[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-Decemeber 22, 2008

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

December 22, 2008

 

This e-newsletter from the Massachusetts Historical Commission
Preservation Planning Division has been prepared for local historical
commissions, historic district commissions and others interested in
historic preservation activities around the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.  It is published roughly every other week.  If you have
suggestions or items of interest for this newsletter, please contact
Chris Skelly at the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us

 

NEWS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR!  

 

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKSHOP

Local commission members from Amherst, Arlington, Concord, Gloucester,
Lexington, Melrose, Reading, Sudbury, Wareham and Wellesley attended the
December 5, 2008 workshop on the Certified Local Government Program.
Attendees learned the benefits of becoming a CLG, the application
process, maintaining CLG status and how the National Register process
works with CLGs.  If you weren't able to attend this workshop, we plan
on offering the workshop again in 2009.  

 

LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN MASSACHUSETTS DVD

In addition to the recently released "Local Historical Commissions in
Massachusetts" DVD, another DVD for local commissions is underway.  This
one, for local historic district commissions, is an expansion of the
local historic district design review DVD completed several years ago.
This DVD will include sections on establishing a local historic
district, administering a local historic district and design review in a
local historic district.  We are nearing completion and anticipate it
will be available for distribution in 2009.  

 

MHC ON THE ROAD WORKSHOPS

An MHC workshop on Establishing Local Historic Districts is scheduled
for January 6, 2009 in the town of Harvard.  It is hosted by the Harvard
Historical Commission.  Limited space is available for additional
communities.  If you would like to attend, please contact
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us

 

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

The following were recently added to the National Register of Historic
Places.  

Marlborough, Dennison Manufacturing Co. Paper Box Factory

Westfield, Prospect Hill School

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

January 6, 2009  - MHC Workshop - Establishing Local Historic Districts,
Harvard

January 8, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the Millbury Public Library

January 13, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the MHC  

February 20, 2009 - MPPF Round 15 Grant Applications due at MHC

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THE WEB

Interested in seeing a list of municipalities that have passed the
Community Preservation Act?  Visit
http://www.communitypreservation.org/CPAVotes.cfm
<http://www.communitypreservation.org/CPAVotes.cfm> 

 

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Please forward this newsletter on to others that may be interested.  If
you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to receive
it directly, please contact the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission also has a listserve, known as
masshistpres, specifically for historic preservation.  You can join this
listserve by visiting
http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres.  This
newsletter is posted on masshistpres directly and sent to local
commission members.  We welcome your thoughts on what you would like to
see in this newsletter.  The website for the Massachusetts Historical
Commission is http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm
<http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm> 

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