[MassHistPres] Historic House on Large Lot

[John Worden]

In one of our historic districts, there is a handsome Victorian-era house 
(1884 Queen Anne) on a large lot of some 37,000 square feet.  A few years 
ago, a developer bought the parcel from the family that had lived there for 
generations, and after years of hearings and proposals, the HDC, under 
implied threat of a 40B, gave him permission to build two additional houses, 
thus threatening to bring to an end one of the largest open street-scapes in 
town.

Now, he has put the property, unaltered, on the market for $1.3+ million. 
So, if any of you happens to know of a family that wants a nice house with 
plenty of open space, convenient to both Boston and the 128 area, please get 
in touch.

I have no financial interest in the transaction; my only hope is that the 
house & its grounds somehow be preserved.

John Worden
Arlington HDC


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