Word: historicizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"This is definitely the first time Radcliffe rugby has gone this far," said senior team president Sarah L. Schooler. "It's very historic. It's the first time we've won New England [the New England region], let alone the Northeast."
Affected are 20 and 29 Garden St. Harvard originally opposed a proposed expansion of the Old Cambridge Historic District that would have included the structures on both sites. Buildings in historic districts cannot be altered without the commission's approval.
Still unresolved, however, is the festering issue that originally prompted the proposed extension of the historic district--the plans of the owners of the Sheraton Commander Hotel to demolish three historic houses to build a parking lot.
Walter A. and Edward N. Guleserian, the owners of the hotel, proposed in January to demolish the houses. In response, the commission declared them to be of historic value. The owners responded by filing an appeal in Middlesex Superior Court. That litigation is still pending.
"This is a very historic step and will finally resolve what has been a century-old fault line," said Ehrlich. "It will secure the quality of the program and the integrity of our structure."