[MassHistPres] MassHistPres Digest, Vol 40, Issue 30

[Karen]

On the matter of conversions of agricultural buildings, especially barns,
there are some wonderful examples in the UK.  Offices, classic car
showrooms, residences, plant nurseries, performing arts spaces, art
galleries, yoga teaching, even a space for worship, etc.  Try a google
search.

Both English Heritage and the Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings have printed material available, perhaps now on-line.  Several
years ago my preservation and architecture students and I worked on a
planning study with EH & the county conservation officer on a medieval farm
complex in North Oxfordshire.  We investigated conversion opportunities for
a range of uses.  There's an article I wrote on this in one of the NPS CR
issues.

Karen L. Jessup

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>    1. Barns reused for office, retail space (Michele P. Barker)
>    2. Re: Barns reused for office, retail space (Tucker, Jonathan)
>    3. Historic Plaque Programs (Jane  Guy)
>    4. walking tour of Somerville's Ball Square/Powderhouse Area
>       June 14th (BMangum411 at aol.com)
>    5. Re: Historic Plaque Programs (Emelie Bonin)
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> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:06:27 -0400
> From: "Michele P. Barker" <mpbarker at preservationmass.org>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Barns reused for office, retail space
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> I recently got a call regarding a circa 1900 barn that's currently being
> used as an antique store. The owner is thinking of tearing it down to
> construct an office building, but has not yet made a final decision about
> demolition, so I'm trying to come up with some information that might
> persuade him to rehab the building rather than demolish it. If you know of
> any examples of historic barns that have been gracefully converted to
office
> and/or retail use, please let me know (extra points if they used tax
credits
> to do it!). I know offices in barns can be tough because of a lack of
> windows, but I'm hoping someone out there might know of something.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Michele
>
>
>
> Michele P. Barker
>
>
>
> Circuit Rider
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> 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.
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> National Trust for Historic Preservation
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> From: "Tucker, Jonathan" <TuckerJ at amherstma.gov>
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Barns reused for office, retail space
> To: "Michele P. Barker" <mpbarker at preservationmass.org>,
> <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
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> Kuhn-Riddle Architects in Amherst renovated a 1920s era movie house in
> our downtown.  The construction of the original theater building, though
> brick-clad, was pretty close to being a barn-in fact, its core was a
> 19th century stable.  In that portion of the building, they left a lot
> of the interior structure exposed, and added windows and many
> LEED-certified features, including PV panels on the roof.  If they
> haven't done something like you're describing, they'd know who has.
>
>
>
> Check them out:
>
>
>
> http://www.kuhnriddle.com/about/.
>
>
>
> Jonathan Tucker
>
> Planning Director
>
> Amherst Planning Department
>
> 4 Boltwood Avenue, Town Hall
>
> Amherst, MA  01002
>
> (413) 259-3040
>
> tuckerj at amherstma.gov
>
>
>
> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Michele P. Barker
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:06 PM
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Barns reused for office, retail space
>
>
>
> I recently got a call regarding a circa 1900 barn that's currently being
> used as an antique store. The owner is thinking of tearing it down to
> construct an office building, but has not yet made a final decision
> about demolition, so I'm trying to come up with some information that
> might persuade him to rehab the building rather than demolish it. If you
> know of any examples of historic barns that have been gracefully
> converted to office and/or retail use, please let me know (extra points
> if they used tax credits to do it!). I know offices in barns can be
> tough because of a lack of windows, but I'm hoping someone out there
> might know of something.
>
>
>
> 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: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:49:08 -0400
> From: "Jane  Guy" <JGuy at Salem.com>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic Plaque Programs
> To: <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
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> Historic Salem, Inc. is a non-profit group in Salem that has two
> programs.  The first is a plaque program that any homeowner can pay for
> the house history along with house plaque with the historic name, date,
> etc. Here is the web page.....
> http://www.historicsalem.org/homeowner/plaque/plaque.htm
>
> The second is an annual awards program for which they solicit
> nominations.  Visit http://www.historicsalem.org/ - even though they
> just held the awards, the call for nominations is still on the website.
>
>
> Jane A. Guy
> Assistant Community Development Director
> City of Salem
> Department of Planning & Community Development
> 120 Washington St., 3rd Floor
> Salem, MA  01970
> 978-619-5685
> (F) 978-740-0404
> jguy at salem.com
> www.salem.com
>
>
>
>
> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:00:10 -0400
> From: "Anne Louro" <Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic Plaque Programs
>
>
> Good afternoon,
>
>
>
> A local non-profit preservation organization has been awarding plaques
> to historic properties for over 4 decades and has a set criteria for its
> application and award process. Due to increased interest in the program
> by property owners that have historic properties that have been altered
> (replacement windows) and for properties whose architecture has been
> significantly altered, yet retain historical significance, a new plaque
> program is being considered. This program would have multiple levels of
> criteria or categories for plaque award.
>
>
>
> Do any other communities have a similar program with various levels of
> criteria?
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
> Anne Louro
>
> Historic Preservation Planner
>
> City of New bedford, MA 02740
>
> 508-979-1488
>
> mailto:Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov
> <mailto:Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:49:13 EDT
> From: BMangum411 at aol.com
> Subject: [MassHistPres] walking tour of Somerville's Ball
> Square/Powderhouse Area June 14th
> To: somartscouncil at yahoogroups.com, masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Message-ID: <ce8.563e6780.37615a29 at aol.com>
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>
> Sunday, June 14th:?? Ed Gordon, President of the New England Chapter of
the
> Victorian Society of America (VSA/NE) will lead the walking tour entitled
"
> >From Powder House Pickles to Ball Square Brick Yards."? There will be an
> opportunity to view houses proposed for historic designation as well as go
> inside several historic structures, including the WPA Field House, the
Powder
> House, and one or more residences with many original features still intact
or
> fully restored. The tour will start at 10:30 am and end at the Field House
> at Nathan Tufts Park at the corner of Broadway and College Avenue, in
> Somerville.?
>
> The tour is sponsored by the Victorian Society of America and Historic
> Somerville, in collaboration with the Somerville Historic Preservation
> Commission.? The cost is $8.00 for members of the VSA/NE (
> www.victoriansocietyofamerica.org )or Historic Somerville
(www.historicsomerville.org), and $10.00 for
> non-members.
>
> For further information call Edward Gordon via 617-789-3927 or email him
at
> edwardgordon at aol.com or contact Barbara Mangum, President of Historic
> Somerville at  bmangum411 at aol.com
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:17 -0400
> From: "Emelie Bonin" <epbonin at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Historic Plaque Programs
> To: "Anne Louro" <Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov>,
> <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
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> Hello,
>
> The Town of Foxborough has had an Historic Marker Program for years in
which
> we identify and mark certain areas with major local historical value.
>
> Annually we present Preservation and Restoration Awards to homeowners who
> meet certain criteria including the extent and quality of the Restoration
or
> the uniqueness and extent of the Preservation project.  Commission members
> and the general public can make these nominations with Commissioners
making
> the final decisions in time for Mass Preservation Week.
>
> For nearly ten years now we have had an Historical House Plaque Program
with
> no application process but with an order form.  It is not an "award"
> program; the only criteria is that the structure be over 50 years old, in
> keeping with Mass Historical's mandate to begin identifying houses and
other
> structures of that era.  Our only goal is to encourage the appreciation of
> older homes and the history of neighborhoods by placing signs of uniform
> size, quality and appearance. The research is done gratis by a member of
the
> Foxborough Historical Commission.  For homes already researched, we
validate
> the assigned build date.  A plaque is then purchased by the homeowner
> through Ould Colony Artisans of Farmington, Maine and designates the
> original owner's name, occupation and build date.  We now have over 130 of
> these plaques hanging in Town.
>
> Emelie Bonin
> Foxborough Historical Commission
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
> [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu]On Behalf Of Anne Louro
>   Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 2:00 PM
>   To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
>   Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic Plaque Programs
>
>
>
>   Good afternoon,
>
>
>
>   A local non-profit preservation organization has been awarding plaques
to
> historic properties for over 4 decades and has a set criteria for its
> application and award process. Due to increased interest in the program by
> property owners that have historic properties that have been altered
> (replacement windows) and for properties whose architecture has been
> significantly altered, yet retain historical significance, a new plaque
> program is being considered. This program would have multiple levels of
> criteria or categories for plaque award.
>
>
>
>   Do any other communities have a similar program with various levels of
> criteria?
>
>
>
>   Best,
>
>
>
>   Anne Louro
>
>   Historic Preservation Planner
>
>   City of New bedford, MA 02740
>
>   508-979-1488
>
>   mailto:Anne.Louro at newbedford-ma.gov
>
>
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