[MassHistPres] Greek Revival Town Hall

[James Hadley]

ho, ho, ho..... you aren't the only one who was a little nonplused by this 
example - Phil Bergen also queried (the ownership, which I had wrong, and 
the management of the building, which I believe I had right.) The idea that 
a group of elected officials in a small MA town would consider demolishing 
an important piece of Town history is so outrageous that counterexamples 
need to be in the same spirit.
Jim Hadley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis De Witt" <djdewitt at rcn.com>
To: "List Serve Mass Historical Commission" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Greek Revival Town Hall


> Indeed it would!  Save your town hall and get a glass skyscraper on
> the village green thrown in for free!  What a deal!
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2008, at 1:30 PM, James Hadley wrote:
>
>> It seems to me the attached photo, and history connected with it
>> should be close enough to the situation faced in Westminster to
>> cause the Selectmen to think again. As in Orleans, this historic
>> meetinghouse building is owned and operated by the local historical
>> society.
>> Jim Hadley, Orleans, MA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M Fenollosa"
>> <mmt.fenollosa at verizon.net>
>> To: "Betsy Hannula" <betsyhannula at verizon.net>
>> Cc: "List Serve Mass Historical Commission" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Greek Revival Town Hall
>>
>>
>>> Hi --
>>>
>>> If you go to MHC's MACRIS list (http://mhc-macris.net) and click on
>>> location - "all towns", resource type - "buildings", architectural
>>> style
>>> - "Greek Revival", use type - "town halls",
>>>
>>> you'll get a list of 119 such buildings across the commonwealth...
>>>
>>> Marilyn Fenollosa
>>>
>>> Betsy Hannula wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am looking for a town in Massachusetts that has a Greek Revival
>>>> period Town Hall that has been rehabilitated or restored, either
>>>> for continued use as a town hall or for any other reuse.  I would
>>>> like to visit it and take photos, or at the least have a photo of
>>>> it or a scan of a photo that I could use emailed to me if anyone
>>>> is able.
>>>> The Selectmen in Westminster have placed an article on the
>>>> warrant for the town meeting on May 3 to demolish our Town Hall
>>>> now that we have a new one.  (They are all in favor of making
>>>> this land a park.)  I'm preparing a Power point presentation
>>>> showing (1) old homes and buildings in Westminster that we have
>>>> already lost, (2) activities that have taken place in the old
>>>> Town Hall for more than a century, and (3) other town halls in
>>>> Massachusetts that have been successfully restored and reused.  I
>>>> have already been to Townsend and Groton (beautiful) but they're
>>>> of a different period and I think the impact would be greater if
>>>> I had a similar style building.
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Betsy Hannula
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 68 Harrington Road
>>>> Westminster, MA 01473
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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