[MassHistPres] Local Preservation Update E-Newsletter-January 3, 2013

[Skelly, Christopher (SEC)]

LOCAL PRESERVATION UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER
Published by the Massachusetts Historical Commission
January 3, 2013



BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR A HAPPY 2013!


Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant program
Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Round 19 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant program has been scheduled. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of the previous grant round, Round 18, which was $780,000. Applications for the next round of MPPF grants, Round 19, are due March 8, 2013. Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the MPPF is a state-funded 50% reimbursable matching grant program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization. The program is administered in accordance with 950 CMR 73.00. Please note that grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds. Two afternoon MPPF workshops have been scheduled in January of 2013.  The first workshop will be held on Tuesday January 8, 2013 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm at the Millbury Public Library in Millbury, MA. The second workshop will be held on Thursday,  January 10, 2013 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the MHC offices in the Massachusetts Archives Building in Dorchester, MA.  Join a member of the MHC's Grants Division as they explain the program requirements, go over program materials, and give you the opportunity to ask questions. Workshops are free of charge and no registration is required.  Please visit the MPPF main page of the MHC's website for MPPF program information, downloadable Application/Instructions, and directions for the upcoming grant workshops. Contact MHC Grants Division staff at 617-727-8470 if you have any questions. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm. Limited quantities of the hardcopy version of the Application and Instructions will be made available shortly and at each workshop.


35th Annual Preservation Awards Program
William F. Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Chairman of the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), is pleased to announce that the MHC is accepting nominations for the 35th Annual Preservation Awards Program.  Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the Preservation Awards Program recognizes preservation projects and individuals that have displayed an outstanding commitment to historic preservation in Massachusetts. Projects completed in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 are eligible for consideration. The MHC encourages local historical commissions and societies, preservation professionals, and individuals to nominate outstanding preservation projects for this honor. Nominations must be received at the MHC's office in the State Archives Building by 5:00pm on Friday, February 15, 2013.  "The MHC's Preservation Awards Program highlights the important contributions of individuals and organizations to the preservation of historic resources in Massachusetts," Secretary Galvin said. "This is an excellent opportunity to recognize a significant historic preservation accomplishment in your community. I encourage everyone to nominate exemplary projects or outstanding individuals that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to preservation."  The MHC accepts nominations in the following categories: Adaptive Reuse, Archaeology, Education and Outreach, Individual Lifetime Achievement (20 or more years of exemplary service to historic preservation in Massachusetts), Landscape Preservation, Local Preservationist, Rehabilitation and Restoration, and Stewardship.  Nomination forms and guidelines for the 35th Annual Preservation Awards are available on the Massachusetts Historical Commission's website, http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcpdf/Awards_Form_2013_web.pdf.


NEW LISTINGS IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Boston, Sherman Apartments Historic District
Lexington, Peacock Farm Historic District (Mid-Century Modern Houses of Lexington, Massachusetts, Multiple Property Submission)
Middlefield, Middlefield Center Historic District
Listed as National Historic Landmarks
Boston, Church of the Covenant / Central Congregational Church
Nantucket, Nantucket Historic District (additional documentation)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
January 8, 2013
MPPF Grants Workshop, 3:30 - 5:30pm, Millbury Public Library, Millbury
January 10, 2013
MPPF Grants Workshop, MHC Office, Boston, 2:00- 4:00pm
February 5, 2013
Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning Workshop, Sheffield, MA.  For more information, contact Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us<mailto:Christopher.Skelly at state.ma.us>.
February 15, 2013
MHC Preservation Awards Nominations Due.
March 8, 2013
Applications for Round 19 MPPF grants are due.

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