Members Present:
Bevery Goodale, Barbara Deschenes, Neil Norum, Kim D. Hopewell
Meeting Called to order at 4:05 p.m.
Acceptance of the April 20, 2006 minutes
Recap on the Historic Commission Workshop, held on May 2nd Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 19 Foster St., Worcester re: MHC Historic Property Inventory Forms.
Voted to purchase the following books that were recommended by the Mass. Historical Commission;
o “A Field Guide to American Houses” Virginia & Lee McAlister and
o “Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture” by Kathleen Niles
Materials reviewd
New England Hydro-Quebec Phase II Transmission Facilities publication of inventory forms published in Jan. 1986 by the Office of Public Archaelogy of Boston University.
Letters received from the following residents wanting their property to be listed in the National Register;
Linda Isgro of 58 Scarlett St
Carol Fisher & McCabe 148 Worcester St
Jacob Winn Barn and Giobelina Property
The Commission is displeased with the destruction and removal of all materials from the Giobelina property on Fairbanks St. Despite letters and phone calls to the DCR regarding the preservation and retrieval of archival materials from the barn, all materials were removed and disposed of by unknown parties. The commission was unable to photograph and document the destruction of the property. A letter will be sent regarding our feelings in this oversite.
The Jacob Winn Barn dismantling is still on hold. The commission has the inmates from the Worcester County House of Correction lined up to strip the building and prepare for its transport to the Historical Society. The state is awaiting final approval for this project. It is hoped that the same fate of the Giobellina Property will not be the case with this barn.
WPI Project
No news from the professors at WPI as of this meeting.
Neil Norum will follow up on the project and relay any information to the board.
Demolition Delay Bylaws
Kim D Hopewell has conducted a survey through out the city and town clerks of Massachusetts regarding demolition delay bylaws. A booklet will be prepared for the commission to review.
According to Christopher Skelly, Director of Local Government Programs in the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the following communities have demolition bylaws in effect;
Towns with Demolition Delay Bylaws |
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Acton |
6 mo |
Framingham |
6 mo |
Orleans |
y |
Agawam |
6 mo |
Franklin |
12 mo |
Peabody |
3 mo |
Amesbury |
6 mo |
Freetown |
12 mo |
Plympton |
6 mo |
Amherst |
6 mo |
Greenfield |
12 mo |
Provincetown |
6 mo |
Andover |
12 mo |
Hanover |
12 mo |
Randolph |
6 mo |
Arlington |
12 mo |
Harwich |
30 d |
Reading |
6 mo |
Ashburnham |
6 mo |
Hingham |
6 mo |
Salem |
6 mo |
Ashland |
6 mo |
Holliston |
30 d |
Saugus |
21 d |
Barnstable |
6 mo |
Holyoke |
4 mo |
Sharon |
12 mo |
Bedford |
12 mo |
Hopkinton |
6 mo |
Somerset |
y |
Berlin no limit listed |
? |
Ipswich |
6 mo |
Somerville |
9 mo |
Beverly |
12 mo |
Kingston |
6 mo |
Stockbridge |
y |
Billerica |
6 mo |
Lakeville |
6 mo |
Sudbury |
6 mo |
Bolton |
6 mo |
Lawrence |
9 mo |
Swampscott |
9 mo |
Boston |
3 mo |
Lexington |
6 mo |
Taunton |
6 mo |
Boxborough |
12 mo |
Lincoln |
6 mo |
Tewksbury |
3 mo |
Brookline |
12 mo |
Littleton |
6 mo |
Topsfield |
6 mo |
Burlington |
6 mo |
Lunenburg |
6 mo |
Truro |
5 mo |
Cambridge |
6 mo |
Lynn |
5 mo |
Tyngsborough |
6 mo |
Canton |
6 mo |
Medfield |
12 mo |
Upton |
12 mo |
Chatham |
12 mo |
Medford |
6 mo |
Wakefiled |
6 mo |
Chelmsord |
14 d |
Medway |
9 mo |
Walpole |
6 mo |
Chilmark |
6 mo |
Methuen |
6 mo |
Watertown |
12 mo |
Concord |
6 mo |
Middleborough |
18 mo |
Wellfleet |
6 mo |
Danvers |
6 mo |
Middleton |
6 mo |
Westborourgh |
3 mo |
Dartmouth |
6 mo |
Millis |
30 d |
Westford |
6 mo |
Dennis |
45 d |
Nantucket |
30 d |
Weston |
6 mo |
Dover |
6 mo |
Natick |
6 mo |
Westport |
6 mo |
Dudley |
6 mo |
Needham |
6 mo |
Weymouth |
6 mo |
Duxbury |
6 mo |
New Bedford |
unk |
Williamstown |
3 mo |
East Bridgewater |
4 mo |
Newburyport |
12 mo |
Winchester |
6 mo |
Eastham |
6 mo |
Newton |
12 mo |
Woburn |
12 mo |
Easthampton |
6 mo |
Norfolk |
6 mo |
Worcester |
6 mo |
Easton |
12 mo |
North Attleborough |
6 mo |
Wrentham |
12 mo |
Fall River |
6 mo |
Northhampton |
12 mo |
Yarmouth |
2 mo |
Falmouth |
3 mo |
Norwell |
6 mo |
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Foxborough |
6 mo |
Oak Bluffs |
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New Business
Town Website- currently revamping the towns website, this will include a pg for the Historical Commission and Society
Information requested;
o Photos
o Agendas
o Meeting minutes
o Articles for sale
Motion to adjourn
Next meeting will be on July 20th at 4 p.m. for a work session at the Hist. Society Building.
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