Come to the Annual Meeting
This year’s CPS Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, June
17 at 6:30 pm at St. John’s Parish House, 27 Devens Street.
There’ll be a special opportunity to tour St. John’s Church as
well as updates on preservation activities, presentation of CPS scholarships
and awards, good food and good conversation with preservation-minded friends
and neighbors.
We hope you’ll come.
2010 Historic House Tour
is Saturday, September 25
Mark your calendar: the 2010 CPS Historic House Tour is coming
on Saturday, September 25 from 11 am to 4 pm.
The tour will feature elegant historic houses that represent
the full range of Charlestown’s eighteenth and nineteenth-century house
styles. There’s a free shuttle to take visitors to the houses.
The tour includes a post-tour party and silent auction
at the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club.
Proceeds help fund CPS initiatives to preserve Charlestown’s
architectural heritage and quality of life, including college scholarships,
grants to community organizations, and major projects like the interpretive
signage coming soon to the Training Field.
Tickets are $20 for CPS members, $25 for non-members in advance,
and $30 for non-members on tour day. Beginning
in August, you can buy tickets online at www.charlestownpreservation.org, by
mail (send checks to CPS, PO Box 290201, Charlestown, MA 02129) or at
Charlestown florists and real estate offices.
Wanted: House Tour Sponsors,
Advertisers and Housesitters
We’re looking for your help to make this the best house tour
ever. if you’re interested in being:
• a House Tour sponsor
• an advertiser in the tour booklet
• a housesitter on tour day
Just let us know at housetour@charlestownpreservation.org
Preservation Month
Articles in Patriot-Bridge
You may have noticed the expanded coverage of CPS in the
Patriot-Bridge this May. To celebrate Preservation Month, we developed an
article series on historic landscapes in Charlestown.
The weekly articles highlighted the Phipps Street Burying
Ground, Doherty Playground, the Training Field and the Harvard Mall as a way
to increase awareness about the history and significance of these
greenspaces.
We’ve included the intro paragraphs to each article below. To
read the full article, just click on the link.
The
John Harvard Mall has a Long History
Clean-Up Day
at Historic Phipps Street Burying Ground
CPS Member Jack Glassman in
the News
Longtime CPS and CPS Design Review Committee member Jack
Glassman was recently featured in the National Trust for Historic
Preservation’s Preservation magazine for his role in restoring the
Classical Revival portico that’s sheltered Plymouth Rock for more than 80
years.
Jack was lead architect on the project, which won a 2009
Preservation Award from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. You can see
the full article at
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2010/may-june/plymouth-psp.html
Phipps St Burying Ground Clean-Up
The Phipps Street Burying Ground clean-up, an annual CPS
Preservation Month project, was held on May 15th. Despite being
rained out on its originally scheduled date, almost two dozen people showed
their support and community pride by helping tidy up our historic cemetery.
Since so many hands made light work, participants were able to
move down the street to a weeding and clean-up of Preservation Park, site of
the Charlestown holiday tree. CPS is the steward of this little pocket park.
Many thanks to all CPS members who participated!
CPS Historic Marker
Applications Now Being
Accepted
What better a way to recognize your historic home than with a
CPS historic marker?
These handsome bronze markers carry the date your house was built
and – if the historic records allow it -- the name of the builder or original
owner, helping convey its history to visitors and residents alike.
The historic marker program is accepting applications from now
until August 15, 2010. For more information and an application, just go to http://www.charlestownpreservation.org/historicmarkers.html
Historic House
Workshop Scheduled
CPS is holding a free "hands-on" workshop on how
to research your house (and find the info you need to complete your historic
marker application) on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at the Middlesex Registry of
Deeds in East Cambridge, with the time to be announced.
The workshop will help you learn more about your house and find the
documentation you need at the Registry to apply for a CPS historic house
marker.
The workshop is limited to the first 8 registrants. To sign up,
just leave a message on the CPS answering machine at 617 241 7500.
We'll call you to confirm your registration.
Have You Renewed
Your Membership?
It’s CPS membership renewal time again! A recent membership
mailing was sent out to all members. if you haven’t had time yet to write
that check, remember that membership updates and renewals can now also be
done online at our website at: http://www.charlestownpreservation.org/membership.html .
Thank you for supporting your preservation society!