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PRESERVATION

MASS

Mark Your Calendar!

September 20, 2006

Statewide Historic PreservationConference:

Serving Neighborhoods throughPreservationCampus CenterUniversity of Massachusetts BostonDetails and updates in late July at: www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc

October 24, 2006

Preservation MassachusettsFall Preservation Event andRecognition of The 2006 Ten Most Endangered

Midway Studios, Fort Point, SouthBoston.Details and updates in late August at: www.preservationmass.org

November 11, 2006

Preserve Mass Barns3rd Annual Barn Conference

Eastern States Exposition, WestSpringfieldDetails and updates in early Augustat: www.preservationmass.org/PreserveMassBarns/pmbindex.htm

PRESERVATION

Vol. 21, NO. 2

PRESERVATION MASS

SUMMER 2006

PreservationPeople

MASS

Destruction Cometh

Immaculate Conception Church, Holyoke – Courtesy of Mary Anne O’Connor

But Salvation Can Prevail. See Page 7

Preservation & People,

Summer 2006

Preservation Mass

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006

Officers

James G. Alexander, FAIA,

Chair

Claudia Sauermann Wu,

Vice-Chair

James W. Igoe,

President

Jack Hodgkins,

Clerk

David Siewers,

Treasurer Board of Directors

Thomas F. BirminghamKathleen Leahy Born, AIACarol BratleyJean Carroon, AIAMark ChardavoyneAnthony ConsigliMerrill H. DiamondStuart GregermanBeverley JohnsonDouglas Kelleher James McDermottSean McDonnellLouis Miller Clarissa RoweYanni TsipisRita WalshLynn Wolff

Staff

James W. Igoe,

President

Erin D. A. Kelly,

Assistant Director

Elsa Fitzgerald,

Special Projects Manager

PreservatiON MASS gratefully acknowledges the following Corporate Members

PlatinumArchitectural Heritage FoundationBoston Red Sox FoundationWinn DevelopmentGoldConsigli Construction Co., Inc.James W. Flett Co., Inc.The Max and Victoria DreyfusFoundationBenefactorsBeacon CommunitiesBoston Red SoxCarpenter & Company, Inc.C.B. Richard Ellis – NE Partners LPD’Agostino Izzo Quirk ArchitectsEpsilon AssociatesFinegold Alexander + AssociatesHistoric Boston, Inc.NER Construction Management, Inc.Struever Bros., Eccles & RouseSuffolk ConstructionVanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.Worcester Center for Performing ArtsPlease visit www.preservationmass.orgfor a complete list of all our Corporate MembersThank You!

From the President,

Often times in life, the ups can only be appreciated by living thedowns. So too is this relevant in preservation, the juxtaposed upsand downs, highs and lows, successes and defeats. The lows: theloss of Immaculate Conception Church in Holyoke, a 2003 TenEndangered after a long fought battle to avoid demolition. Thehighs: the Granite Building in Milford, a 2002 Ten Endangeredgets relocated and reborn as the new offices for Consigli Construc-tion Company. As preservationists we can revel in the highs, butwe must also learn to take the lows, find the proverbial silver liningand learn from the whole experience.But as the dog days of summer are upon us, good feelings pre-vail. Summertime at Preservation Massachusetts is a time for us tocatch up on projects, begin our Ten Most Endangered Program, goon site visits and make connections through our ongoing advocacyoutreach. Our summer got off to a great start with a tremendouslysuccessful Annual Awards Dinner on May 11th. In early June ourState Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit cap was raised to $50 mil-lion annually, retroactive back to January 2005. This was a phe-nomenal success for Preservation Massachusetts and countlessprojects and communities across the state. This tax credit has trulymade the impossible, possible. As you can see in our Statewide Treks section of this newsletter,we have been traveling and speaking in numerous venues in andaround the state. We look forward to getting out on the road andmeeting with our preservation partners, seeing ongoing projectsand finding how our organization can be of assistance as thestatewide advocacy organization. As we plan for the Fall and the close of our fiscal year, I wouldlike to thank all of those committed and valued members of Preser-vation Massachusetts for their continued generosity and support. Ialso ask anyone who has not renewed to please consider yourmembership the key to ensuring that our great programming willbe here next summer and beyond, ready to serve you.So as the summer continues, we look to the highs to keep ourenergy and motivation up! Best Summer Wishes to All! Jim IgoePresident, Preservation Mass