[MassHistPres] Preservation restrictions on homes

[Gretchen Schuler]

Plenty have applied a Preservation Restriction (PR) to their own home - the
only trick is to find the correct entity to hold the PR.  In our town the
local historical society holds restrictions that are donated by the
property owner.  In other instances when a PR has been a condition of a
permit the town  holds the restriction (we have a couple of instances in
which that is the case with the Historical Commission as the monitor  on
behalf of the Town.  I believe there are any number of private homes that
are protected by PRs in Weston.  Check the Historical Commission's website
for examples.

Gretchen Schuler
Wayland Historic District Commission

On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 2:43 PM Betsy Hannula <betsyhannula at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know of an example of a homeowner who has created a
> preservation restriction for his own home?  As the owner of a home built in
> 1755, I have always believed that we are caretakers of this home, and
> hopefully it will be preserved indefinitely.  My concern is that developers
> are everywhere in my home town of Westminster, and most are purchasing the
> old homes and demolishing them before building new monstrosities.  Our
> Historical Commission is working on a Demolition Delay By-law, but, in the
> end, that is not an absolute certainty for preserving all the older homes.
>
> I realize it would make it more difficult for my heirs to sell this house,
> if they need to, but I think it might be worth it, to wait to find the
> right buyer who really wanted to live in a beautiful home of a different
> century.
>
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> Betsy Hannula
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> BetsyHannula at gmail.com
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