Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission lays out options for Township Committee.
Members of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) detailed the advantages, disadvantages and ramifications of potentially designating the Maplewood Woman's Club as a historic landmark at last week's Township Committee meeting. The club is "saturated with Maplewood history," said Township Historian Susan Newberry, noting that an exhibit about the Woman's Club last year at the Durand-Hedden House drew national attention. (Newberry's complete statement and a copy of the Durand-Hedden newsletter are attached to this article as PDFs). MHPC chair Virgina Kurshan told the five committee members that the designation would be in line with the Township Master Plan's goal of preserving the town's historic spaces. Kurshan and vice …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
A look at what's coming up in town.
Here are some of the stories Maplewood Patch will be covering this week: Reminder: Monday is a four-hour day for all SOMSD elementary schools because of parent-teacher conferences.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Maplewood Commission says 1800s house was "part of the historic fabric of the town."
Maplewood Commission says 1800s house was "part of the historic fabric of the town."
Like others in the community, the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) was saddened by the demolition of the Dare House on Valley Street. Although the house was not a designated Maplewood Historic Landmark, the Dare House was part of the historic fabric of the town, and its loss was jarring to us all. One of the reasons many of us moved to Maplewood was because of its distinct appearance as an intact railroad suburb, with many fine examples of 18th, 19th and early 20th century buildings. Maplewood does have a Historic Preservation Ordinance and a Historic Preservation Commission. Currently, there are eleven individually designated landmarks in Maplewood that come under the authority of the historic preservation ordinance. Any…
Friday, February 22, 2013
Local realtor explains brother's decision to demolish the Dare House on Valley St.
Many residents lamented when a buyer tore down the historic Hezekiah Dare house on Valley Street earlier this week. A commenter on Patch wrote, "Very sad....How would the town let that happen?" Another wrote: "So I guess this is OK in Maplewood now, tear down historic houses to make a buck? I thought we were better than that..." Virginia Kurshan, chair of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission said that while the house was listed in the town's partial inventory of historic buildings, "it was not a locally designated landmark and therefore there were no restrictions on its demolition." The man at the center of the controversy, local realtor Robert Northfield, explained the decision to demolish the house. "It was a glorified shed," …
Kurt H. Kiley
5:38 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
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