[MassHistPres] Modern Home Historic Districts

[Cindy Brockway]

I have found these two recent thematic studies extremely helpful in setting
context and understanding the movement in Massachusetts.  See the following:

 

Mid-Century Modern Houses of Lexington, Massachusetts (Bruce Clouette and
Betsy Friedberg)

 

Mid-Twentieth-Century Modem Residential Architecture on Outer Cape Cod, 1929
- 1979 (Virginia H. Adams, Jenny Fields Scofield, Laura Kline, Quinn Stuart
and Blake McDonald (PAL)

 

Both can be downloaded from MACRIS or the National Park Service as a pdf.

 

Cindy Brockway

 

 



Lucinda (Cindy) Brockway

Past Designs LLC

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cindy at pastdesigns.com

 

 

 

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Charlotte Barrett
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 8:46 AM
To: Freedman, Joel S. <JSFreedman at duanemorris.com>; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Modern Home Historic Districts

 

Hi Joel,

Norwich, Vermont, is in the process of nominating a mid-century modern
district to the National Register. I'd suggest you contact Sarah Rooker,
director of the Norwich Historical Society, for more information:
sarah at norwichhistory.org <mailto:sarah at norwichhistory.org> .

Best,

Charlotte

 

Charlotte Barrett

Community Preservation Manager, Western New England

Historic New England

(802) 989-4723

cbarrett at HistoricNewEngland.org

 

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[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Freedman, Joel S.
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 4:10 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> 
Subject: [MassHistPres] Modern Home Historic Districts

 

I live in a neighborhood that is considering proceeding with the creation of
a Local Historic District.  

 

The neighborhood consists of a group of mid-century modernist houses, built
in the early 1950's.

 

What would be really helpful, in relation to our consideration of proceeding
with this, is to find out if there are any other Historic Districts in
Massachusetts that protect modern houses?  

 

Or perhaps about any neighborhoods like this outside of Massachusetts where
a local historic district has been created?  

 

We'd love to have a chance to see their study reports, designations and
guidelines.

 

I know there are a few scattered modernist homes that have been places in
single lot historic districts in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure whether
there is an actual separate, contiguous Historic District protecting a
neighborhood of modern houses.

 

If any of you have any information you could pass on, that would be greatly
appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

Joel Freedman

 





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