[MassHistPres] Is a planned utopian 19th development a "place" for purposes of an LHD?

[David Feigenbaum]

> The Camelot Local Historic District (which has not yet been  formed) will
> encompass parts of a neighborhood that was designed and developed in the
> late 19th century as a single planned utopian residential park by one man.
> He built the houses but did not sell them; he rented them. There were no
> lots or lot lines and the lawns and landscaping were formed as a single
> park-like environment. Much of this ambiance remains today but there are
> lot lines and properties are bought and sold individually. The historic
> houses are part of the architectural and historical features to be
> protected by the LHD. But it seems to me that the planned residential
> development, given its features, was and is itself also a "place" to be
> protected. This is potentially important in that such a place included the
> sweeping continuous lawns and landscaping, siting of the houses, and other
> features that also deserve protection. Can the LHD be set up explicitly to
> protect this "place" as well as the houses themselves?
>

David Feigenbaum
unaffiliated
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