Positions Available on Framingham Historic Commissions

Both the Framingham Historical Commission and the Framingham Historic District Commission have volunteer positions available.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 2.

Selectmen are scheduled to make appointments on June 16.

There are 2 positions available on the Framingham Historical Commission.

The Commission is a 5-member board chartered under state law for the “preservation, protection, and development” of the Town’s historical assets. The commission maintains the Town’s inventory of Cultural Resources, administers the Demolition Delay Bylaw, promotes historic preservation and approves historic markers for early homes and historic buildings. The Framingham Historical Commission meets monthly, and holds occasional public hearings as required by the Demolition Delay Bylaw.

There are four positions available on the Framingham Historic District Commission. There is one full position for a Realtor and 3 alternate positions for a resident, Framingham History Center and an attorney.

This commission, in conjunction with the Planning Department, oversees 71 properties in the Town’s two historic districts. Its purpose is to preserve and protect the distinctive characteristics of buildings and places significant to the history of the Town, to maintain and improve the settings of those buildings and places and to encourage compatibility with existing buildings when new buildings are planned in the districts.

The commission is comprised of 12 members, 7 of which are full members and are required to be an attorney, an architect, a realtor, a member of the Historical Society, a resident of the districts and two members at large. The remaining five members are alternates and are required to be an attorney, an architect, a realtor, a member of the Historical Society and a resident of the districts.

The Commission meets the second Wednesday of each month, and alternates attend regularly.

Any Framingham resident interested in serving in a position should complete an application by the deadline.

Click here for the application.