[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter - March 23, 2009

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

March 23, 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 <mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> 

 

NEWS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

LOCAL COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP UPDATE FORMS

The Massachusetts Historical Commission will soon send to each local
commission chairperson a form for updating local commission member
names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.  MHC maintains a
database of local commission members and this update form helps keep our
database up to date.  It is especially useful for letting us know when
new members have joined your commission.  We can then send new members a
"welcome packet" as well as a copy of our guidebooks, the Preservation
Planning Manual for local historical commissions or the Guidebook for
Local Historic District Commissions.  

 

STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 

A copy of the new (2008) edition of the State Register of Historic
Places has recently been mailed to all local historical commissions and
local historic district commissions. The State Register is a compilation
of properties and sites with several different types of official local,
state or federal designations, including National Historic Landmarks,
National Register of Historic Places, Massachusetts Archaeological and
Historic Landmarks, Local Landmarks, Local Historic Districts and
Preservation Restrictions.  The current published edition of the State
Register of Historic Places includes all listings up to December 31,
2008.  

 

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

The following were recently added to the National Register of Historic
Places.  

Haverhill, L.H. Hamel Leather Company Historic District 

Lexington, M.H. Merriam and Company

Watertown, Coolidge School

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ON THE WEB

The website for the town of Arlington includes pages for both the
Arlington Historical Commission and the Arlington Historic District
Commission.  Information includes bylaws, design guidelines,
applications, calendars and frequently asked questions.  

http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/
<http://www.arlingtonhistoricalcommission.org/> 

http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_BComm/AHDC/index
<http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_BComm/AHDC/inde
x> 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

April 2, 2009

Cape-wide Historic Preservation Workshop, Cape Cod Commission

For more information, email skorjeff at capecodcommission.org
<mailto:skorjeff at capecodcommission.org>  or dfox at preservationmass.org
<mailto: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
<mailto: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
<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> 

May 28, 2009 

MHC Workshop on Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning, Medford

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