[MassHistPres] protection for North River historical markers

[Dennis De Witt]

Caleb

While it’s not a perfect parallel,  Brookline has a park created from a former MWRA reservoir which has a preservation restriction only on its historic gatehouse and a few feed around it on all sides — not the whole property.  (In that case there is a second conservation restriction for the rest of the property with a “hole” where the gatehouse restriction is.)  

Could there be a narrow restriction just big enough to encompass the sign’s over all plan dimensions and footing?  That might be more palatable.

Dennis De Witt 
Brookline

> On Dec 28, 2018, at 10:49 AM, Caleb Estabrooks <caleb.estabrooks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Historical Societies for 5 towns along the North River on the South Shore (Hanover, Pembroke, Marshfield, Scituate and Norwell) are looking to restore Historical Markers that were erected along the river at locations of 10 of the shipyards that once operated there (The North River was home to over 22 shipyards that operated from the mid-1600s until the late 1800s). The historical markers were constructed of cast iron were installed on concrete posts in 1919. 
> 
> We are applying for CPC funds in each of the 5 towns. Most of the Historical Markers are now on private property, so we are struggling with the difficult balance of:
> 
> 1) obtaining permission from the land owners
> 2) satisfying town requirements for deed restrictions for CPC funded projects 
> 
> Land owners may not give us permission to move forward with the project if a deed restriction will be placed on their property. Do any towns have any experience placing other sorts of protections on historical objects that do not place restrictions on the deed? The land owners I have reached out to feel that any restriction on the deed will diminish resale value, but CPCs may not sign off on the project without protections in place.
> 
> Thank you,
> Caleb Estabrooks
> 
> Hanover Historical Commission
> 
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