[MassHistPres] Fw: Fwd: Mass Audubon demolishes 1696 house in Natick

[Steinitz, Michael @ SEC]

Some time ago I reached out to the Natick Audubon contact person, Aaron Gouveia, to offer a second opinion to their structural engineer who deemed the house a total loss. My co-instructor at North Bennet, Michael Burrey and I were willing to visit the site to determine if the Sawin House might be a good candidate for students of the Preservation Carpentry program be involved.  Our offer was rejected.
Dennis De Witt's interpretation of purposeful neglect leading to the inevitable may be spot on.
As far as describing Mass Audubon as "esteemed", my personal experience dealing with a manager at the Canton, MA Bird Art site a few years ago left me with a less than stellar opinion when they chose to demolish an art installation made by the deceased donor of the 120 acre estate.  Mildred Morse Allen was an artist and documentary maker who left this amazing gift to the Audubon Soc only to have an amazing, custom fabricated,  faux motor yacht room pulled out and her floor to ceiling seascape artwork destroyed.

Steven O'Shaughnessy
Dept. Head - Preservation Carpentry
North Bennet Street School
Boston

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Steven O'Shaughnessy
Dept. Head  - Preservation Carpentry
North Bennet Street School, 150 North Street | 617 227 0155<tel:617%20227%200155> *270


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