[MassHistPres] Wright-Locke-Hamilton Farm Winchester

[Amy McCollum]

Hamilton Farm in Winchester Slated for Development

 

Town of Winchester seeking responses from nonprofit groups and developers 

for the Request For Proposal

 

On Nov. 15, 2006 the Town of Winchester received official notice from Avalon
Bay that they had signed a purchase and sale agreement to buy the Farm for
$13.5 million. Because the Farm is registered under a state agricultural
conservation statue (Chapter 61A) the Town of Winchester has

the right to buy the land first.    Hamilton Farm  is historically

significant  - it has

350 years of continuous agriculture usage, remarkable historical farm
buildings, unique ecological importance (abutting a conservation area), and
the iconic pastoral landscape that is unique within the inner suburbs of
Boston.

 

The Town issued a Request For Proposals (RFP ) on December 29th, 2006 in an
effort to use the development of part of Hamilton Farm to offset the cost of
purchasing the land by the Town. Proposals are due on 29 January, 2007. The
Selectmen hope to present one or more of these proposals to at the Special
Town Meeting when they request authorization to exercise the right of first
refusal.

 

For more information and the RFP

HYPERLINK "http://www.winchester.us/"http://www.winchester.us

 

For more information on Hamilton Farm:

HYPERLINK "http://www.whfig.org/"http://www.whfig.org/

 

Who we are: Winchester Hamilton Farm Interest Group (WHFIG) is a diverse
group of people with varying interests in the Farm; we come together around
a desire to keep the land as open as possible and the belief that a
high-density rental development is not the best use of this unique property.

 

Please contact us at

info at whfig.org

Marlene Silva, for the Winchester Hamilton Farm Interest Group 781-643-3409

 

The following is posted by Preservation Massachusetts on behalf of the
Wright-Locke-Hamilton Farm a 2006 10 Most Endangered Resource.

 

Amy McCollum
Office Manager - Preservation Advocate
Preservation Massachusetts
45 School Street
Boston, MA
617-723-3383 
HYPERLINK "http://www.preservationmass.org/"www.preservationmass.org


HYPERLINK "http://www.preservationmass.org/"

 


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