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Peddocks Island: A Study of Public Art and Community

November 25, 2012 By Kara Chisholm

Fort AndrewsAt the end of this past summer I made a trip to Peddocks Island in the Boston Harbor. The island is one of 24 that make up the Boston Harbor Islands National Park. The Metropolitan District Commission (now DCR), a state agency, acquired Peddocks Island in 1970. It’s one of the largest in the harbor and the only one that still has cottages used by summer residents. It’s an amazing place, unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. [Read more…] about Peddocks Island: A Study of Public Art and Community

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Boston, Historic, News Tagged With: cottage, fort, Historic, island, military, Preservation

The Fate of Neutra’s Cyclorama at Gettysburg Has National Implications

September 27, 2012 By Jason W. Hart

Cyclorama Gettysburg Library of Congress Photo 2002The National Park Service has published their environmental assessment report outlining options for Richard Netura’s 1961 Cyclorama Building at Gettysburg. Their recommended fate for the building: demolition. This comes after two decades of argument and a three year lawsuit between preserving the building in place and removing the building to rehabilitate the battlefield beneath it. [Read more…] about The Fate of Neutra’s Cyclorama at Gettysburg Has National Implications

Filed Under: Boston, Feature Posts, Historic Tagged With: Demolition, Gettysburg, mid-century, Modernism, National Park Service, Preservation, Richard Neutra

A Year-Long Celebration: Fenway Turns 100

December 23, 2011 By Euginie Kwan

Fenway ParkAs the oldest, operating Major League Ballpark, Fenway Park will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in the New Year with a series of [Read more…] about A Year-Long Celebration: Fenway Turns 100

Filed Under: Boston, Edition, Historic, News Tagged With: 100, 100 Acts of Kindness, ballpark, baseball, Boston.com, commemoration, ESPN Boston, Fenway Park, history, New York Yankees, Open House, Preservation, Red Sox, special events, Yawkey Way

Modernist Styles Join Ranks of Historic Homes Sought By New England

December 15, 2011 By Euginie Kwan

Interior modernist - Jon Buono Generally recognized for setting its sights on the Colonial, Georgian and saltbox styles that the New England area is known for, non-profit preservation organization, Historic New England, has turned their [Read more…] about Modernist Styles Join Ranks of Historic Homes Sought By New England

Filed Under: Boston, Historic, News Tagged With: Earl Flansburgh, Flansburgh House, Historic New England, Lincoln, Louise H. Flansburgh, Modernism, Preservation

Amesbury Preservationist Pamela Bates Receives 2011 National Preservation Award

December 13, 2011 By Euginie Kwan

Lowell's Boat Shop 459 Main Street Amesbury MABoston – Originally from Longmeadow, Mass., Pamela Bates always found herself drawn towards the water, as she tells Preservation Magazine. This is how she and her husband came to move out to the Massachusetts coast, where they found Lowell’s Boat Shop, located on the banks of the Merrimack River in Amesbury, Mass. [Read more…] about Amesbury Preservationist Pamela Bates Receives 2011 National Preservation Award

Filed Under: Boston, Edition, Historic, News Tagged With: 2011 National Preservation Award, Amesbury, Lowell's Boat Shop, Lowell's Maritime Foundation, Merrimack, Newburyport Maritime Society, Non-Profit, Pamela Bates, Preservation

Rethinking Preservation – Part I

September 13, 2011 By Jason W. Hart

CycloramaOn the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, Richard Neutra’s Cyclorama Center is currently deteriorating while its fate is analyzed by its’ owner, The National Park Service (NPS), who recently lost a 3-year court battle to demolish the building. [Read more…] about Rethinking Preservation – Part I

Filed Under: Boston, Feature Posts, Historic Tagged With: Cyclorama, Gettysburg, Historic, Preservation, Richard Neutra

Back to the Future – Historic Preservation in Twenty First Century New England

September 12, 2011 By Bill Adams

On October 1st (Saturday) at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, a one day symposium will be held entitled Looking Forward: Preservation in New England in the Twenty-First Century. [Read more…] about Back to the Future – Historic Preservation in Twenty First Century New England

Filed Under: Historic, News Tagged With: Bristol Rhode Island, Historic, Preservation, Roger Williams University, RWU

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