[MassHistPres] Fwd: basket ball hoops or other sports equipment in historic districts

[Chris Walsh]

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passel of trouble- Chris Walsh -Framingham



Carol Carlson wrote:
> With all due respect, you've got to be kidding me!   I don't think my
> 13 year old, who's on a basketball team, would want to play hopscotch
> instead of practicing shooting hoops with a few friends of his.   I
> did, however, send the Victorian toy web site to the President of the
> Job Lane House Farm Museum here in town.  
>
> I've been on our town's HDC for years, and have never had this issue
> come up.  But if it did, I can't even imagine wanting to have a public
> hearing on its pros and cons.  A basketball hoop usually means there
> are children living in the home, and if it's a historic property, how
> wonderful that these children are learning about historic preservation
> while enjoying some great exercise!  Kids all sit in front of a
> computer/TV too much as it is, so please don't take their hoops away!
>
> Carol M Carlson
> Bedford MA
>
> Alexander Macmillan wrote:
>>
>> *Supplementing my earlier advisory on basketball hoops:*
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *Certainly if the period of significance for the historic district is
>> early 19^th or even 18^th century, then basketball should be
>> discouraged. Hoop-rolling and certain other alternatives would, of
>> course, be authorized as of right. The Acton Historic District
>> Commission might wish to consult this site to determine, in each
>> case, what leisure activities can be permitted:
>> **http://www.ushist.com/victorian_toys-and-games.htm*
>>
>>