[MassHistPres] Massachusetts Architecture

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Marian - for general historic background about the development of the field you might be interested in John Stubbs' TIME HONORED: A GLOBAL VIEW OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION (John Wiley & Sons, Jan 2009)Sharon GeninEgremont Historic Commission----- Original Message -----From: Heli Meltsner Date: Friday, June 12, 2009 3:59 pmSubject: Re: [MassHistPres] Massachusetts ArchitectureTo: jade Cc: mpl at FieldstoneHistoricResearch.com, masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> Other good books include> > Susan and Michael Southworth, AIA Guide to Boston> > Donlyn Lyndon, Boston: the City Observed - A Guide to the  > Architecture of the Hub> > Boston Society of Architects, Architecture Boston> > Robert Retig, Guide to Cambridge Architecture> > Roger Reed and Greer Hardwicke, Carriage House to Auto House: A > Guide  > to Brookline's Transportation Buildings> > Bonnie Parsons, Barns in the Highland Communities, download the > PDF  > at http://hci.thetrustees.org/pages/1606_hci_publications.cfm> > Joseph Wood with Michael Steinitz, The New England Village (not > only  > Mass. but covers the development of towns in the cultural landscape)> > Heli Meltsner> > > On Jun 12, 2009, at 3:09 PM, jade wrote:> > > i am not in posession of a comprehensive list, but here are a > few  > > that i have on my bookshelves;> >> > beyond the neck the architecture and development of > somerville,  > > massachusetts; prepared for somerville by landscape research, > st  > > paul, mn> >> > survey of architectural history in cambridge, cambridgeport;  > > cambridge historical commission> >> > built in boston, city and suburb, 1800--1950;  douglass shand-tucci> >> > cape cod architecture: clair baisly> >> > the framed houses of massachusetts bay, 1625--1725;  abbott > lowell  > > cummings> >> > colonial architecture of cape cod, nantucket & martha's > vinyard;  > > alfred easton poor> >> >> > jade mortimer> > heartwood window restoration> >> > ----- Original Message -----> > From: Gretchen Schuler> > To: mpl at FieldstoneHistoricResearch.com> > Cc: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 2:23 PM> > Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Massachusetts Architecture> >> > Not sure if these are available only to members - but if you > are a  > > member of Preservation Massachusetts > (www.preservationmass.org) or  > > even if not (perhaps you will want to join) you may be able to > find  > > the   reading lists - bibliographies - that are handed out at > the  > > Historic District-Historical Commission (HDHC) Committee > training  > > workshops - Preservation 101 - basic preservation planning,  > > Preservation 201 - Survey (geared to MA), Preservation 302 -  > > National Register.  I guess I would contact PM to find out - > or  > > perhaps learn about future workshops.......> >> > Good luck, there are volumes!> >> > Gretchen Schuler> > Wayland Historic District Commission and HDHC member> >> >> > Jun 12, 2009 04:13:13 PM, mpl at FieldstoneHistoricResearch.com wrote:> > Lately I have been reading some architectural books such as:> >> > Gaining Ground by Nancy S. Seasholes> > Antique Houses of Gloucester by Prudence Paine Fish> > East Cambridge (Survey of architectural history in Cambridge) > by  > > Susan E.> > Maycock> >> > I am wondering if anyone knows of a comprehensive list of > books  > > that deals> > specifically with Massachusetts architecture. If so, could you > > > point me in> > that direction? I would like to read more about the historical > > > architecture> > of our state.> >> > Thank you!> >> > Marian Pierre-Louis> > Medway Historical Commission> >> > ******************************> > For administrative questions regarding this list, please > contact  > > Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us directly. PLEASE DO NOT "REPLY" > TO  > > THE WHOLE LIST.> > MassHistPres mailing list> > MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu> > http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> > ********************************> >> >> > ******************************> > For administrative questions regarding this list, please > contact  > > Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us directly.  PLEASE DO NOT > "REPLY" TO  > > THE WHOLE LIST.> > MassHistPres mailing list> > MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu> > http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> > ********************************> > ******************************> > For administrative questions regarding this list, please > contact  > > Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us directly.  PLEASE DO NOT > "REPLY" TO  > > THE WHOLE LIST.> > MassHistPres mailing list> > MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu> > http://mailman.cs.umb.edu/mailman/listinfo/masshistpres> > ********************************> > 
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