[MassHistPres] PRESENT, ONGOING, LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY SCHOOL BUILDING REUSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

[g.greis at rcn.com]

The Mashpee, Westwood, and Needham Historical Societies have all converted old schoolhouses into active historical society facilities. You can read a quick take on ours here (https://needhamhistory.org/about/our-historic-houses/). I have a deadline tomorrow, but would be happy to talk next week if this isthekind of project you had i mind. 


Best, Gloria Greis 



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Gloria Polizzotti Greis, PhD 
Executive Director, Needham History Center & Museum 
1147 Central Avenue 
Needham, MA 02492 
phone/fax: 781-455-8860 / g.greis at rcn.com 
www.needhamhistory.org ----- Original Message -----




On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 8:13 AM Richard McGrath < mastermasonmcgrath at gmail.com > wrote: 



Greetings. I am looking for a community that has an in progress reuse rehab project of an old school building that I could use as a model to present to the town of Lunenburg as an alternative to the demolition of our early 20th century primary school.. Presently conveyance of the idea of such a building having any use, despite many past examples of the reuse of old school buildings in surrounding communities, has been unsuccessful. I thought that if I had an example from a city or town that had an old school that was presently in the act of being rehabbed, people might be able to relate to the idea better........if they thought it was a worthwhile idea to save and reuse the old school, then why can't we? 


Regards, 
Richard McGrath, Chair, Lunenburg APDC _______________________________________________ 
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Gloria Polizzotti Greis, PhD 
Executive Director, Needham History Center & Museum 
1147 Central Avenue 
Needham, MA 02492 
phone/fax: 781-455-8860 / g.greis at rcn.com 
www.needhamhistory.org 
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