[MassHistPres] CPA Historic Property Programs

[Sarah White]

Ralph (et al.) -

Somerville has a fund. I'd be happy to speak with you directly via phone. I can give you the details of the parameters of the application we submitted, who controls the fund, and the details that we are working out for LHD property owners to apply.

I am not in the office as all of Somerville Planning continues to work remotely so a direct email to me is the best way to set up a call.

Stay well.


Sarah M. White, MDS-HP

Zoning Planner & Preservation Planner

Ward 5 Zoning Case Review Planner

Historic Preservation Case Review & Regulatory Planning

Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) Liaison

Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development

93 Highland Avenue

Somerville, MA 02143

617.625.6600 x2534

swhite at somervillema.gov<mailto:swhite at somervillema.gov>

PLANNING OFFICE HOURS:

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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] CPA Historic Property Programs

Ralph

The Randolph Historic District Study Committee came up with a proposal as part of our proposed local historic district ordinance which would have provided small low interest loans to property owners or businesses within the proposed historic district for the purposes of properly maintaining the exterior of their homes conformity with the rules of the district. If the owners remained on the property for a certain number of  years the loan became a grant. While this proposed grant program was not adopted as part of the historic district ordinance, we hope that we can get it added as an amendment once the current covid crisis is over.

I would be happy to send the draft of what we proposed if it would be of help to you.

Henry Cooke, Chairman
Historical Commission
Town of Randolph


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From: Ralph Slate <slater at alum.rpi.edu>
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Sat, Jul 18, 2020 12:03 am
Subject: [MassHistPres] CPA Historic Property Programs

Does anyone know of a community in Massachusetts other than Cambridge which has a program to provide small grants or loans to private owners of historic properties for either restoration or renovations, funded by CPA money? I'm focused on a program administered by a city or town, as opposed to occasional requests from private property owners for CPA funding.

Cambridge has a program which is run by the Cambridge Historical Commission:

https://www.communitypreservation.org/cambridge-grants

It is limited to funding income-eligible homeowners and non-profits - though there is nothing in the CPA law that couples income eligibility with historic projects or non-profit status, that is simply what Cambridge chose to do.

Thanks,

Ralph Slate
Springfield, MA


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