[MassHistPres] Fitchburg Tiffany Stained Glass

[Elizabeth Ware]

All,
The restriction notes a specific review of windows.  Any change requires MHC approval.  MHC holds the restriction.
Seems like the church should be talking with MHC.

Betsy Ware

Director of Community Development
Town of Dracut, MA.
Telephone: 978-453-4557



From: MassHistPres [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Judy Neiswander
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2019 11:42 AM
To: D. Keith Chenot <kchenot at fitchburgstate.edu>; MHC Preservation listserv <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Fitchburg Tiffany Stained Glass

According to MACRIS there is a preservation restriction on this building as of 06/26/2007. Am I correct in believing that this means that exterior changes must be approved by MHC? I also believe that stained glass is considered to be part of the exterior wall when it is clearly visible from the outside. It might be a good idea to contact Michael Steinitz at MHC and also Virginia Raguin at Holy Cross (vraguin at holycross.edu<mailto:vraguin at holycross.edu>). She is a national expert on stained glass.

Good luck,

Judy Neiswander, Dedham Historical Commission

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 8:06 AM D. Keith Chenot <kchenot at fitchburgstate.edu<mailto:kchenot at fitchburgstate.edu>> wrote:
The Fitchburg Historical Commission has been informed that the congregation that currently owns the National Register listed Calvinistic Congregational Church (Inventory No: FIT 215) is planning to sell five Tiffany stained glass windows to assist with other upkeep expenses of this grand 1897 “Richardsonian” style brownstone church. Does anyone have experience or suggestions on how we might alter this outcome? As a backup, we are hoping to make a photographic record of each if we can secure the funding.
Keith Chenot, Fitchburg Historical Commission


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