[MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties

Anne Dodge adodge at preservationmass.org
Thu Apr 30 17:53:33 EDT 2009 

There's also information online about Crime Prevention Through  
Environmental Design (or CPTED) that might be helpful.  CPTED  
principals came out of collaboration between law enforcement and  
planners, and they run the gamut from conceptual (increase  
opportunities for "natural surveillance") to things like putting the  
hinges on the inside of doors rather than the outside.

See http://www.cpted-watch.com/

Anne Dodge, Massachusetts Circuit Rider
Preservation Massachusetts &
The National Trust for Historic Preservation

cell: 617-999-3258
email: adodge at preservationmass.org

On Apr 30, 2009, at 1:53 PM, masshistpres-request at cs.umb.edu wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:08:34 -0400
> From: "Michele P. Barker" <mpbarker at preservationmass.org>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties
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> I recently received a question from some folks in a community that  
> has lost
> lots of buildings to vandals, arsonists, and just plain neglect. My  
> contacts
> would like to see what steps the municpality might take to secure  
> vacant
> buildings. So they're looking for other communities that have  
> effective
> "mothballing" or "buttoning up" programs-how they're funded, what  
> sorts of
> issues need to be addressed regarding property rights if the  
> buildings are
> still owned privately, and what sorts of methods of securing the  
> buildings
> tend to be the most vandal-proof (or maybe I should say vandal- 
> retardant,
> since folks will find a way in if they're really determined!).  If  
> anyone's
> aware of a community-not necessarily in Mass-that has a good  
> program, please
> let me know.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Michele
>
>
>
> Michele P. Barker
>
>
>
> Circuit Rider
>
> 617-999-3256
>
> mpbarker at preservationmass.org
>
> Preservation Massachusetts
>
> www.preservationmass.org
>
> The Massachusetts Circuit Rider Program is a partnership of  
> Preservation
> Massachusetts and the National Trust for Historic Preservation's  
> Northeast
> Office.
>
> National Trust for Historic Preservation
>
> www.preservationnation.org
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> From: "Streb, David" <DStreb at ci.fitchburg.ma.us>
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties
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> Fitchburg would be interested in that information as well.
>
>
> dstreb at ci.fitchburg.ma.us  - David J. Streb, Community Development  
> Director
> -----Original Message-----
> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres- 
> bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Michele P. Barker
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:09 PM
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Subject: [MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties
>
> I recently received a question from some folks in a community that  
> has lost lots of buildings to vandals, arsonists, and just plain  
> neglect. My contacts would like to see what steps the municpality  
> might take to secure vacant buildings. So they're looking for other  
> communities that have effective "mothballing" or "buttoning up"  
> programs-how they're funded, what sorts of issues need to be  
> addressed regarding property rights if the buildings are still  
> owned privately, and what sorts of methods of securing the  
> buildings tend to be the most vandal-proof (or maybe I should say  
> vandal-retardant, since folks will find a way in if they're really  
> determined!).  If anyone's aware of a community-not necessarily in  
> Mass-that has a good program, please let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michele
>
> Michele P. Barker
>
> Circuit Rider
> 617-999-3256
> mpbarker at preservationmass.org
> Preservation Massachusetts
> www.preservationmass.org
> The Massachusetts Circuit Rider Program is a partnership of  
> Preservation Massachusetts and the National Trust for Historic  
> Preservation's Northeast Office.
> National Trust for Historic Preservation
> www.preservationnation.org
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> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:49:03 -0400
> From: "Steinitz, Michael @ SEC" <Michael.Steinitz at state.ma.us>
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties
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> For general reference on best practices, keep in mind the National  
> Park
> Service's Preservation Brief #31, Mothballing Historic Buildings,
> available at http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief31.htm
> <http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief31.htm>
>
> Michael
>
> Michael Steinitz
> Director
> Preservation Planning Division
> Massachusetts Historical Commission
> 220 Morrissey Boulevard
> Boston, MA 02125
> 617-727-8470
> 617-727-5128 (fax)
> michael.steinitz at state.ma.us
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>
> ________________________________
>
> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Streb, David
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:23 PM
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties
>
>
>
> Fitchburg would be interested in that information as well.
>
>
>
> dstreb at ci.fitchburg.ma.us  - David J. Streb, Community Development
> Director
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Michele P.  
> Barker
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:09 PM
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Subject: [MassHistPres] mothballing vacant properties
>
>
>
> I recently received a question from some folks in a community that has
> lost lots of buildings to vandals, arsonists, and just plain  
> neglect. My
> contacts would like to see what steps the municpality might take to
> secure vacant buildings. So they're looking for other communities that
> have effective "mothballing" or "buttoning up" programs-how they're
> funded, what sorts of issues need to be addressed regarding property
> rights if the buildings are still owned privately, and what sorts of
> methods of securing the buildings tend to be the most vandal-proof (or
> maybe I should say vandal-retardant, since folks will find a way in if
> they're really determined!).  If anyone's aware of a community-not
> necessarily in Mass-that has a good program, please let me know.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Michele
>
>
>
> Michele P. Barker
>
>
>
> Circuit Rider
>
> 617-999-3256
>
> mpbarker at preservationmass.org
>
> Preservation Massachusetts
>
> www.preservationmass.org
>
> The Massachusetts Circuit Rider Program is a partnership of  
> Preservation
> Massachusetts and the National Trust for Historic Preservation's
> Northeast Office.
>
> National Trust for Historic Preservation
>
> www.preservationnation.org
>
>
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