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take the board members through the house. Mrs. Lord asked if something could be arranged. Mr. Corell said he would take care of it. Mrs. Lord said the board has set aside Saturdays for such things. Mr. Corell said that Leonard Frick would be glad to share all the documents he found in the basement, in the sewer, of old Butternut School; to see to it they get preserved and taken care of. Some of the material is unrecorded deeds from the 1800's. Mrs. Lord asked if they should invite hiin to come to a meeting to show the board what he has. Mr. Corell said Mr. Frick considers himself custodian for the documents because they were going to be thrown out, but they are public records and he saw the value, being a history teacher. Mr. Corell reported that Mr. Frick said some of the documents need to be dried out, some are delicate and would need to be digitally preserved. Mrs. O'Rourke aslced about the source of the material. Mr. Corell confirmed it was the old Butternut School, and that some of the material was literally down in the sewer. The board members agreed it would be good to invite Mr. Frick to a meeting. Mr. Corell suggested the March meeting, and added he would try to arrange a tour through the stone house in March, or perhaps April or May, depending on weather. Mrs. Lord brought up the tour through the church. She said she spoke with the woman at Sequoia who indicated she was certain it wouldn't be a problein. Mrs. Lord has heard nothing since that last conversation with Sequoia. The woinan at Sequoia was concerned though that it rnight have some impact on the sale of the property. Mrs. Lord said the sign is still up and it doesn't appear anything has changed since the board last discussed it. Mrs. VanAuken asked if Mrs. Lord should call the woman at Sequoia again. Mrs. Lord said she will call her but she has a sense they have decided it may not be a good idea. Mrs. O'Rourke asked if they think the board would put restrictions on the sale. Mrs. Lord said they do have to come before Landinarks for approval for anything because it is a landmarks building. Mr. Lind indicated they could delay things by six months. Mrs. Lord agreed and said it has been ruled they can coine to the board before they purchase the property to see what the board is going to say. That has not happened. They are still in negotiations and she can understand if they think the visit inight impact the negotiating. Mrs. Lord said they don't have to let us in, as long as the sale is pending. She will give her contact another call. Chairman Lord indicated she had a conversation with Mrs. Gotlibowski, whom she had spoken to about 20 years ago. She is the person who requested information about plaquing and she lives on the corner of Clague and Stoneybrook, in what is called the Hanna Dobbins House. It has only been in three different names. Hanna Dobbins lived there and then the Schultz family, and then the Gotlibowski's purchased it. The house itself is not, according to Mrs. Gotlibowski, the way it was originally built. The oldest part, what she called a shack, is internal and that was built in 1865. It was originally part of an 18 acres farm. It's been added on to several times, however the front part that you see from Clague was added in 1893. Mrs. Lord said Mrs. Gotlibowski is very interested in applying and once she has finished the initial part, she will come to a board meeting. She is very interested in the history of Clague Road and has lived there for quite a while. Mrs. Lord asked if anyone knows her. Mr. Barker said he has met her, and Mrs. O'Rourke said she met her as well. Mrs. O'Rourlce indicated she used to live on Stoneybrook and when she walked her children down the street she would see Mrs. Gotlibowski out in the yard and they would chat. She said that Mrs. Gotlibowski informed her that Stoneybrook actually used to be a brook, a stream that ran through what they used to call an orchard. Mrs. O'Rourke added that there are a lot of pieces of property on Stoneybrook that have apple trees, so it all fit in. Mrs. Lord said Mrs. Gotlibowski told her one of the Schultz family members, from whom they bought the property, one of the children, said if she ever wants to sell her house, they'd like to buy it back. Mrs. Lord said they can expect to hear from Mrs. Gotlibowski who has other information about things along that area. Mrs. Lord said the board talked about a house a couple years ago (across from Mrs. Gotlibowski) and a woman had contacted her thinking it was a Frank Lloyd Wright design; the stucco house. Apparently they have done a great deal of work on it. Mr. Barker said they are still working 4