[MassHistPres] rooftop solar panels

[Jack LeMenager]

Alisa — The Board of Trustees of the historic Wright-Locke Farm in Winchester (the nation’s oldest continuously operating farm) wanted to install solar panels on its barn roofs. 

The Winchester Historical Commission debated the matter at great length. Two factors eventually swayed us toward unanimous acceptance. 

First was their removability (as cited in other responses here). 

But second was the history of the farm and its original owner, the Wright family, which was always on the cutting edge of 18th and 19th century farming techniques and technologies. The Board argued that if the Wright family was still running the farm, they would certainly opt for solar panels.  

Jack LeMenager 
Chair, Winchester Historical Commission 
Winchester, MA






> On Apr 19, 2023, at 10:04 PM, forrestj100 via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Alisa,
> 
> The Newbury Historical Commission is looking for the same information.  We are also looking to create a standard type of response for solar on historic homes in general.
> 
> I can't wait to see what others are doing!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Janice Forrest 
> Newbury Historical Commission 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy Tab A
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> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Alisa Struthers via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> Date: 4/19/23 4:58 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Mass Hist <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] rooftop solar panels
> 
> I'm looking to get a sense of how other towns are ruling on roof top solar panels in Historic Districts.
> Thank you in advance for input
> Alisa
> Townsend Historic District Commission
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Jack LeMenager
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