[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-June 6, 2011

[Skelly, Christopher (SEC)]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER

Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission

June 6, 2011

 

TORNADO RIPS THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES

The Massachusetts Historical Commission offers our deep sympathies to
those individuals and communities that suffered such great loss this
past week.  

 

BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR ARCHITECTURE GRANTS

The Boston Foundation for Architecture is inviting grant proposals for
public education programs in Massachusetts related to the built
environment.  These annual grants support educational programs intended
to increase public awareness of the importance of good design in the
environments in which we live, work, play and learn.  Past recipients
have included historic preservation organizations and historic
preservation themes.  For more information, visit
http://www.bfagrants.org/ <http://www.bfagrants.org/> . The application
deadline is August 5, 2011.   

 

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 33RD ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS

The Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to recognize the
following projects and people through the 33rd Annual Preservation
Awards: 

Cambridge, Philip Munroe House, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Chelsea, Russell Box Factory/Atlas Lofts, Adaptive Reuse

New Bedford, Coggeshall Counting House/Buzzards Bay Center, Adaptive
Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Provincetown, Provincetown Town Hall, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Rockport, Rockport Community House, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Salem, Salem Jail Complex, Adaptive Reuse

Sandwich, Sandwich Town Hall, Rehabilitation & Restoration

Templeton, Alan Mayo, Local Preservationist

Wellesley, Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall, Wellesley College,
Rehabilitation & Restoration

Congratulations to this year's award winners!   

 

NEW DEMOLITION DELAY BYLAWS

At spring town meeting, the town of Hatfield passed a twelve month
demolition delay bylaw.  

 

WENHAM FIRST PERIOD HOUSE DEMOLISHED

At approximately 300 years of age, the John Perkins House, circa 1710,
was demolished in May, 2011.  Listed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 1990, the house was significant for its numerous
first period features.  With no demolition delay bylaw in Wenham, the
house was demolished only several days after the local commission was
alerted to the possibility of its demise.  As a visual demonstration of
the need for demolition delay bylaws and other local preservation tools,
here are video links to the razing of the structure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKpy4QfUgz0
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKpy4QfUgz0>   and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-criZYQmf0&feature=related
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-criZYQmf0&feature=related> 

 

ROCHESTER CENTER LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT 

An effort to eliminate the Rochester Center Local Historic District was
overwhelmingly defeated at annual town meeting.  

 

NEW LISTINGS IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Charlemont, Deerfield Valley Agricultural Society Fairgrounds

Hamilton, Community House

Lawrence, Daniel Saunders School

Millis, Oak Grove Farm

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER

June 9, 2011

Women's History in the National Register of Historic Places, Umass
Amherst.  10-3pm.  

For more information, visit  http://blogs.umass.edu/berks/
<http://blogs.umass.edu/berks/>  or contact mmiller at history.umass.edu
<mailto:mmiller at history.umass.edu> 

June 22, 2011

Establishing Local Historic Districts Workshop, Northbridge, 6:30pm.
For more information, contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us

 

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