[MassHistPres] Endangered early 20th century schoolhouse

[debbie oppermann]

Remind people that one of the best ways of being "green" is by sustaining
older buildings, not by tearing them down - even for a park.
Debbie Oppermann
Westfield Historical Commission

On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 5:47 PM Richard McGrath <
mastermasonmcgrath at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear members. The town of Lunenburg vacated the early 20th century, brick
> schoolhouse about 10 years ago or so. No maintenance has been done on it
> since. It is suffering demolition by neglect
> but is still a solid structure. There is a movement in town to tear it
> down at a cost of over $500,000.and to make a park on the property. The
> building is in the Architectural Preservation District. We are lookling for
> what other towns have done with such buildings so that we may present to
> the town strong alternatives to demolition...............................
>
> With modern building codes, is renovating such buildings economically
> feasible? I have seen many of these buildings restored and reused in
> different communities in the 1980's but things have changed since then with
> stricter codes and Lunenburg is a green town. Any advice or experience
> would be appreciated.
>
> Richard McGrath, chairman Lunenburg APDC
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