[MassHistPres] MassHistPres Digest, Vol 14, Issue 3

Wed Apr 4 13:42:21 EDT 2007

In Sudbury we have used guardrails made of wooden rails and wooden posts in
sensitive areas (such as along Concord Road near the High School).  The
DPW's research showed that the install and long term maintenance costs and
safety appeared to be close enough to steel guardrails to make them feasible
/ responsible for use.

It doesn't help where the steel guardrails are already installed such as in
your case, but future installs in sensitive areas are reasonable.

I hope this helps,

Jim Hill
Sudbury Historical Commission

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   1. Guardrails (Gloria Freeman)
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:13:21 -0500
From: "Gloria Freeman" <freeannie at comcast.net>
Subject: [MassHistPres] Guardrails
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Recently, in Chatham, we were able to convince the owner of one of our most
historically and architecturally significant houses to save it from
demolition. Within a week or so of the decision, highway-style guardrails
were installed on property abutting this house ? around a pond area.  The
guardrails are totally inappropriate for the historic streetscape and the
area which offers one of our loveliest vistas. The posts are made of wood,
but the rails are made of an orangish-brown rusted steel, which we are told
will weather to a brown rusted steel.  Neither this house nor the area is on
the National Register or in a designated historic district, so that no
Section 106 review was conducted.

Has anyone had experience with guardrails, especially those which might be
more appropriate for a historic streetscape? I have seen photographs of a
steel- backed timber guardrail, which provides a more rustic appearance.
Perhaps some of you are familiar with it or know of other alternatives. If
so, we would be grateful for any advice or information regarding the
material and its source.

Thank you.

Gloria Freeman

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:34:24 -0400
From: Boston Affiliates <BostonAffiliates at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Guardrails
To: "Gloria Freeman" <freeannie at comcast.net>,	"masshistpres"
	<masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
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Gloria,

Do you know who installed the rails and why? That might be the first step
in dealing with the problem.

Polly Harrell

At 10:13 PM 4/3/07, Gloria Freeman wrote:

>Recently, in Chatham, we were able to convince the owner of one of our
>most historically and architecturally significant houses to save it from
>demolition. Within a week or so of the decision, highway-style guardrails
>were installed on property abutting this house ? around a pond area.  The
>guardrails are totally inappropriate for the historic streetscape and the
>area which offers one of our loveliest vistas. The posts are made of wood,
>but the rails are made of an orangish-brown rusted steel, which we are
>told will weather to a brown rusted steel.  Neither this house nor the
>area is on the National Register or in a designated historic district, so
>that no Section 106 review was conducted.
>
>Has anyone had experience with guardrails, especially those which might be
>more appropriate for a historic streetscape? I have seen photographs of a
>steel- backed timber guardrail, which provides a more rustic
>appearance.   Perhaps some of you are familiar with it or know of other
>alternatives. If so, we would be grateful for any advice or information
>regarding the material and its source.
>
>Thank you.
>Gloria Freeman
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