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Fall Preservation CelebrationBoston, MassachusettsDate and location to be announced

Boston Antique &Classic Boat Festival

August 16 –17, 2003

Hawthorne Cove Marina,Salem, MassachusettsFor info and boat entry, call 617-666-8530 or 617-846-7332 or visitwww.by-the-sea.com/bacbfestival

Hancock Shaker Village, in associa-tion with The Fruitlands Museums

July 20 – 25, 2003

Shaker Seminar 2003Harvard, MassachusettsTo receive a registration packet,call 800-817-1137 x. 221 or emailkmaroney@hancockshakervillage.org

Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust,Inc.

9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Sunday, June 29, 2003

Tours of the Spalding House (formerlyknown as the Davis Inn)

6 PM, July 16th and 9 AM and 1 PM

August 2nd

Excursion beneath Pawtucket Falls

Lowell, MassachusettsLearn the history of the Falls and the evo-lution of the Pawtucket DamFor more info call 978-934-0030 x. 3

The Preservation EducationInstitute

June 5 – 7, 2003

The First National Covered BridgeConference: Best Practices, Care & RepairUniversity of Vermont, BurlingtonFor more info call 802-674-6752 or visitwww.uvm.edu/coveredbridges

Preservation Worcester

12 PM, Tuesday, June 10, 2003

The 2003 Noontime Series atMechanics Hall (Tour)Worcester, MassachusettsFor more info, call Preservation Worcesterat 508-754-8760

Society for the Preservation ofNew England Antiquities

10 AM – 12 PM, Saturday, June 7, 2003

Modernism in New England: Walking Tourof Woods End ColonyLincoln, MassachusettsRegistration required; for more info call781-259-8098

10 AM– 12 PM, Saturday, June 14, 2003

Attic to Basement Tour

Codman House, Lincoln, MARegistration required; for more info call781-259-8843

10 AM– 12 PM, Saturday, July 12, 2003

Modernism in New England:Walking Tour of Five Fields

Lexington, MassachusettsRegistration required; for more info call781-259-8098

10 AM–12 PM, Saturday, August 2, 2003

Modernism in New England:Walking Tour of Conantum

Concord, MassachusettsRegistration required; for more info call781-259-8098

PRESERVATION

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SPRING 2003

PreservationPeople

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reservatiON MASS presented the

Cambridge Histori-cal Commission (CHC) and Charles Sullivan

and

TheMount: Edith Wharton Restoration (EWR)

withPreservation Awards at the 15th Annual Preservation Awards Din-ner. The Dinner, held each year at the historic Fairmount CopleyPlaza Hotel, recognizes individuals and organizations whoseextraordinary work has helped promote, protect and preserve theCommonwealth’s historic and cultural resources.

Cambridge Historical Commission

PreservatiON MASS is delighted to honor the CHC andCharles Sullivan, the Commission's Executive Director, with thePaul E. Tsongas Award. Established in 1988, the Paul E. Tsongas Award recognizes exceptional achievement in protecting theCommonwealth’s historic and cultural heritage. The CHC, adepartment of the City of Cambridge, was established in 1963 toadminister the city’s historic districts, survey Cambridge’s archi-tecture and publish its findings, and research and mark historicsites and buildings. Over the past 40 years, the CHC’s mission hasexpanded to include a variety of educational and technical servic-es, as well as the administration of five neighborhood conserva-tion districts, twenty-three city landmarks, and thirty-sevenproperties protected by preservation easements.The CHC maintains an active publication program, which hasproduced 14 books, with two more in progress. Through an inno-vative preservation grant program begun in 1976, the CHC offersgrants to low- and moderate-income homeowners undertakingpreservation and rehabilitation projects. The CHC also providesto Cambridge residents technical assistance on preservation issues,historic paint color consultations, and educational programs inCambridge schools. The CHC is responsible for the restoration of Longfellow Park and the Revolutionary-era Fort Washington.Charles Sullivan has served as Executive Director of the CHCsince 1974. He has overseen expansion of the City’s historic dis-tricts, secured designation of landmarks and neighborhood con-

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In this Issue…

From the

Executive Director

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PreservatiON MASS establishes Regional Advisory Council................................3 2003 Ten Most Endangered Historic Resources Nomination Form..............................................7 Upcoming Events.............................Back Cover

Cambridge HistoricalCommission and The MountHonored atPreservation Awards Dinner

28-30 Market Street, Cambridge, built in 1899. This building, anaffordable housing project, was restored in 2001 by HomeownersRehab, Inc., with Cambridge Historical Commission PreservationGrant funds.

Preservation

People,

Spring 2003

Dear Supporters of Preservation,

This issue of

Preservation & People

is dedicated to the more than threethousand individuals who serve on Massachusetts’ local Historical Com-missions and Historic District Commissions

. These commissions, made up of concerned volunteers, work hard to protect our historic and cultural resourcesand deserve recognition and support for their efforts. Our local commissions areoften the first line of defense in the effort to preserve the historic resources thatcharacterize each of our Massachusetts communities. Local commission’s grassroots preservation advocacy work is essential in identifying, evaluating and pro-tecting the Commonwealth’s heritage. As the statewide nonprofit organizationdedicated to preserving the Commonwealth’s historic and cultural resources,PreservatiON MASS supports local commissions through our advocacy and edu-cation programs, workshops and events. PreservatiON MASS is an importantadvocacy resource for local commissions and we encourage them to utilize oursupport services, such as technical advice, letters of support and partnershipsbetween national, statewide and local advocates. We strongly encourage localcommissions to take advantage of the following programs and resources:

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Annual Leadership Training Seminar for local Historic District and Histor-ical Commissions. The 2002 Seminar in New Bedford, hosted by the Water-front Area Historic LeaguE (WHALE) attracted participants from across theCommonwealth. This year, the PreservatiON MASS HD/HC Committee, inpartnership with the Massachusetts Historical Commission, will develop atraining session at the upcoming 2003 Statewide Preservation Conference, tobe held in Boston in September. In addition, a series of regional trainingworkshops are currently being planned across the Commonwealth.

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Annual Ten Most Endangered Historic Resources program

. Each yearPreservatiON MASS relies on local commissions to nominate and spotlightlocal endangered historic resources for the Ten Most Endangered HistoricResources program. We depend on you to make us aware of endangered his-toric resources in your community. The 2003 Ten Most Endangered Nomi-nation Form is on page 8 of this newsletter. If you know of an endangeredhistoric resource in your community, I would encourage you to nominate itfor the 2003 Endangered list.

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Our updated website, www.preservationmass.org, serves as a clearing-house for preservation news and information

. Of particular interest to localcommissions is the Community Resources section, which includes such topicsas “Steps to Successful Preservation Advocacy.”

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Our newsletter, Preservation & People, spotlights local commission

s. TheSpring 2003 issue highlights the Cambridge Historical Commission, recentrecipient of PreservatiON MASS’ Tsongas Award, and the Greenfield Histor-ical Commission’s history and current activities. If you’d like to get the wordout about the work of your local commission, please contact us about puttingan article in our newsletter.

I invite our local commission members to become members of PreservatiONMASS!

The strength and effectiveness of PreservatiON MASS lies in the partner-ships we’ve forged with organizations and people, like you, throughout Massa-chusetts. I hope you enjoy this issue of Preservation & People. If you are notalready a member, I encourage you to fill out and mail the enclosed membershipinformation and join PreservatiON MASS today. If you have any questions, orwould like additional information about PreservatiON MASS, please feel free tocontact me at 617-723-3383.

Jim Igoe Executive Director

PreservatiON

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2003

Officers

Maurice Childs, FAIA,

Chair of the Board

James G. Alexander, FAIA

Vice Chair

Samuel B. Knight, Jr.,

Treasurer

Claudia Sauermann Wu,

Clerk

Board of Directors

Robert BernsteinKathleen Leahy Born, AIACarol BratleyNancy Brickley Jean Carroon, AIA Anthony ConsigliKatherine D. Flynn CoughlinPaul A. Faraca Allen F. JohnsonDouglas KelleherRobert H. Kuehn, Jr.Richard LundgrenPaul J. McGinley, AICPOtile McManusLouis MillerMarion Pressley, FASLAClarissa Rowe

Staff

Jim Igoe,

Executive Director

Sarah DiSano,

Program Coordinator

Kate Ranweiler,

Office Manager

PreservatiON MASS gratefully acknowledges the following Sponsors

Benefactors

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

Patrons

Carol BratleyCahootsCassin Winn DevelopmentPaul FaracaGoody Clancy & AssociatesLaurie GuptillNER Construction, Inc.PrintCentreSimpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.Tofias P.C.Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.