Historical Commission denies demolition delays for two Waltham properties
Waltham Historical Commission denies demolition delays for two properties. The commission voted 4-2 to deny the demolition delay for 32 Cherry Street, a home built in 1881 that housed Waltham Watch Factory employees and later served as a boarding house under owner Edward Day Baker, a Massachusetts
Historical Commission · Meeting of July 13, 2026
Waltham Historical Commission denies demolition delays for two properties. The commission voted 4-2 to deny the demolition delay for 32 Cherry Street, a home built in 1881 that housed Waltham Watch Factory employees and later served as a boarding house under owner Edward Day Baker, a Massachusetts figure in the 1920s who worked with Thomas Edison. Commissioners Dufromont and Russo voted against the motion.
The commission voted unanimously to deny the demolition delay for 240 Beaver Street, a former UMass Field Station Farm research building now in disrepair, and suggested placing a historic marker on the site. The commission also unanimously approved fiberglass replacement gutters for Wellington House and voted to support a roughly $37,000 Community Preservation Committee application for rehabilitation of the Corn Lab at 240 Beaver Street.
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Source: the Historical Commission meeting of July 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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