Historical Commission preserves six homes, clears two others
Wellesley Historical Commission preserves six homes, clears two for demolition in marathon session.
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Wellesley Historical Commission Votes to Block Demolition of Honeywell Street Colonial Revival Home
WELLESLEY -- July 13, 2026, Wellesley Historical Commission imposes 12-month demolition delay on Honeywell Street colonial revival home and continues Heckel Street review. The commission voted 6-0 at its July 13 meeting to find 53 Honeywell Street historically significant under Standard 2 of the town's demolition review
Historical Commission preserves 14 Heckle Street, delays Emerson Road waiver
WELLESLEY -- May 12, 2026, Wellesley Historical Commission preserves 14 Heckle Street and sends Emerson Road redesign back for more work. The commission voted 7-0 Tuesday to deem the circa-1910 American Foursquare at 14 Heckle Street preferably preserved under Standard 2, imposing a 12-month demolition delay on a
Wellesley Historical Commission Approves Two Demolition Waivers in Split Votes
WELLESLEY -- May 12, 2026, Wellesley Historical Commission approves two demolition waivers and preserves a century-old foursquare in marathon May session. The commission voted 4 to 3 to allow demolition to proceed at 37 Martin Road, where designer Mark Iacocca and owner-builder Fernando Del Fior had reduced the proposed
Historical Commission preferably preserves 1922 Calvin Road colonial revival
WELLESLEY -- April 15, 2026, Wellesley Historical Commission votes 4-0 with one abstention to preferably preserve 38 Calvin Road. Vice Chair Alexander Gavis moved the determination on the architectural prong of the town's demolition review bylaw, citing the 1922 colonial revival's design by Boston architect Frederick