[MassHistPres] LAST CALL for Survey Workshop in Chatham October 17th

[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 at the door to cover administrative 
expenses.   
Everyone is welcome.  

For planning  purposes, please RSVP to Elsa Fitzgerald at  
_elsafitzgerald at aol.com_ (mailto: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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