[MassHistPres] article from Boston Globe on the Joseph Draper House, Dover

[Linda Miner]

Rosemary has posed a great question. I've restored many antique timber frame structures. It would be a shame to see this part of history disappear. Having said that, I think boycotting business owners  or attacking homeowners won't yield the results everyone is looking for.   Owners are entitled to manage their properties even when it's not what we may value. I don't know the history on any dialogue, if at all, that has occurred with the owner.  But it's worth a shot.  
Providing him with individuals or organizations that may be interested in the dismantle/reassemble option , such as the Timberframers Guild, or architects who may have customers interested in this type of re-use, may align efforts to at least preserve the structure if leaving it in its original place is not an option.    
Linda Miner

> On Jun 25, 2014, at 10:16 PM, Rosemary <rbattlesfoy at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Yes, maybe Sara could tell us here when that information is available who  are the contractor & architect of the replacement houses (for there are sure so be multiples with seven acres to cash in on).
> At a minimum, the Draper house should be documented if it isn't already and a salvage crew be brought in. That way, at least some part of the house will live on. 
> I'm sure every method has been tried, but has Olivera (the owner) been asked if he'd consider sub-dividing the property legally? He'd sell the house and a small parcel for it, and he'd still be able to develop the other acreage. This depends on zoning, of course, and his willingness to forgo a percentage of the millions he'll make in the redevelopment. 
> 
> Rosemary B. Foy
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>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:53 AM, james hadley <jameswhadley at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Although controversial, might I suggest a boycott of the builder who undertakes the demolition and replacement. There ARE  negative consequences to our actions as players in a capitalist society.
>> At the very least, the names of the architect for any replacement house and the builder of that house should be made available widely, so that people can make their own judgement.
>> James Hadley AIA
>> former chair, Orleans Historical Commission
>> 
>> From: meauxmo1 at comcast.net
>> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:09:34 -0400
>> To: MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu
>> Subject: [MassHistPres] article from Boston Globe on the Joseph Draper House,	Dover
>> 
>> 
>> As a progress report to a story we all know all too well, here is an article printed in the Boston Globe West last Sunday, concerning the plight of the Joseph Draper House (c.1724) in Dover. 
>> 
>> Sara Molyneaux
>> Friends of the Joseph Draper House
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>> SaveDoversOldestHouse on Facebook
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>> http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2014/06/21/dover-preservationists-want-save-joseph-draper-house-from-demolition/Qsm0alZ5COOpSsIr162fCN/story.html
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