[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-October 4, 2010

[Skelly, Christopher @ SEC]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

October 4, 2010

 

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> 

 

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN 2011-2015

The draft copy is now available and we are looking forward to receiving your input.  If you haven't already requested a copy, please feel free to do so now.  Comments are due by November 1, 2010 so that the final version can be submitted to the National Park Service by November 15.   For more information, contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us <mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> . 

 

MHC ON THE ROAD WORKSHOPS

Over the past year, MHC staff has presented regional workshops throughout Massachusetts on historic preservation planning, demolition delay bylaws, and establishing local historic districts.  If you are interested in hosting a regional workshop in your community, there is room for some additional dates during 2010-2011.  For more information, contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us <mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> .   

 

UTILITY BOXES AND STRUCTURES IN LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS

Is your local historic district commission facing new challenges from the placement of utility boxes and structures within your local historic district?  MHC has heard from several district commissions that are experiencing violations within the local historic district from utility companies. In a local historic district, the placement of a utility box visible from the public way requires the submittal of an application and the granting of a certificate from the district commission.  If you are experiencing violations of local historic district process, MHC is collecting examples in order to study this situation further.  If you have examples from your own district, please contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us <mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us> .  

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

October, 2010

Massachusetts Archaeology Month.  For more information, visit <http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm> http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm <http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcidx.htm >   

October 9, 2010

Window Restoration Workshop, Framingham. For more information, visit http://www.framinghamhistory.org/ <http://www.framinghamhistory.org/> 

October 25, 2010

Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning, Oakham.  7pm.  For more information, contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us <mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>   

November 6, 2010

Winterizing Old Homes and Historic Buildings, Cummington, MA.  For more information, visit http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/pioneer-valley/ <http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/pioneer-valley/> 

November 9, 2010

Public presentation of the 2010 Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources List by Preservation Massachusetts.   For more information, visit http://preservationmass.org/events/fall-preservation/ <http://preservationmass.org/events/fall-preservation/> 

November 15, 2010

Deadline for the submittal of Survey and Planning Grant pre-applications at MHC.  

November 17, 2010

Greening the Older Home:  Historic Preservation Meets Energy Conservation, Worcester, MA.  For more information, visit http://www.preservationworcester.org/ <http://www.preservationworcester.org/>  

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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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