[MassHistPres] Trompe l'oeil question

[Marcia Starkey]

Hello,
I agree with Sarah. Would that not be the least damaging alternative?
Marcia Starkey, Greenfield
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "marcia m. wengen" <mmwe at mmwe.cnc.net>
To: <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:59 PM
Subject: [MassHistPres] Trompe l'oeil question


> The Stoneham Historical Commission is preparing a response to a Section
> 106 review for cell antennas to be hidden in a stealth chimney atop an
> 1864 building that is the centerpiece of the town square and listed on
> the National Register. The engineers state that it is impossible to make
> the stealth chimney have the same shape, design and mass as the existing
> chimneys. We think that a talented trompe l'oeil artist might be able to
> solve this problem, especially given that the stealth chimney will be
> some 70-80 feet from the ground. See especially page 2 of the
> attachment.
>
> Are you aware of other chimney examples using trompe l'oeil techniques?
> Know anyone who does this work? Other thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Marcia M. Wengen
>
> Secretary
>
> Stoneham Historical Commission
>
> Town Hall
>
> 35 Central Street
>
> Stoneham, MA 02180
>
>
>
>


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