[MassHistPres] Chickens in a Local Historic District

[John Worden]

Jennifer,

 

None in Arlington.  Town Meeting approved keeping chickens a few years ago,
but made it subject to Board of Health regulations, which, when issued, were
so onerous that no one even tried as far as I know.

 

In 1922 or thereabouts, long before the historic district, the prior owners
of our house built a chicken coop, and surrounded the part of the property
to the rear of the house with a chain link fence (I have the invoice).  It
even has extended brackets designed to hold barbed wire – now long since
removed.  Fortunately, it was old fashioned steel chain link, which has
gently rusted so as to be almost invisible.  No fencing in the front yard
and the sections parallel to the street I have replaced with wrought iron.

 

John Worden 

Arlington HDC

 

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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer B. Doherty
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 1:09 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Chickens in a Local Historic District

 

Hello all,

In Framingham we have a local historic district resident who is keeping
chickens. They currently have a chain-link fence chicken coop, for which
they did not apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness. The Historic
District Commission would like to consider some alternatives to the
chain-link fence, as it is fully visible from the street. Do any other local
historic districts have examples of chicken coops in them? And if so, what
is their construction/materials? Or, does anyone have any suggestions as to
another material that might serve the same utilitarian purpose as the
chain-link fence, but be more appropriate for a local historic district? 

Thanks in advance,

Jenn

 

Jennifer B. Doherty

Historic Preservation Planner

Framingham Historical Commission and Historic District Commission

 

One Framingham - Focused on the Future 

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