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General Contact Information:

Cambridge Historical Commission
Lombardi Building
831 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Phone: (617) 349-4683  Fax: (617) 349-3116
TTY: (617) 349-6112 (for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have communication disabilities)

E-mail: histcomm@cambridgema.gov  or,
for neighborhood conservation district related issues, please use: histncds@cambridgema.gov

Office Hours:  (Mon) 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM; (Tues-Thurs) 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM; (Fri) 8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
Research Hours:  (Mon) 4:00 - 7:00 PM; (Tues-Thurs) 9:30 - 11:30 AM and 2:00 - 4:00 PM; (Fri) Closed to research

Please direct general research questions, such as family, site, or architectural history questions, to the above mailing address, phone number, or e-mail address.  Please check our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for common research questions and answers.

CHC Staff:

Charles Sullivan, Executive Director
phone: (617) 349-4684 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Fax: (617) 349-3116
e-mail: csullivan@cambridgema.gov
Contact Charlie if you have questions regarding technical preservation issues, the Old Cambridge Historic District, preservation restrictions, or preservation grants.

Kathleen L. Rawlins (Kit), Assistant Director
phone: (617) 349-4685 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Fax: (617) 349-3116
e-mail: krawlins@cambridgema.gov
Contact Kit if you have questions regarding educational programs, photograph reproduction orders and permissions, or billing concerns.

Susan Maycock, Survey Director
phone: (617) 349-4688 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Fax: (617) 349-3116
e-mail: smaycock@cambridgema.gov
Contact Susan if you have questions about the architectural inventory, survey publications, or exterior paint colors.

Sarah Boyer, Oral History Project Coordinator
phone: (617) 349-6171 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Fax: (617) 349-3116
e-mail: sboyer@cambridgema.gov
Contact Sarah Boyer if you have questions about the current Area Four oral history project, the recent World War II oral history publication, or other oral history projects.

Sarah Burks, Preservation Planner
phone: (617) 349-4687 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Fax: (617) 349-3116
e-mail: sburks@cambridgema.gov
Contact Sarah Burks if you have questions regarding historic districts, the Harvard Square or Avon Hill neighborhood conservation districts, landmarks, demolition review, or the web site.

Eiliesh Tuffy, Preservation Administrator
phone: (617) 349-4686 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Fax: (617) 349-3116
e-mail: etuffy@cambridgema.gov
Contact Eiliesh Tuffy if you have questions regarding permit procedures or the Mid Cambridge and Half Crown-Marsh neighborhood conservation districts.

Commission Members:

All correspondence to commission members should be mailed to the care of:

Cambridge Historical Commission
Lombardi Building
831 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Fl.
Cambridge, MA 02139

The correspondence will be forwarded directly to the commission member by CHC staff.

Jump ahead to see member information for the following commissions:

• Cambridge Historical Commission
• Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission
• Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District Commission
• Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission