[MassHistPres] Arlington Building

[Diane Gilbert]

As a former Boston and Cambridge resident, I have fond memories of the
Shreve's building and always felt it was important architecturally and I;m
quite sure there is historic significance as to socio-economics and culture.
Apart from the style and context, has anyone uncovered records, letters,
other documents about the people of the past who have made the building
significant?  If not, this argues for further study.  It¹s a great building
with tales to tell and I hope that it will be protected.  Can¹t attend the
meeting but wanted to add my support.

Diane Gilbert
President
Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust, Inc.
Dartmouth, MA


On 11/6/08 12:20 PM, "Lipsey, Ellen" <Ellen.Lipsey at cityofboston.gov> wrote:

> The Arlington Building is on the BLC agenda at 7PM on Monday November
> 10th, not at 5:30 and it's a preliminary hearing for the commission to
> determine whether to accept a new petition for further study. The 5:30
> item on the agenda is the designation hearing for the proposed Fort
> Point Channel Landmark District. The public is welcome to attend any
> part or all of the BLC meeting on Monday.
> 
> Ellen J. Lipsey
> Executive Director
> Boston Landmarks Commission
> City Hall, Room 805
> Boston, MA 02201
> 617-635-3850 ph
> 617-635-3435 fax
> ellen.lipsey at cityofboston.gov
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Heather Falcone
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:53 AM
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Arlington Building
> 
> The Arlington Building, also known as the Shreve, Crump, and Low
> Building is getting another hearing in front of Boston Landmark
> Commission on this Monday, November 10 at 5:30 PM.  The meeting will be
> held in the BRA Board Room #900, 9th floor at 1 City Hall Square.
> 
> The building had been denied landmark status previously due to being of
> only local historical importance and is now being reviewed as to whether
> the building may hold greater significance nationally and
> internationally due to its Art Deco facade.  I have followed this
> process and attended previous meetings.  The building that the developer
> Ron Druker is proposing for this very important site in Boston (on the
> corner of the Public Garden and next to Old South Meeting House) is
> mediocre at best, and certainly not worthy of destruction of this fine
> building, and several smaller old buildings.
> 
> It is my hope that if many people show up to this meeting perhaps Boston
> Landmarks will reconsider it's previous position.  It certainly doesn't
> seem to make sense in these uncertain economic times to destroy existing
> usable properties to build an enormous new structure that may remain
> empty.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Heather Falcone
> 
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