[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-January 12, 2009

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

January 12, 2009

 

This e-newsletter from the Massachusetts Historical Commission
Preservation Planning Division has been prepared for local historical
commissions, historic district commissions and others interested in
historic preservation activities around the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.  It is published roughly every other week.  If you have
suggestions or items of interest for this newsletter, please contact
Chris Skelly at the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us <mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> 

 

NEWS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

SURVEY AND PLANNING GRANTS

In December, forty-eight pre-applications were received by the
Massachusetts Historical Commission for funding under the annual Survey
and Planning Grant Program.  These included eleven projects from
Certified Local Governments with the remainder from non-CLG communities.
The total request for funding was $683,200, an indication of the
continued need for support of preservation planning activities
statewide.  The Commission will invite full applications at its January
meeting.  Award decisions will be made in April.  Consistent with
projects in prior years, these pre-applications were largely for
historic property survey and national register nominations.  While
funding requests were far greater than funding available, MHC expects to
award projects to both CLGs and  non-CLGs.  

 

STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 2008

The State Register of Historic Places 2008 will soon be mailed to all
local historical commissions and historic district commissions in
Massachusetts.  The State Register of Historic Places was established in
1982 as a comprehensive listing of the buildings, structures, objects
and sites that have received local, state or national designations based
on their historic or archaeological significance.  The 2008 edition
includes designations through December 31, 2008.  Since its
establishment, the State Register has grown to include listings for over
60,000 properties in more than 320 cities and towns.  The State Register
is an important historic preservation planning reference tool. It alerts
property owners, planners and project proponents to the presence of
significant historic properties and sites.  

 

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

The following were recently added to the National Register of Historic
Places.  

Chesterfield, Chesterfield Center Historic District

Newton, Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District, (addition
to Multiple Resource Area)

Westfield, Sanford Whip Company

 

FACTS AND FIGURES

Of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts, 124 have a demolition
delay bylaw.  

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

January 13, 2009 - MPPF Grant Workshop at the MHC  

February 20, 2009 - MPPF Round 15 Grant Applications due at MHC.

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THE WEB

The historic resources listed on the National Register of Historic
Places can be a great tool for teachers and students alike.  "Teaching
with Historic Places" is a National Park Service program developed with
input from teachers, historians, preservationists, National Park Service
staff and curriculum specialists.  For more information, visit 

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/
<http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/> 

 

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you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to receive
it directly, please contact the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission also has a listserve, known as
masshistpres, specifically for historic preservation.  You can join this
listserve by visiting
http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres
<http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> .  This
newsletter is posted on masshistpres directly and sent to local
commission members.  We welcome your thoughts on what you would like to
see in this newsletter.  The website for the Massachusetts Historical
Commission is http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm
<http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm> 

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