[MassHistPres] preservation award guidelines

[Marcia Starkey]

Sarah,
Thank you for the information and links. This is a great way to gain 
visibility and positive response. I would appreciate posting of the MHC 
program when it becomes active. It could expand the field.
Marcia Starkey, Greenfield

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Burks, Sarah" <sburks at cambridgema.gov>
To: "'Dennis De Witt'" <djdewitt at rcn.com>; "'MHC listserve'" 
<masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] preservation award guidelines


> Hi Dennis,
>
> Cambridge's Awards program and criteria are outlined on our website,
> http://www.cambridgema.gov/historic/awards.html
>
> We give the awards to the buildings/projects, but obviously present them 
> to and recognize the owners and project contributors. We also give 
> certificates of merit to storefront renovations/restorations and to 
> individuals who have been leaders in the local preservation community. We 
> have a special award, named in honor of our former member and architect, 
> Tony Platt, that honors a project exhibiting the goals of the neighborhood 
> conservation districts.
>
> Sarah Burks
>
> ____________________________________________
> Sarah L. Burks
> Preservation Planner
> Cambridge Historical Commission
> 831 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Fl.
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> 617/349-4687 phone; 617/349-6112 TTY; 617/349-3116 fax
> http://www.cambridgema.gov/~Historic
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu 
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis De Witt
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:32 PM
> To: MHC listserve
> Subject: [MassHistPres] preservation award guidelines
>
> We are thinking about Preservation Award guidelines.
>
> Assuming Chris has not already done so, I am very interested in
> collecting any and all examples of guidelines that may be in use
> relating to preservations awards.
>
> In addition here are some basic philosophical questions.  I'd be
> interested in any literature or practice (examples) that might bear on
> these questions.
>
> a) In the case of an award relating to a building, does the award go
> to a building or to the people responsible for the project?
>
> b) Should you ever give an award to a new building just because it
> fits well in its context?
>
> c) Should you ever give an award to a new building in an LHD just
> because it fits well in its context even tho it has done little more
> than successfully follow the guidelines?
>
> d) Should you ever give an award to someone who genuinely has done
> some significant restoration work on an important building even though
> they may have vigorously opposed some other unrelated preservation/
> project?
>
> e) Should you ever given an award to someone who has worked long and
> hard to "beautify" and economically strengthen part of an NRD without
> ever having really done anything related to historic fabric that could
> be called preservation?
>
> f) Should you ever give an award to someone for a project relating to
> a particular property even tho they have demolished a structure on
> that property which had a demolition stay imposed on it?
>
> If nothing else.  Please feel free to "vote." -- briefly or at
> length.  If there are enough responses, I'll tally them
>
> Dennis De Witt
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