[MassHistPres] Pre-demolition documentation

[htavern htavern]

The town of Wilmington does not have a demolition delay bylaw - however, the Historical Commission is notified when a demolition permit has been applied for and the applicant is asked to get an Historical Commission sign-off on the application.  This is really just a courtesy to allow the Commission the opportunity to get photographs of the building - exterior for all buildings, interior only when the house is considered to be of historic interest.   The Commission does not have the authority to prohibit a demolition, although if a building were significant the Commission would try to persuade the developer to reconsider.

Terry McDermott
Curator
Wilmington Town Museum at the
Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern, c.1770
430 Salem Street
Wilmington, MA  01887
978.658.5475
htavern at town.wilmington.ma.us<mailto:htavern at town.wilmington.ma.us>
http://www.town.wilmington.ma.us/old/hist.htm

The Wilmington Historical Commission can also be reached at the above addresses and phone number.


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From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph S. Larson [larson at tei.umass.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:48 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Pre-demolition documentation

The Pelham Historical Commission is interested to learn if any town has a bylaw that requires a building inspector to notify the Historical Commission when an application is received to demolish a structure. We are well aware of demolition delay bylaws, but at this stage are solely interested in a provision that will aloow our Historical Commission time to take documentary photography (both interior and exterior) prior to demolition. We envision that we might do this via a bylaw, or possibly include in the application in the application for a permit a requirement that a copy be filed with the Commission. Any experience with this would be much appreciated.

Joseph S. Larson, Chairman
Pelham Historical Commision
27 Arnold Road
Pelham, Massachusetts 01002-9757
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