Weston Historical Commission imposes demolition delay on 1804 Greek Revival storehouse

WESTON — April 1, 2019 — Weston Historical Commission voted to preserve a 215-year-old Greek Revival building while clearing a separate deteriorated cottage for demolition at its April 1 meeting. The commission imposed a one-year demolition delay on 36 Church Street, an 1804 structure known as the George Smith Store, with Co-Chair Phyllis Halpern stating she would "not want to see it torn down on my watch" and urging owners to preserve the central block. In a more contested action, the commission voted 4-1 to waive its standard public-hearing requirement and allow demolition of a gambrel-roofed cottage at 241 Glen Road — previously declared significant for its ties to the Glen House Hotel — after the prior demolition permit expired and ownership changed; the replacement structure is projected at roughly 9,999 square feet against the existing building's approximately 2,164 square feet. The commission also found a 1915 Queen Anne house at 22 Bemis Street significant and pushed its owners strongly toward window restoration over replacement, and approved a preservation and addition plan for a Tudor Revival estate at 63 Boston Post Road to be converted to a daycare facility.