[MassHistPres] Single house historic district protection for house under demo delay?

[Rosemary]

Brookline just established a single-property LHD, the Sargent Wild House and its associated outbuilding. The owner initiated it and was very persistent in seeing it through. 

Rosemary Foy
Architectural Historian & 
Commission Alternate,
Town of Brookline 

On Jul 2, 2013, at 9:54 AM, "Chris Skelly" <skelly-mhc at comcast.net> wrote:

> Chris, six months is a quick turn around for a local historic district but certainly possible, especially with a city form of government.  Do you have the MHC guidebook, Establishing Local Historic Districts?  Chris.
>  
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> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Bader
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 11:19 AM
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> Subject: [MassHistPres] Single house historic district protection for house under demo delay?
>  
> All,
>  
> There is a historic house (c. 1855) in Medford that the owners are seeking to demolish. 
>  
> They have filed an application for a demolition permit.
>  
> The Medford Historical Commission meets next week and will probably issue a six-month demo delay.
>  
> Is there any reason the Historic District Commission cannot seek to place this house in a single-house historic district?
>  
> The process of course would have to be completed in six months.
>  
> Also, is there any precedent for this in other towns?
>  
> Christopher Bader
> Chairman
> Medford Historic District Commission
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