[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter - March 3, 2009

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

March 3, 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

 

NEWS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

PRESERVATION THROUGH BYLAWS AND ORDINANCES

A guidebook from the Massachusetts Historical Commission is undergoing a
major update.  Preservation through Bylaws and Ordinances describes the
various bylaws and ordinances used by cities and towns of Massachusetts
for preservation purposes.  For each bylaw, the guidebook describes how
the bylaw works, how it is adopted and how it has worked in practice
around the state.  In 2008, with assistance from a consultant team,
bylaw descriptions were revised and new case studies compiled.  We
anticipate a draft of the revised guidebook will be available for
distribution in Spring 2009.  

 

CAPEWIDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORKSHOP

The Cape Cod Commission, Preservation Massachusetts, and the National
Trust for Historic Preservation are sponsoring a workshop on Thursday,
April 2, 2009,  from 11 am to 3 pm at the Harwich Community Center.  The
presentations include Eric Dray, preservation planning consultant, and
Claudia Wu, from Preservation Massachusetts, speaking on Generating Good
CPA Projects.  Peter McMahon, from PM Design, will speak on Protecting
Modernist Buildings on Cape Cod.  Katherine Beauchamp,  from the
Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, will speak on their
inventory of agricultural lands.  Chris Skelly, from the Massachusetts
Historical Commission, and Rebecca Williams, from the National Trust for
Historic Preservation, will make a presentation on Preventing Demolition
of Historic Structures.  Lunch will be provided.  For more information,
contact Sarah Korjeff at skorjeff at capecodcommission.org or Dorr Fox at
dfox at preservationmass.org.  

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THE WEB

A very common question from local commissions involves the difference
between local historic districts and  National Register districts.  A
brochure can be found on the MHC's website that makes this distinction
very clear.  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcpdf/difference.pdf

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

March 5, 2009

MHC Workshop on Demolition Delay Bylaws, Greenfield, Franklin Regional
Council of Governments

For more information, email Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us

March 12-14, 2009 

Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference, Boston

For more information, visit
http://www.traditionalbuildingshow.com/index.shtml

April 2, 2009

Capewide Historic Preservation Workshop, Cape Cod Commission

For more information, email skorjeff at capecodcommission.org or
dfox at preservationmass.org

May 7, 2009

MHC Workshop on Establishing Local Historic Districts, Greenfield,
Franklin Regional Council of Governments 

For more information, email Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us

May 21, 2009

MHC Workshop on Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning,
Southbridge

For more information, email Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us

 

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Please forward this newsletter on to others that may be interested.  If
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.  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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