[MassHistPres] Contribution to Street scape?

[Kristi Chase]

Our Commission often finds properties to be significant and/or
preferably preserved because   

that the building or structure is either: 

i.          Importantly associated with one or more historic persons or
events, or with the broad architectural, cultural, political, economic
or social history of the City or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or

ii.          Historically or architecturally significant (in terms of
period, style, method of building construction, or association with a
reputed architect or builder) either by itself or in the context of a
group of buildings or structures, and therefore it is in the public
interest to be preserved or rehabilitated rather than to be demolished.

 
This covers a lot of workers housing and middle class houses that are
not otherwise distinctive on their own but would certainly be a loss to
the streetscape 
and to the neighborhood.  Since so little of the City has been
thoroughly surveyed, it unfortunately requires researching the entire
group of houses with which 
it is associated and making the case for the whole neighborhood as being
worth preserving.  
 
It has saved us from having a few missing teeth and totally
inappropriate new structures.
 
Kristi Chase, Preservation Planner 
Historic Preservation Commission 
Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development 
93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA  02143 
(t) 617-625-6600 x2525, (f) 617-625-0722 


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From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Wolf, Emily
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:25 PM
To: Robin Ragle-Davis; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Contribution to Street scape?



Robin,

 

In Boston, one of the five criteria for determining significance under
our demolition delay ordinance refers to a building's contribution to
the streetscape:

 

Section 85.5.3(e) states "...the building is one whose loss would have a
significant negative impact on the historical or architectural integrity
or urban design character of the neighborhood."

 

Best,

Emily Wolf

 

Emily Wolf

Architectural Historian / Assistant Survey Director

Boston Landmarks Commission

City of Boston Environment Department 
Boston City Hall, Room 805
Boston, MA 02201
T: 617/635-3850 F: 617/635-3435 
www.cityofboston.gov/landmarks <http://www.cityofboston.gov/landmarks>  

Follow us at twitter.com/COBLandmarks

 

 

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From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Robin Ragle-Davis
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 1:09 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Contribution to Street scape?

 

I am looking for information from anyone on a HIstoric or Historic
District Commission who has had a hearing regarding demolition on a
property that is a significant contributor to a street scape. That is,
the building is a lovely old house on a street of properties of similar
or older homes and though it is not to our knowledge associated with any
significant persons or events would be a loss to the neighborhood.

 

We don't have an actual built date on the property but it appears to be
19th century at the very least - perhaps older.

Robin Ragle-Davis, Principal

rr.interactive

robin at rrinteractive.com <mailto:robin at rrinteractive.com> 

www.rrinteractive.com <http://www.rrinteractive.com> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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