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

[jade]

you could set up a few hoops at bedford farms and have a good old fashioned ice cream social and community gathering...oh wait, that building is historic, isn't it?  croquette and badminton might be allowed on some lawns but hopscotch chaulk would certainly tarnish the natural patina of the asphalt driveway...one, two, three RED LIGHT!

...jade mortimer
heartwood window restoration
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carol Carlson 
  To: Alexander Macmillan 
  Cc: 'Chris Skelly' ; 'Masshistpres' 
  Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 3:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Fwd: basket ball hoops or other sports equipment in historic districts


  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 19th or even 18th 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





    From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Skelly
    Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:47 AM
    To: Masshistpres
    Subject: [MassHistPres] Fwd: basket ball hoops or other sports equipment in historic districts



      I'm having a hard time understanding what the concern would be with a basketball hoop located in your local historic district.  Can you elaborate on the specifics here. Chris   


      Chris Skelly 

      Director of Local Government Programs

      Massachusetts Historical Commission

      Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us


      On Jun 4, 2009, at 9:05 AM, "michaelamoran1" <michaelamoran1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

        Acton Historic District Commission has an application for a permanent basket ball hoop in a prominent location in our Acton Center district. Might any other historic district commissions have come across this kind of request? If so, what measures were taken in response?



        Michaela Moran,

        Vice-Chairperson

        Acton Historic District Commission



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