[MassHistPres] [BULK] conservator

[Young, Andrea]

The Town of Hingham has a large (12 ft. tall)  bronze horse and rider
that sits on a concrete plinth and overlooks Hingham Harbor.  The bronze
rider often shares his trusty steed with children and adults who want to
go along for the ride.  In other words, the monument gets a lot of use
and sometimes abuse. The plinth deteriorated over the years causing the
statue to list slightly to one side, which put the structural integrity
of the monument in question.  The Historical Commission engaged
Daedalus, Inc. to evaluate the condition of the plinth and subsequently
to stabilize the monument.   The project was complicated, requiring the
monument to be raised and secured so that the plinth could be repaired.
The HC and the Building Inspector were very pleased with Josh Craine's
work, which included extensive written and photographic documentation
pre and post project .    The Historical Commission has also used
Daedalus to clean and conserve other bronze monuments and markers, and
granite markers.

  

Andrea Young

Administrator

Hingham Historical Commission

Hingham Historic Districts Commission

Community Preservation Committee

210 Central Street

Hingham, MA 02043

(781) 741-1492

 

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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of
RobynBFernald at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:13 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [BULK] [MassHistPres] conservator
Importance: Low

 

Joshua Craine of Daedalus, Ins will be visiting Abington Ma to assess
the Arch and Bridge located on Island Grove Park which was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The arch is in disrepair
as is the bridge and may need extensive structural restoration. The
Abington Historical Commission was not made notice that this assessment
was to be conducted until today..Our concern is that Mr. Craine
qualifications may not meet prodigal for conducting a structural
assessment required for a national site and preservation. Hence the AHC
pose questions " has any community used the consultant services of the
Daedalus, Inc and is this company approved by the MHC? There is a strong
grass root movement in the private sector of Abington to have the Arch
restored by 2012 for the Towns 300 Birthday. The AHC fears such a rush..

 

Thanks for any guidance

 

Robyn B Fernald

Chair of the Abington Historical Commission

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