[MassHistPres] Preservation Mass Survey Workshop Oct. 17th in Chatham

[ElsaFitzgerald at aol.com]

October 17, 2007:  PRESERVATION 201 
Workshop on MHC  Historic Property Inventory Forms  
Presented by 
Preservation Massachusetts  
in collaboration  with the  
Massachusetts Historical Commission  

Sponsored by the 
Chatham Historical Commission and the Chatham Historical  Society 
Workshop will be  held from 1 to 3 PM at Chatham Historical Society, 347 
Stage Harbor  Road. 

Preservation Massachusetts, the statewide historic preservation  non-profit 
organization, dedicated to preserving the Commonwealth’s  historic and 
cultural 
heritage, will lead a preservation workshop for  the Cape Cod communities.  
The workshop  is intended to inform attendees about how to complete MHC 
Historic  
Property Inventory Forms. Local historical commission and historic  district 
members, planners, historians, members of municipal and non  profit 
organizations, 
and interested public from all Cape Cod communities are encouraged to attend. 
  
A  workshop donation of $5 is requested to cover administrative expenses.  
Everyone is welcome.  
For planning  purposes, please RSVP to Elsa Fitzgerald at 
elsafitzgerald at aol.com    

The community-wide  survey is a preservation planning and research tool. 
Completing  a comprehensive inventory represents a town’s historical 
development 
by  being chronologically and geographically comprehensive, and reflecting a  
full range of historic resource types within a community. Preservation  201 
will 
assist you to  meet those goals and include topics such as  organizing a 
survey project and  identifying local survey priorities,  developing historic 
contexts, use of  architectural terms in drafting  property descriptions, and 
completing historic  property inventory  forms, with a focus on Form 
B-Building. 

Preservation Massachusetts  , formally known as Historic Massachusetts, Inc., 
was established in  1985 by citizens concerned with strengthening advocacy 
for our state’s  valuable historic resources, our neighborhoods, buildings 
and  
landscapes. Today, Preservation Massachusetts works in partnership with  
national, state and local preservation organizations and individuals across  the 
Commonwealth 
to preserve our heritage. Preservation 201 was  developed by the Historic 
Districts/Historical Commissions Committee  of Preservation Massachusetts. 
The 
committee is composed of historic  preservation professionals working at the 
state and local level, and  volunteers its time and experience to help inform 
local preservation  groups about the many preservation resources and 
preservation 
planning  practices in the state. 

The Massachusetts  Historical Commission (MHC) is a state agency within the 
office of  William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth. The mission 
of  MHC is to identify, evaluate and protect the historic and archaeological  
resources of the Commonwealth. Among its responsibilities, the MHC  oversees 
the National Register Program, preservation planning programs  including 
survey 
and local government programs, federal and state  review and compliance, and 
federal and state grant programs.    

For  further information please contact: Elsa Fitzgerald, at 
_elsafitzgerald at aol.com_ (mailto:elsafitzgerald at aol.com)   or call office: 978-535-5556  
From  Provincetown/Orleans: 
Route 28  (Orleans  Road) to traffic light in North  Chatham. Turn right onto 
Old Harbor Road. Go to Rotary and take  3rd exit south onto Stage Harbor 
Road. Go approximately .6 mile  to Atwood  House Museum on left. Park in lot or 
along  road 
From  Hyannis/Harwich: 
Route 6  (MidCape  Highway) to Exit 11 (Route 137). Go on Rt.137 toward  
Chatham (approx.  3 miles) to Route 28 OR Take Route 28 to Route 137 Make left on 
Rt. 28 (or  continue on Rt. 28) to Chatham (approx.3 miles) past traffic light 
to Rotary. At  rotary, take 2nd exit south onto Stage Harbor RoadGo 
approximately .6  mile to Atwood  House Museum on left. Park in lot or along  road 




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