[MassHistPres] Preservation Opportunities for Old Farmstead

[Aaron Marcavitch]

Betty - while a local historic district might be one way to go, I would probably suggest a well written restriction on the property with the appropriate "holes" that would allow changes for agricultural purposes as specifically defined by the organization.  The reason I suggest this is because agricultural uses aren't able to be limited through zoning - so they may want to start to define different things as agriculture (brewing?) when it would impact the historic character.  The restriction allows you to be in the driver seat.

Aaron
Nantucket, MA

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--- On Wed, 10/15/08, Dcolebslade at aol.com <Dcolebslade at aol.com> wrote:

> From: Dcolebslade at aol.com <Dcolebslade at aol.com>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Preservation Opportunities for Old Farmstead
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 9:37 AM
> The Land Trust has won a bid for several acres of land which
>  contain several 
> farm buildings, a residence and a historic cemetery.  The 
> Land Trust and CPC 
> have expressed the desire to preserve the buildings as 
> well as the land.   
> CPC is willing to contribute funds for historic 
> preservation and for 
> affordable housing.  It is suggested that the  land will be
> used for agricultural 
> purposes and the house for the farmer. There  is a meeting
> tonight of the Land 
> Trust, members of the Historical Commission and  others to
> discuss this.  My 
> question to you:  How would you go about 
> "protecting" these buildings and the 
> "landscape" but allowing required changes  for
> farming purposes?  Is there 
> experience around the State that we might  draw from?  One
> thought is to create a 
> "local historic district" for  this property as a
> whole.
>  
> We would appreciate your comments.
>  
> Betty Slade
> Westport
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