9.     REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to Grant the DEMOLITION of 2914 ACUSHNET AVENUE, (MAP 130D, LOT 248). 

9a.     COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, New Bedford Historical Commission, to City Council, re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW OF 2914 ACUSHNET AVENUE, (MAP 130D, LOT 248) a Circa late nineteenth century two-story residence – advising that “the structure is historically significant due to its association with members of the Spooner family who settled in this location from Plymouth in 1660, eight years after the “Old Dartmouth” land mass was purchased from Wamsutta in 1652, the Spooners were a well respected farming family whose vast land holdings were primarily located in the subject area, north of Acushnet Village; the residential structure, although associated with the Spooner family, has been altered with the application of vinyl siding and its original windows replaced; the property lack integrity, as it no longer possesses its historic qualities of setting and feeling, the land surrounding the subject parcel is no longer used for agricultural purposes and due to its location bordered by commercial development and its current Mixed-Use Business Zoning; it is no longer attractive as a residential use, in light of these finding, the New Bedford Historical Commission has determined that the structure at 2914 Acushnet Avenue is historically significant, but not a preferably preserved historic structure.” (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – April 12, 2018.)