunny day with a high near 84. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning.  Thursday night: Clear with a low around 60.  Southwest wind around 7 mph. 2. Town Hall Meetings:  3. Library Events:  4. Community Events:  5. Fundraising Opportunities: 

Demo Delay Lifted off South Street Property in Medfield

The Historical Commission voted unanimously last week to lift a demolition delay off a project at 77 South St. that would rehabilitate the current house and add a second house to the rear of the property.

The Medfield Historical Commission has lifted a demolition delay on 77 South St. after reviewing updated plans to preserve much of the current house and construct a complementing second house on the property. “I think this is a good adaptation,” said Commission co-chair David Temple. Of the revised set of plans, town historian Richard DeSorgher said, “I think it is a million percent better than the first one,” from the audience at last Wednesday's meeting. The house on the property was built in the early 1800s but the history of the land goes back to Medfield’s founding fathers. “If you look at the history of this property, it is one of the first 13 land grants issued by the town,” said Cheryl O’Malley, an associate member of the …

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