[MassHistPres] Fwd: Entering Historic District Signs

[James Hadley]

Does this only apply to MA local historical districts or would NR historic 
districts qualify? By this I refer to the Town's possible restrictions on 
signage. Or is it the Town Hwy Dept's call?
Jim Hadley, Orleans Histrorical Commission
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis De Witt" <djdewitt at rcn.com>
To: "MHC listserve" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Fwd: Entering Historic District Signs


> For years Brookline's two oldest LHDs have had I think three signs
> each on posts on principal streets.  They are cast bronze, made in
> the manner of wall plaques.  They are too expensive to replicate and
> at least one was stolen, I assume for the metal.  Not a practical
> solution.  We do not consider them a legal requirement.  Some
> consideration has been given to replicating the town's historical
> cast aluminum street name signs in all 5 LHDs at those intersections
> where they do not survive, to give the LHDs a consistent appearance.
> Thus far inertia and/or the press of more immediate matters was won out.
>
> Altho it is not what we would be doing, it is very common throughout
> the country for historic districts to have unique "historic" looking
> street name signs of various sorts, often carrying some special ID of
> the LHD either as part of the sign blade, as a "bump" on top of the
> blade or as as finial on top of the pole.  Lakeshore industries is
> one source of such signs.
>
> Googling various combinations of "Historic" and "street name sign"
> etc. will lead to lots of examples.
>
> Dennis De Witt
> Brookline
>
>
> On May 9, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Dcolebslade at aol.com wrote:
>
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>> ____________________________________
>>  From: Dcolebslade
>> To: rfsbys at verizon.net
>> Sent: 5/9/2008 12:42:22 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time
>> Subj: Re: [MassHistPres] Entering Historic District  Signs
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>> Westport has an entry sign.  The local neighborhood  association
>> maintains
>> it.  Many people drive through the district slowly  looking at the
>> buildings.
>>
>> Betty Slade
>> Westport
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 5/9/2008 12:40:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> rfsbys at verizon.net writes:
>>
>> Bedford is wondering how many nearby towns have posted  "Entering/
>> Leaving the
>> Historic District" signs - comments pro or con?
>> Bob  Slechta
>> CLG coord.
>> Bedford
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