[MassHistPres] Preservation/restoration awards programs?

[Jack]

 *2) or renew, in a way that throws off prior renovations that have been
poorly done, in favor of a reset on the original architectural style of the
structure.*

 Consider appreciating the change over time as generations come and go.

I was looking at a job working on replacing victorian rotten sash on an
18th century farm house this week. The customer wanted to replace 4/4 sash
with 12/12 sash, and remove the late 19th century front porch. The sash
were pretty rotten, but the porch was fine. I suggested saving it. When it
was a working farm, having a screened porch probably helped with flies.

Preserving the past could include preserving all the past, not just English
settler past. The National Park Service has done a lot to look at the
entire history of their buildings.

I see a lot of old buildings, well preserved and restored, with perfect
lawn landscaping. Occasionally I see people with native plant landscaping,
using traditional tools. Consider an award for period landscaping. The
perfect lawns make the old buildings look like they are wearing a leisure
suit.

Jack Cadwell
Cadwell Windows
Warwick, MA


On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM Alison Hardy via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> The Newburyport Preservation Trust presents annual awards
> https://nbptpreservationtrust.org/preservation-award-nomination/
>
> At this year's presentation on Sunday, awardees were asked to talk about
> their projects and the audience loved hearing from the project owners and
> it really created a sense of community pride.
>
> Alison Hardy
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> Robert Mahowald via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 22, 2025 11:54 AM
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> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Preservation/restoration awards programs?
>
>
> Hello all,
> We at the Dartmouth historical commission have observed other towns that
> have successfully built awards/recognition programs centered on successful
> preservation and restoration in their towns.
>
> We’re looking for ideas and best practices on this from other town
> historians. We’re thinking an annual award, either given to builders,
> architects, or homeowners (or all 3, as they are a team) behind projects
> that either
>
> 1) expand their homes/civic buildings in ways that embrace the original
> architecture and details,
>
> 2) or renew, in a way that throws off prior renovations that have been
> poorly done, in favor of a reset on the original architectural style of the
> structure.
>
> We’d appreciate hearing from towns that have such programs up and running,
> and learn more about what makes them successful or not.
>
> Thank you! 🙏
>
>
> *Sent from my iPhone - blame Siri*
>
> *Robert Mahowald*
> Mobile: 978-971-1801
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