Waltham Panel Clears Two Houses For Demolition

Historical Commission · Meeting of July 13, 2026

WALTHAM — The Waltham Historical Commission voted 4-2 to clear a 32 Cherry Street house for demolition and unanimously cleared the former UMass field station's Gray Building at 240 Beaver Street. Chair Mort Isaacson sided with allowing demolition, saying "the historic aspect of it is less of a factor than the streetscape," while Commissioner Maria Russo argued "we have to save some houses." The board also unanimously found a 96 Tower Road Sweetgreen site not historically significant and backed a roughly $37,101 Community Preservation Committee rehabilitation of the Corn Lab building on Beaver Street. Members separately approved fiberglass gutters for the Wellington House and heard that a Fernald campus relocation of city public works, fire and police operations could require demolishing the historic Howe Library and West Building.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Roll Call
• June Minutes Postponed
• Announcements
• Demolition Delay Hearing: 32 Cherry Street
• Development Prospectus Review: 1265 Main Street (96 Tower Road)
• Demolition Delay Hearing: 240 Beaver Street (Gray Building)
• New Business: Corn Lab Rehabilitation at 240 Beaver Street
• Arrigo Farm Update
• Stonehurst and Wellington House Reports
• Liaison and Subcommittee Reports
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,433 words

Source: the Historical Commission meeting of July 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.