[MassHistPres] 1874 House Demolition

[Dennis De Witt]

While such comparisons are useful, it's important not to reenforce the This Old House syndrome of gutting the building down to the studs, which we are seeing routinely.  

Dennis De Witt


On Oct 25, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Jill Fisher <jillfisher47 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I love the idea of a state-wide brochure to show before & afters of rehabs.  Also, make sure you have contacts on historic friendly engineers on hand to get second opinions in these kinds of situations.
> 
> Jill Fisher, AICP
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> > From: julie.nardone at verizon.net
> > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:57:46 -0400
> > To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> > Subject: [MassHistPres] 1874 House Demolition
> > 
> > Hi Jane,
> > 
> > I don't see why the beams can't be fixed. Why tear down the entire house? Folks love to use stuff like that as a reason to get rid of an old home.
> > 
> > At the Mass Historic Preservation Conference, I believe one of the speakers from Cambridge said that Cambridge does not allow condition or neglect as a reason for demolition. And have seen some amazing rehabs of homes in wretched condition.
> > 
> > We could use some nasty before and gorgeous after photos in some kind of a State-authorized brochure to show folks what can be done with any condition home. Ashland's Historic Town Hall almost got torn down based on a rumor that it was unsound. The engineer came in and said it was in wonderful shape.
> > 
> > It's this weird discrimination against older homes ...
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Julie Nardone
> > Ashland HC
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