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PreservatiON MASS45 School StreetBoston, MA 02108

PRESERVATION

MASS

PreservatiON MASS5:30 PM, Tuesday, November 18, 2003

Fall Preservation Gathering .406 Club, Fenway Park, BostonFor more info call 617-723-3383 or visitwww.preservationmass.org

Historic DeerfieldOctober 12 18, 2003

RIVER AND VALLEY Tour For more info call Donald Friary at 413-

775-7166 or [email protected]

JONES RIVER VILLAGE HISTORICALSOCIETY9:00 11:00 AM,Sundays in August, 2003Sunday Brunch at the home of Mayor John

Bradford , Landing Road, KingstonFor more info call Norman Tucker at 781-582-9459

National Trust for HistoricPreservationSept. 30 Oct. 5, 2003

National Preservation Conference: New Frontiers in PreservationDenver, ColoradoFor more info call 800-944-6847 or [email protected].

Old Sturbridge Village9:30 AM 5:00 PM,Aug. 30 Sept. 1, 2003

Family Fun Days

September 14 19, 2003 Elderhostel: Getting Your Hands on the Past: New England Crafts and ForgottenSkillsRegistration required. For more info call508-347-3362, ext. 285.

9:30 AM 5:00 PM,September 27 -28, 2003

An Early 19 th Century Agricultural Fair For more info call 508-347-3362, ext. 307.

Preservation Worcester10:00 AM 4:00 PM,Friday, September 27, 2003

A Day in the CountryA tour of eleven historic buildings inPrinceton, MATickets are $23 in advance, $25 day of event. For information call PreservationWorcester at 508-754-8760

WHALEFriday, October 17, 2003

13th Annual Wine Festival & Silent

AuctionCustom House Square, New BedfordFor more info call 508-997-1776 or visitwww.waterfrontleague.org


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Vol. 18, NO. 3 PreservatiON Mass SUMMER 2003

Preservation

PeopleMASS

In this Issue

From the Chair of the Board ..................................2

PreservatiON MASS awarded Furthermore Grant ..3

The Provincetown Historical Commission ..............5

Preservation Coalition News Briefs ........................7

Back row, l to r: Jim Igoe, Paul Pezzella (PreservationCoalition Lobbyist), Peter Welsh, Bob Bernstein, SamKnight, Jim Alexander, Doug Kelleher, Paul McGinley,Nancy Brickley, Claudia Wu, Dick Lundgren, BobKuehn.Front row, l to r: Kate Ranweiler, Kathy Born, AllenJohnson, Tom Birmingham, Maury Childs, CarolBratley, Clarissa Rowe, Sarah DiSano. Missing fromphoto : Jean Carroon, Anthony Consigli, Kay FlynnCoughlin, Otile McManus, Louis Miller and MarionPressley.

PreservatiON MASS Board and Staff at the June BoardMeeting, held at Fenway Park on Friday, June 20, 2003.


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From the Chair of the Board

Few would disagree that summer is the most pictur-esque, lively and exciting season in Massachusetts!From the incredible musical and theatrical performances at Tangle-wood and Jacobs Pillow in the Berkshires, to the charming

seascapes of Cape Cod, the Commonwealth has no shortage of his-toric and cultural resources that flourish in summertime. Summer isalso peak tourism season in Massachusetts; and as research hasproven time and time again, one of the key reasons people vacationin our state is to experience our heritage through our many well-preserved historic buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes. For thisreason, preserving our historic resources is crucial to sustaining andgrowing our economy.

And while some of our most famous historic resourcesthe StateHouse, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, The Mount and the village of Deerfieldare secure in their futures, many of our lesser-knownhistoric places are still struggling with preservation issues. As thecountless phone calls and emails, and the dozens of Ten MostEndangered Historic Resource nominations we receive each yearconfirm, the need for strong and widespread preservation advocacy,education, and rehabilitation programs is greater than ever.

In this issue of Preservation & People , PreservatiON MASS ishighlighting some recent challenges encountered and victoriesachieved by groups across the Commonwealth in their ongoingwork to preserve our heritage. Their stories prove that, even in thisdifficult economic climate, historic preservation efforts can, and

must, continue. Also in this issue, we would like to update you on some of our

own recent activities and achievements, such as the FurthermoreFoundation grant weve been awarded to print our long-awaitedSchool Building Initiative report; and the Preservation Coalitionsappearance before the State Legislatures Joint Committee on Taxa-tion, to testify in support of the Massachusetts Real Estate Invest-ment Act (H.2903).

This is an exciting and crucial time for historic preservation inMassachusetts. Please read the articles in this newsletter and visit

our website, www.preservationmass.org, on a regular basis to stayinformed about the latest preservation issues, events and programstaking place in Massachusetts and across the nation. As always, Iwelcome your input as to how PreservatiON MASS can be a moreeffective preservation advocate in your community. Please feel freeto contact us any time with questions, suggestions and ideas.

Maury Childs

Preservati ON MASSBOARD OF DIRECTORS 2003

Officers

Maurice F. Childs, FAIA, Chair

James G. Alexander, FAIA Vice Chair

Samuel B. Knight, Jr., Treasurer

Claudia Sauermann Wu, Clerk

Board of Directors

Robert BernsteinThomas F. BirminghamKathleen Leahy Born, AIACarol BratleyNancy BrickleyJean Carroon, AIAAnthony ConsigliKatherine D. Flynn CoughlinPaul A. FaracaAllen F. JohnsonDouglas Kelleher Robert H. Kuehn, Jr.Richard LundgrenPaul J. McGinley, AICPOtile McManusLouis Miller Marion Pressley, FASLA

Clarissa RowePeter Welsh

Staff James W. Igoe, Executive Director Sarah DiSano, Program Coordinator Kate Aksadi, Office Manager

PreservatiON MASS gratefully acknowledgesthe following Corporate Members

BENEFACTORS

Architectural Heritage FoundationChilds.Bertman.Tseckares.Inc.Consigli Construction Co., Inc.Suffolk Construction Company

PATRONS

Carol BratleyCahootsCassin Winn DevelopmentPaul FaracaLaurie GuptillGoody Clancy & AssociatesNER Construction, Inc.PrintCentreSimpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.Tofias PCVanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

SPONSORS

Arrowstreet, Inc.Barr & Barr, Inc., BuildersBuilding Conservation Associates, Inc.Colantonio Inc.Dimeo Construction CompanyFinegold Alexander + AssociatesRichard J. LundgrenShawmut Design and Construction


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PreservatiON MASS awarded Furthermoregrant to publish School Building Initiative

Sarah DiSano

East Boston High School, East Boston.Photo courtesy of Cole and Goyette, Architects and Planners Inc.

PreservatiON MASS has been awarded a Further-more grant for the purpose of publishing the School

Building Initiative: an Endangered Historic Resource ,an in depth report on Massachusetts school build-ing code regulations and the historical, social and

economic value of our older neighborhood schoolbuildings. Furthermore: a program of the J.M.Kaplan Fund, encourages publishing in the fields of cultural history; art, architecture and design; andconservationand about related and other publicissues.

In 1997, Historic Massachusetts, Inc., nowPreservatiON MASS, recognized the threat of a stateschool building program that favored and fundednew construction over renovation of older schoolsin local neighborhoods. (During the course of research, it was soon discovered that this is also anationwide issue of concern.) We developed theSchool Building Initiative to create a greater aware-ness of the benefits of using existing buildings andthe challenges communities face as they renovateschools. As the various case studies included in thereport demonstrate, not only can existing buildingshouse extraordinary educational spaces, they alsoprovide a link to a communitys heritage, and theycan protect open space by encouraging rehabilitationover sprawl and new development.

Initial drafts of the School Building Initiative weredeveloped in 2000 and 2001, however with therestructuring of Board and Staff leadership in 2002,final editing and printing of the book was unavoid-ably postponed. In January of 2003, PreservatiON

MASS received the assistance of John David Powell,a Birmingham Southern College intern, who spentfour weeks diligently editing the book, improvingboth the quality of its content and enhancing imagesand graphics. In March of 2003, the School Building

Initiative was posted on our website, www.preserva-tionmass.org, in the Community Tool Box page.

And this summer, thanks to the Furthermore grant,the School Building Initiative will finally be availablein print!

For more information about the School BuildingInitiative , visit our website www.preservationmass.org or call 617-723-3383. PreservatiON MASSwould like to thank Elsa Fitzgerald, for her help in

securing this grant; and Constance Beaumont (for-merly of the NTHP), Scott Heyl (Preservation Leagueof New York State) and Wendy Nicholas (NTHP

Northeast Regional Office), for their wonderful let-ters of support for this important project.



Preservati ON MASS 2003 Ten Most Endan-gered Historic Resources will be announcedWednesday, November 19th at the Fall PreservationGathering at Fenway Park in Boston. Save the datefor this exciting event!

Over the past several months, Dick Lundgren,PreservatiON MASS Board member and the newChair of the Endangered Committee, has beenworking hard to recruit new members to the Com-mittee and to restructure and strengthen the Com-mittees responsibilities. Under Dicks leadership,the Committee will meet throughout the year andto maintain regular contact with Endangeredresource representatives.

For more information about the Ten Most Endangered program or the upcoming Fall Preserva-tion Gathering at Fenway Park, please call 617-723-3383 or visit www.preservationmass.org.

O n June 23, 2003 representatives from PreservatiONMASS, the Springfield Preservation Trust (SPT), SaveHistoric Holyoke (SHH) and the Pioneer ValleyPlanning Commission (PVPC) gathered together in Springfieldfor a workshop designed to identify and evaluate the strengths,weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) facing the SPTand the Western Massachusetts preservation community. Theworkshop, conducted by nonprofit consultant Lisa Burcham,was made possible through a National Trust for HistoricPreservation Local Initiative Technical Assistance Grant.

Over the next three months representatives from eachorganization will continue to work toward the development of a Strategic Plan. During the summer months Ms. Burcham willbe conducting interviews with local stake holders whose

opinions about community issues and how these organizationscould become more effective preservation advocates will beincorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan. InSeptember, the groups will conduct a two day Goals andObjective Workshop, the results of which Ms. Burcham willuse to develop a Goals and Objectives Report and StrategicPlan Framework. Once the Strategic Plan is finalized, the SPTplans to apply for a National Trust Local Initiative ChallengeGrant, the purpose of which is to enable an emerging localpreservation organization to strengthen its organizationalcapacity, develop the stability and resources necessary to hireand effectively use professional staff, and plan for organiza-tional growth that fulfills its preservation mission.

Dick Lundgren, Committee

Chair,PreservatiON MASS Jim Alexander, PreservatiON

MASSCarol Bratley, PreservatiON

MASSSusan McDaniel Ceccacci,

Preservation WorcesterMaury Childs, PreservatiON

MASSMike Creasy, Blackstone Valley

National Heritage CorridorCommission

Marilyn Fenollosa, National

Trust for Historic PreservationLanie Finbury, ArchitecturalHeritage Foundation

Elsa Fitzgerald, PreservatiONMASS

Polly Harrell, Boston Affiliates Allen Johnson, PreservatiON

MASSDoug Kelleher, PreservatiON

MASSEllen Lipsey, Boston Landmarks

Commission

Keith Morgan, Boston

UniversityHenry Moss, Boston Society of Arcahitects

Sarah Murray, SpringfieldPreservation Trust

Bonnie Parsons, Pioneer ValleyPlanning Commission

Albert Rex, Boston Preservation Alliance

Clarissa Rowe, PreservatiONMASS

Gretchen Schuler, PreservationConsultant

Stanley Smith, Historic Boston

IncorporatedTony Souza, WHALEElaine Stiles, Vanasse Hangen

Brustlin, Inc.Mayor Michael Sullivan (or rep-

resentative),City of Holyoke

Claudia Wu, PreservatiONMASS

Sally Zimmerman, CambridageHistorical Commission

2003 Ten Most EndangeredHistoric Resources to be

announced in November

The Endangered Historic Resources Committee:

ADVOCACY:&OUTR E A CH

Springfield Preservation Trust beginsStrategic Planning ProcessSarah DiSano



The Provincetown Historical Commission

Eric Dray

P rior to the 17th century,Native Americans madeseasonal use of Provincetown as a fishing sta-tion. European explorationsbegan in the mid 16th centuryand Provincetown Harbor wasthe first landing site of theMayflower in 1620. The localeconomy suffered from theBritish embargo and thetowns exposed position dur-ing the Revolution and War of 1812. During the late 18thand early 19th centuries, pros-perous fishing and salt makingled to the development of avillage along ProvincetownHarbor shore. Wharf con-struction and harbor improvements stimulated localgrowth, making Provincetown a primary maritime, fish-ing, and commercial center by the mid 19th century. Late19th century decline in fishing was followed by an influxof seasonal tourists and the establishment of the nationsfirst art colony in 1901. Artists were soon joined by writ-ers: the opening of Provincetown Players Theater in 1915established a bohemian counter-culture enclave with tiesto New York and Europe. With the rise of the automobiletourism and resort-related growth continued, and whilethe permanent population declined, the number of sea-sonal residents rose. Today, Provincetown has absorbedanother cultural layer, becoming the premier year-roundand seasonal destination of gay men and lesbians.

What makes Provincetown unique is not just its manyhistoric and cultural layers, but the fact that each layer is

legible in its built environment: fishing shacks becamewriters studios, Greek Revival houses were altered toprovide north-facing studio windows; bohemian shop-keepers creatively altered Victorian-era storefronts; yardswere littered with flotsam and jetsam or a myriad of sculptures.

With such extraordinary history, the need to protectProvincetowns heritage seemed obvious. Residents havelong recognized the need to preserve our natural environ-mentalmost 80% of the town is protected open space.But in 1977 the town rejected efforts to create a local his-

toric district. Much of thetowns historic architecture wasdesignated a National Register(NR) district in 1988, and theCape Cod Commissionsregional regulatory authorityhas provided some protection.However, as with so manyother special places, Province-towns popularity is its greatestthreat. Property values havesoared. Renovationand dem-olitionof historic structureshas increased dramatically.

As with many preservationbattles, a high profile loss gal-vanized the support of resi-

dents and visitors. In 2002, the studio and beachfrontcottage of renowned woodcut artist Blanche Lazell wasdemolished to construct a summer house. The demolitioncoincided with a retrospective of her work at BostonsMuseum of Fine Arts. Residents and famous artists sentletters to our local paper expressing outrage and fearthis loss made many realize what local preservationistshad long understoodtheres no guarantee that your her-itage is safe without legal protection.

continued on page 8

To understand Provincetowns unique architectural heritage, one must first know its history.

Historic image of Adams Pharmacy, atCommercial and Gosnold Streets.

Photo: Town of Provincetown.

Blanche Lazell Cottage.Photo: Town of Provincetown.



I n Grafton, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a nationalnonprofit conservation organization, and the GraftonLand Trust have launched the Campaign for a Green

Grafton to raise $1 million in private funds to protecttwo properties totaling 260 acres. One of the parcels isreported to include the core remains of Hassanamesitt, aPraying Town founded by Reverend John Eliot in the17th century for native peoples who joined the Christianreligion. One of only two Praying Towns to achieve fullchurch status, Hassanamesitt was occupied by Has-sanamisco, members of the larger Nipmuc Tribe, andexisted for about 20 years until King Phillip's War erupt-ed. At that point, the settlement was abandoned asnatives left to fight in the war or were forcibly removedby the English settlers.

Research conducted in 2003 by the UMASS Center forCultural and Environmental History strongly suggeststhat the Praying Town is located on this property, whichwas recently the target of an intensive development pro-posal. Conservation of the land will allow for on-sitearcheological investigations to confirm the presence of the village site and will create a roughly 450-acre corri-dor of open space for habitat protection and low-impactrecreation.

The Hassanamesitt project is part of TPLs national Tribal Lands Program, whichis designed to protect sites of significance totribes permanently and to ensure tribalaccess to the land. Nationally, TPL hashelped protect more than 30,000 acres of land important to tribes such as the NorthCarolina and Oklahoma Cherokee, Kla-math, San Felipe and Santo Domingo Pueb-los, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs,

Yakama, and Wampanoag.

To learn more, or to make a dona-tion, please contact Sheila Dennis atthe Trust for Public Land at (617) 367-6200 x323 or visit www.tpl.org/massa-chusetts.

Hassanamesitt, Grafton. Photo courtesy of Trust for Public Land.

Searching for

Hassanamesitt

Town of Burlington seekinginterested parties to dismantle

and relocate c. 1770Grandview Farm Rear Barn

The Town of Burlington seeks interested parties to dismantle and relocate a c. 1770English Style Barn, with 19 th centuryalterations. The original barn was separatedlongitudinally around 1850, widened by 10feet, patch reconnected and lengthened.

The result is a 40 by 90 foot ColonialRevival style barn. Interested partiesshould contact Larry Rittenberg,Town of Burlington, 29 Centre Street,Burlington, MA 01803, 781-270-1636 or email: [email protected].



May 2003 At the May 7th meeting, the Preserva-tion Coalition had the rare and exciting opportunity tolearn firsthand about how historic preservation works inScotland. Leigh Johnston, an Inspector of HistoricBuildings for Historic Scotland (Scotlands national pub-lic preservation agency), gave the Coalition a fascinatingand informative lecture about Historic Scotlands vari-ous programs. Ms. Johnston received a grant from the

Quinque Foundation (which provides opportunities forthe exchange of skills, experience and ideas among mid-career practitioners, their employers and their hostorganizations by supporting annual fellowships for up toeight individuals from Scotland and the United States) tocome to the United States and learn more about ourFederal and State Preservation Tax Credit programs, theequivalent of which does not presently exist in Scotland.However, Ms. Johnston did discuss a number of similar-ities between Scottish and American preservation pro-grams. For instance, both countries maintain a register

of historic properties of national and local significance(in Scotland this register is called their Listed Build-ings.) Historic Scotland also has a preservation grantprogram, but unlike many federal and statewide preser-vation grant programs in the US that are mostly avail-able only to municipal agencies and non profitorganizations, their grants are open to private owners of historic buildings. Despite some small differences, it wasclear from Ms. Johnstons lecture that preservationistsaround the worldno matter the age, material, or styleof resourcesare faced with the same challenges andhave the same mission at heart: to preserve our heritage

for present and future generations to learn from andenjoy.

June 2003 On June 3rd the Preservation Coali-tion went before the State Legislatures Joint Committeeon Taxation to testify in support of the MassachusettsReal Estate Investment Act (H.2903). Albert Rex(Boston Preservation Alliance) and Cara Metz (Massa-chusetts Historical Commission) presented to the Com-

mittee financial and statistical datademonstrating the tremendous successof the Federal Tax Credit program andother State Tax Credit programs. BobKuehn (Keen Development Corpora-tion, NTHP Advisor and PreservatiONMASS Board Member) and Jean Car-roon (Goody Clancy & Associates andPreservatiON MASS Board Member)provided expert testimony as to how theMassachusetts State Tax Credit wouldcreate jobs and increase the number of development/rehabilitation projectsacross the state, particularly in urbanareas. Michael Maresco (Assistant Secre-tary of State) spoke on behalf of Secre-tary William F. Galvin, who, thoughunable to attend the hearing, fully sup-ports the proposed State Tax Credit.The Taxation Committee, co-chaired by

Senator Cynthia Stone Creem and Representative PaulC. Casey, asked each panelist several astute questionsand responded favorably to all of the testimony. As of our publication date, the Committee on Taxation has yetto report out on H.2903.

STATEWIDE HISTORICPRESERVATION CONFERENCE

September 5, 2003The 2003 Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference,

Linking Arts, Culture, and Preservation , will takeplace Friday September 5th at Emerson College inBoston . The PreservatiON MASS Historic District/Histori-cal Commission Committee has prepared a track of threesessions for the Conference: Preservation 101, Whats a501 (c) 3? Establishing Friends Groups and Non ProfitOrganizations , and Local Historic Districts or Neighbor-hood Conservation Districts .

For more information about a PreservatiON MASS Con- ference session, please call 617-723-3383.

Leigh Johnston presented a slide lecture about historic preserva-

tion in Scotland to the Preservation Coalition in May.

Preservation CoalitionNEWS BRIEFS

Sarah DiSano



Agawam Historical Association beginspreservation of c. 1757 Thomas Smith House

David Cecchi

Photo courtesy of Agawam Historical Commission.

Provincetown Historical Comissioncontinued from page 4

In April 2003, after three years of hardwork, the Provincetown Historic DistrictStudy Committee (PHDSC) presented to townmeeting a proposal for a local historic district,using the existing NR district as the boundary.Prior to the meeting, criticism had been mutedand there was much vocal support, but theoutcome remained unpredictable. At townmeeting the Town adopted a Ch. 40C localhistoric district, approving the proposed 1500property local historic district. Over 90% of the 600 residents present voted in support of one of the states largest local districts, break-

ing into standing ovation after the vote. Manycame up to the PHDSC in tears, grateful andrelieved that our heritage is now protected.The communitys passion for their heritagewas given a forum for expression, and theymade a strong statement that Provincetownunderstands the role its heritage plays in thequality of our lives.

Eric Dray is Chair of the ProvincetownHistoric District Study Committee.

Not much about the red, gambrel-roofed house at 251 NorthWest Street here has changed over the last two and a half cen-turies. Lacking conveniences such as indoor plumbing and

central heating, the house is in nearly original condition. It is thoughtthat the house was last renovated about 200 years ago. MichaelSteinitz, Director of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Preserva-tion Planning Division, recently described it as a rare and unusuallywell-preserved late 18th century, story-and-a-half, gambrel-roofedhouse...a remarkably intact survival of what probably was a very typi-cal, but largely disappeared regional building form.

The Agawam Historical Association purchased the house from theheirs of a longtime member in June 2002, thinking they were buyingthe Mathew Noble House, c. 1715. Soon thereafter, deed research, den-dochronology and expert opinion suggested a more probable mid-18thcentury date, coinciding with the 1757 ownership of the property byThomas Smith, a carpenter and housewright.

The association plans to preserve the house, rather than restoreit, and hopes eventually to open it to the public. Bonnie Parsons of thePioneer Valley Planning Commission recently completed a NationalRegister nomination, which is being reviewed by the Massachusetts His-torical Commission. A Condition Assessment Report is currently beingperformed by Thomas Paske of Westfield, Mass, and a capital campaignis also planned to raise funds for the project. Anyone interested in fur-ther information about the Thomas Smith house should call David Cec-chi at 413-786-3236.



Tom Birmingham is an attor-ney in Palmer & Dodge LLPs RealEstate Department. The immedi-ate past President of the Massa-chusetts State Senate and a RhodesScholar, Tom was elected state sen-ator in 1991. In his first term, hewas the Senate chair of the JointCommittee on Education. In hissecond term, he was appointed tochair the Senate committee onWays and Means. Midway

through his third term, Tom waselected President of the Senate.Co-author of the EducationReform Act of 1993, he successful-ly fought every year since its pas-sage for the law's full funding.Tom also championed issues relat-ing to historic preservation for which he received the Tsongas

Award in 1998 for exceptional leadership in preserving thehistoric and cultural heritage of the Commonwealth. In addi-tion, he received special recognition from the National Trustfor Historic Preservation and Massachusetts Historical Com-mission. Tom's legislative record has been acknowledged with

numerous awards, including recognition from the AmericanCancer Society, Bay Windows, the Children's Trust Fund, theMassachusetts Coalition of Police, Project Bread, Meals onWheels, Massachusetts Alliance for Arts and Education, Uni-fied Veterans Association, Massachusetts AFL-CIO, the Massa-chusetts Municipal Association, the Massachusetts Bar

Association, the Women's Bar Association and Mass Insight."

Peter Welsh is Vice Presidentfor Strategic Planning and NationalDevelopment for Suffolk Construc-tion Company, representing Suffolknationally and locally. Peter hastwenty years of experience as achief executive in both the publicand private sectors. Prior to work-ing for Suffolk, he was the City of Bostons Chief of Policy and Plan-ning from 1994 to 2002, where hemanaged 32 city departments and

the policy division of the MayorsOffice, and he served as theMayors Chief of Staff from 1993to 1994. From 1991 to 1993 hewas Director of the Central

Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Teamfor the City of Boston, where he

coordinated design review of all Central Artery/Third HarborTunnel plans. Peter is a graduate of the New England Schoolof Law (Juris Doctor, 1997), the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Program for Senior Execu-tives in State and Local Government, 1987), and the Universi-ty of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science, 1973).

Welcome, Tom and Peter, to the PreservatiON MASS Boardof Directors. We look forward to working with you!

Peter Welsh and Tom Birmingham

PreservatiON MASS WelcomesTwo New Directors!

Sarah DiSano

PreservatiON MASS recently welcomed two new Directors.We are honored and excited to have Tom Birmingham and Peter Welsh on the Board!

Save the Date!

PreservatiON MASSFall Preservation Gathering

5:30 PM, Tuesday, November 18, 2003At the .406 Club, Fenway Park, BostonJoin us for a cocktail reception and announcement of the 2003 Ten Most Endangered Historic Resources.

Sponsored by the Boston Red Sox For more information, please call 617-723-3383 or visit our website: www.preservationmass.or g.



Worcester Center for Crafts to offerHistoric Building Preservation and Restoration classes

The Worcester Center for Crafts is excited to offerHistoric Building Preservation and Restoration class-es with a focus on homes built prior to World War II.Participants in these new courses will have the oppor-tunity to learn principals and techniques of buildingpreservation through lecture, demonstration, discus-sion and hands-on opportunities. The WorcesterCenter for Crafts partnership with PreservationWorcester will provide enrolled students the oppor-tunity to participate in guided trips to historic sites ata reduced rate and share in Preservation Worcestersresources.

This course is designed for homeowners, prospectivehomeowners, and those interested in learning more aboutmanaging restoration projects. Preservation Worcester willintroduce participants to techniques that help trace the historyof historic homes, as well as resources available for research.Class emphasis will be placed on prioritizing preservationprojects for greater efficiency and cost effectiveness. Partici-pants will learn to evaluate their own restoration projects

through a series of classes focusing on typical and atypicalproblems with period structures. Topics include framing, win-dows, roofing, hardware, plaster and paint. Class size is limit-ed to provide individuals one-on-one information exchangewith the instructor. This class is a must for anyone facing resi-dential restoration projects.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Bacon, Director of Education, Preservation Worcester, 10 Cedar Street,Worcester, MA 01609, tel. 508-754-8760, fax 508-798-0693,email [email protected]

Worcester Center for Crafts Historic Preservation I Session I September 2- November 8

Session II - November 11- January 31

Thursday evenings 6:30-9:30 PMThe Worcester Center for Crafts25 Sagamore RoadWorcester, MA 01605Call 508-753-8183 for a cataloguewww.worcestercraftcenter.org


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Personal/Non Profit: Corporate:

Benefactor: $1000 and above Benefactor: $5000 and above

Patron: $500 Patron: $2500Sponsor: $250 Sponsor: $1000

Donor: $100 Donor: $500

Contributor/Organization: $50

Friend $35

Senior/Students: $20

Join PreservatiON MASS!Our strength lies in the working partnership we have forged with people throughout the Commonwealth. Wewelcome all people and organizations who care about the preservation of our historic and cultural resources.

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PRESERVATION and PEOPLE is a membership benefit of PreservatiON MASS . For additional membership information please call 617-723-3383.PreservatiON MASS can also be reached over the Internet at www.preservationmass.org

Seniors/StudentsMargaret O. Alexander Jeanne BirdMary Louise BoddyHarry DurningLaurie B. Evans-DalyAllen C. Hill

Ray HirschkopEsther M. JepsonJean P. KefferstanF. W. MartinFrederick M. MorthMarcia M. WengenEd & Lyn White

FriendJulia AlekmanMrs. Jean Allen BirdDavid L. BittermanDr. Blumenthal

John K. BullardSusan McDaniel CeccacciBruce CohenDoris ColeRon CoutureEllen GlewBeth A. HardingJohn R. HarringtonRobert E. HoogsCatherine HudsonJane Holtz KayArthur KrimLara Kritzer Garrett Laws

Sandra J. LuckraftJudith N. LundKaethe OKeefe MaguireStanley McDermetCharlotte MooreSusan S. NelsonSumner E. Perlman

Cristina ProchiloEdward StanleyMarcia D. StarkeyElaine StilesDidier ThomasMs. Sandy Schaefer Ung

Contributor/OrganizationJoan M. AngelosantoBolton Historical

CommissionAnne BoothBrimfield Historical

CommissionTown of Brookline

Preservation OfficeMarcia Mulford CiniTanya M. CushmanBrett Donham/Donham &

SweeneyEdward Bellamy Memorial

AssociationEdward Dusek & Paul

Kelly/Manitou ArchitectsThomas Elmore/Elmore

Design Collaborative

Freetown HistoricalCommission

Daune B. Frey Nancy GoodwinPhilip Herr/Herr AssociatesHistoric Salem, Inc.Kingston Historical

CommissionRandi LathropBarbara LevyEllen LipseyMr. & Mrs. John D. Mack Judy MarklandMiddleborough Historical

CommissionG. Britt MosesMarc Pelletier Pioneer Valley Planning

CommissionCarlton F. Rezendes

Peter W. SmithSouth Hadley Historical

CommissionCynthia Stone/North Bennet

Street School Norman P. Tucker Lowell A. Warren, Jr.John WoolseyPenny Wortham

DonorPeter AucellaThomas F. BirminghamKathleen BornJoan DillonEdward Dwyer Thomas P. King

Charles Raso/BricklayersUnion Local 3 MAClarissa RowePhil Shwachman/First

American Realty, Inc.Michael S. Teller, A.I.A./CBI

Consulting, Inc.Barbara TimkenHoward Van Vleck Mr. and Mrs. Bradford

WetherellKatherine B. Winter

SponsorHistoric Boston IncorporatedMarthas Vineyard

Preservation Trust, Inc.Daniel Romanow & B.

Andrew Zelermyer

PatronThomas Schwartz/Depot

Street Associates

PreservatiON MASS New and Renewed Members THANK YOU!4 /8 /03-7 /11 /03

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