[MassHistPres] Historic Plaques

[Deborah Bier, PhD]

At 9:05 PM -0500 3/30/06, Jonathan Feist wrote:
>I live in a fairly odd place: Harvard Shaker Village. It's a small, isolated
>area, and everyone here has extensive knowledge of and appreciation for
>their house. Seriously, most people have lived here between 30 and 50 years
>(some longer), and a couple have had the houses in their families for
>generations. So, there's a culture here about being understated.

Fascinating!  Yes, you might therefore have an entirely different 
awareness from the norm.

>Several neighbors have had the experience of strangers demanding to be let
>in, convinced that the houses were museums open to the public. There are
>constantly people walking by, staring.
>

Actually, we have one person who applied for a sign for a similar 
reason. The house is so unusual and in the center of town, the 
homeowner was tired of people knocking on the door asking about the 
house's history.

I'm not sure that a sign with the name of the builder and date it was 
built will do the trick, but I've not had a chance to get a report on 
the effectiveness of this plan. (Maybe a very large dog would work 
better....)

best,
Debbie
Concord HC

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