[MassHistPres] Infill-Preservation Award Programs

[Johnstone, Michelle]

Chris,

Worcester’s Compatible Construction Award, which has been awarded to WPI for their construction of the Foisie Innovation Studio on campus at 100 Institute Road and the American Antiquarian Society for the construction of the addition at their facility at 185 Salisbury Street:

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Foisie Innovation Studio

[The American Antiquarian Society at 185 Salisbury Street]
AAS

In addition, we have also awarded the Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor in the Merit category for their new construction of the visitor’s center at 3 Paul Clancy Way:

[The Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center at Worcester, at 3 Paul Clancy Way]

Best,

Michelle H. Johnstone
Senior Preservation Planner
Executive Office of Economic Development | Planning & Regulatory Services Division
City of Worcester | 455 Main Street, Rm 404, Worcester, MA 01608
P: 508-799-1400 x31410
C: 774-622-0695
E: johnstonem at worcesterma.gov<mailto:johnstonem at worcesterma.gov>
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Chris,

In 2022, the Ipswich Historical Commission awarded the Mary P. Conley Award to the Isaac Lord property (83 High Street, Ipswich) as a useful local example. The award honored a preservation project that also delivered contextual infill on the parcel, even though ‘new construction’ is not a separate category in that program. 2022 Mary Conley Awards for Historic Preservation – Historic Ipswich<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/historicipswich.net/2023/08/08/2022-mary-conley-awards-for-historic-preservation/__;!!LFBeBjl1XF97oaI!PPRRZDpR71URJ7-HT8Q1ggemKxMEgQ_UdVh30LZClbavYf5fAbKpZfdPPRN1Pr50_zsnb2WEaHJwFol9RIzCY9u0IhzSsn3uQQ$>

For a program that explicitly calls out compatible new work, Worcester has a ‘Compatible Construction’ award which recognizes “new construction that is visually compatible in mass, scale and style with historic buildings in the immediate vicinity and contributes to the preservation of a neighborhood.” Worcester Preservation Awards | City of Worcester<https://www.worcesterma.gov/planning-regulatory/boards/historical-commission/preservation-awards>
Hope this helps!

Cheers,

Lindsay
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Hi, for those communities that run a local preservation awards program, I am looking for some examples of an award given out for infill/new construction.  Chris.

Chris Skelly
Skelly Preservation Services
Community Planning and Preservation
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