[MassHistPres] Losing old houses and intact valuable artifacts

[Brandon Wilson]

Greetings,

Despite having a 9 month Demolition Review Ordinance, Somerville is in
the same situation with more and more properties now being proposed for
demolition.  It would be a small consolation if there was a way to see
some of the interior and exterior architectural items (and not
necessarily high end pieces) donated by the developers for later re-use
and restoration by others elsewhere.  And I am willing to bet we are NOT
the only 2 communities facing this situation...  

Thanks!

J. Brandon Wilson
Executive Director

Somerville Historic Preservation Commission
City Hall
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

(617)625-6600 ext. 2532
bwilson at somervillema.gov
www.somervillema.gov/historicpreservation


-----Original Message-----
From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Seitz
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 10:20 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Losing old house

Good morning,

We are losing a wonderful structure in Woburn and are trying to think of
ways to save anything possible. We are going to be allowed to document
the interior which is essentially intact and unchanged from the
mid-nineteenth century. Is there a list of companies that might be
interested in period mantles and other interior artifacts? The Woburn
Historical Commission would like to offer the developer possible venues
for disposing of items from the house.

Thanks for any help--

Carol Seitz
Chairman
Woburn Historical Commission
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