[MassHistPres] State and town roads within HD

[Chris Skelly]

Nancy, what is in a local historic district is entirely dependent on the
official local historic district map, not a list of properties.  If the
official map shows the streets as included within the boundary of the local
historic district, then they are part of the local historic district.
Chris.


Christopher C. Skelly
Director of Local Government Programs
Massachusetts Historical Commission


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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Dole
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 12:27 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] State and town roads within HD

In your HDs are roads that run through the district considered part of the
district? Do they need to be named specifically as listed properties in the
district for HDC to have jurisdiction over them?  The State Highway that
goes through West Tisbury HD is not specifically named on the list of
properties included in the district. Nor is Music Street, although every
property along it is part of the district and listed. 
This has come up because the  Town  wishes to buy and install energy
efficient lights for the telephone poles along the roads, replacing those
already there,  and some residents of the Town feel they are exceptionally
ugly, and have requested that we review them as to whether or not
appropriate. We do review outside lighting in the district. 
Thanks, 
Nancy Dole
West Tisbury HDC
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