CHC Staff
Office Location
Cambridge Historical Commission
Lombardi Building
831 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
View a map here for our location.
CHC Staff Contacts
Charles M. Sullivan, Executive Director
phone: (617) 349-4684 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
E-mail Charles M. Sullivan
Contact Charlie if you have questions regarding technical preservation issues, the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District, Old Cambridge Historic District, preservation restrictions, or preservation grants.
Kathleen (Kit) Rawlins, Assistant Director
phone: (617) 349-4685 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
E-mail Kit L. Rawlins
Contact Kit if you have questions regarding educational programs, photograph reproduction orders and permissions, or billing concerns.
Sarah Burks, Preservation Planner
phone: (617) 349-4687 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
E-mail Sarah Burks
Contact Sarah if you have questions regarding historic districts, the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District, the Harvard Square Conservation District, landmarks, demolition review, or the website.
Eric Hill, Survey Director
phone: (617) 349-4688 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
E-mail Eric Hill
Contact Eric if you have questions about the architectural inventory, Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District, exterior paint colors, modern architecture, or National Register.
Allison Crosbie, Preservation Administrator
phone: (617) 349-4686 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
E-mail Allison Crosbie
Contact Allison if you have questions about the Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District, the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District, historic exterior paint colors, or historic landscapes.
Viv Williams, Archivist
phone: (617)349-4070 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
Email: Viv Williams
Contact Viv if you have questions about conducting research with the CHC library and archival collections or gifting materials to the archive.
Meta Partenheimer, Digital Projects Archivist
phone: (617) 349-4070 or TTY: (617) 349-6112
E-mail Meta Partenheimer
Contact Meta if you have questions regarding digital collections, CHC social media, or the C-DASH (Cambridge Digital Architectural Survey and History) project.
Commission Members
For a list of commission members on the four commissions supported by this office please email histcomm@cambridgema.gov.
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
Correspondence will be forwarded directly to the commission members by CHC staff.