Significant Historic News Today

The Home Front: Belmont’s Historic District Commission John Kolis Settled in 1636 and incorporated in 1859, there is a lot of history packed into the 4.7 square miles of Belmont, “The Town of Homes.” 60% of Belmont’s 10,000 homes were built before 1940. Preserving the history of the town’s architecture is, in large part, the responsibility of the Belmont Historic District Commission. The commission creates an inventory of historic properties in the town and makes determinations of sig...