From christopher_queen at harvard.edu Tue Apr 16 14:58:50 2013 From: christopher_queen at harvard.edu (Chris Queen) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:58:50 -0400 Subject: [wendell-meetinghouse] Wendell Meetinghouse In-Reply-To: References: <13da7b7ea82.6862376085155121965.-7486439264841971517@sustaincommunity.org> <00d501ce2afc$69611ba0$3c2352e0$@marthalyon.com> Message-ID: Dear Kim, Thank you for the attachment and links regarding Historic Structure Reports. Your input to the discussion last night was very helpful and we appreciated your willingness to travel from Albany to be with us. It is clear that Landmark Consulting takes its extended territory seriously and that you are genuinely interested in challenges, large and small. I am copying members of the Friends so that those who were unable to attend last night will be acquainted with your contribution. We hope to get a proper RFP out to those of you who came last night in the not too distant future. Meanwhile, we have our work cut out for us to frame the request appropriately. With best wishes, Chris ----- Original Message ----- Hi Chris, Thank you for the invite to see the Wendell Meetinghouse yesterday.? You have a wonderful old building and such great potential.? I think the discussion we had later at the Senior Center was very helpful for both the consultants and hopefully for the Friends.? While it was still fresh on my mind, I wanted to send you some resources that may help you in better defining your project. Attached please find a summary of the Nat?l Park Service Preservation Brief #43 ? I generally use it as a starting point for developing a report outline, and then narrow it down based on the specific needs of the building and users.? The full preservation brief can be found at [ http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief43.htm ]http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief43.htm There is also a full issue of the Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology (very active preservation trade organization) dedicated to the subject of Hist. Structure Reports.? I believe the full bulletin can be accessed on JSTOR, but here is a link to the intro.? [ http://tylertopics.com/ilene/Slaton1997.pdf ]http://tylertopics.com/ilene/Slaton1997.pdf Lastly, Tom or Ward mentioned the NJ Historic Preservation Office?s publications which are very informative.? Here are two links to publications. [ http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/4sustain/preparehsr.pdf ]http://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/4sustain/preparehsr.pdf [ http://www.njht.org/dca/njht/applguid/Planning%20Documents.pdf ]http://www.njht.org/dca/njht/applguid/Planning%20Documents.pdf Hopefully this will be helpful to your group in understanding what your next steps should be.? Communicating with MHC would also be beneficial since you will need their legislative & financial support down the road. Best of luck, Kim Alvarez ?? ???? ?[Image] [Image]?? Kimberly Konrad Alvarez, Certified WBE LANDMARK CONSULTING LLC 83 Grove Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 W/F 518-458-8942? CELL 518-361-3909 [ mailto:kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net ]kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net ? ? ? From: Chris Queen [mailto:christopher_queen at harvard.edu] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 12:11 PM To: kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net Subject: Fwd: RE: Wendell, Mass. Meetinghouse ? Dear Kim, We look forward to meeting you Jack tonight. ?We do not have a formal RFP at this point, but we wanted to have a discussion about it with you and a few others who are planning to join us for the tour and discussion. ?We look forward to your expertise and interest. ? The Meetinghouse is at 3 Morse Village Road, Wendell, MA 01379 -- for your GPS. ? ? --Chris Queen ? ----- Original Message ----- ? Hello Chris, ? Thank you for the invitation.? I would be happy to attend the tour of your building next Monday evening. ?What you have described is very much the type of work that Landmark Consulting does and enjoys.? While I would agree that we are further away than qualified preservation firms in Boston and the Connecticut River Valley, both my husband (biz partner) and I have worked extensively throughout New England, and the proximity of Albany to Massachusetts played a large role in our relocation from Boston to NY State.? ? I am very interested in learning more about your building and your restoration plans.? As Martha noted, Jack and I are very active in advocacy efforts statewide and regionally to promote window restoration.? So I applaud your current initiative on the windows of the Meetinghouse.? ? Have you prepared an RFP or work scope for the HSR, or will this be discussed during the tour and meeting?? Lastly, I attempted to look up the Friends of the Meetinghouse?s website but it was not active.? Can you send me a street address, so I can map out directions?? ? Thank you again. ?I look forward to meeting you on Monday. ? Regards, ? Kim Alvarez ? ?? ???? ?[Image] [Image]?? Kimberly Konrad Alvarez, Certified WBE LANDMARK CONSULTING LLC 83 Grove Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 W/F 518-458-8942? CELL 518-361-3909 [ http://www.landmarkconsulting.net ]www.landmarkconsulting.net ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From: Chris Queen [[ mailto:christopher_queen at harvard.edu ]mailto:christopher_queen at harvard.edu] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:07 AM To: [ mailto:kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net ]kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net Cc: [ mailto:nan at itpuzzleworks.net ]nan at itpuzzleworks.net; [ mailto:mhl at marthalyon.com ]mhl at marthalyon.com; [ mailto:jbarilla at assumption.edu ]jbarilla at assumption.edu Subject: Wendell, Mass. Meetinghouse ? ? Dear Ms. Alvarez, Landmark Consulting was strongly recommended to us by Martha Lyon in regard to our need for an Historic Structure Report for the Wendell Meetinghouse, in Wendell, Massachusetts. ?Compared to some of the other preservationists who have expressed interest, your firm is a bit far away, out-of-state in Albany. ?Nevertheless, we would like to include you in our bidding process if you are interested. ? ? Would you be available to attend a tour of the building next Monday, April 15, at 6 pm? ?We are inviting a few of the other preservationists who responded to our Mass. Historic Preservation listserve announcement (see below). ?The tour will give you a chance to see the building, inside and out, to ask questions of our officers. ? ? You are also invited to remain for our monthly meeting at 7 pm, in which we will be discussing the uses of the building, finances, and the progress of the current window restoration project. ?You will get a pretty good idea of who we are and why we are excited about our town's most significant historic building. ? Please let me know if you will be able to join us. ? Sincerely, Chris Queen Vice President 978-544-0216 ? ============ Forwarded message ============ >From : Martha H. Lyon<[ mailto:mhl at marthalyon.com ]mhl at marthalyon.com> To : "'nanc'" <[ mailto:nanc at sustaincommunity.org ]nanc at sustaincommunity.org> Cc : <[ mailto:kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net ]kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net> Date : Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:04:41 -0400 Subject : RE: [MassHistPres] Historic/architectural report ============ Forwarded message ============ Nan, ? I strongly recommend you contact Kim Alvarez of Landmark Consulting for this.? She is an architectural preservation consultant in business with her husband, Jack Alvarez, a preservation architect.? Her work is unparalleled and she is very dedicated to her clients, so will pay a lot of attention to detail and to the Friends? needs.? Her e-mail address is [ mailto:kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net ]kkalvarez at landmarkconsulting.net?([ http://www.landmarkconsulting.net ]www.landmarkconsulting.net), and Landmark Consulting is based in Albany.? I have copied her on this message. ? Martha ? Martha H. Lyon, ASLA, CLARB ? Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC ? 313 Elm Street ? Northampton, MA 01060 ? 413-586-4178 (p) ? 413-584-6697 (f) ? 413-695-2531 (m) ? [ http://www.marthalyon.com/ ]http://www.marthalyon.com/ ? ? ? All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. ? From: [ mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu ]masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu?[[ mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu ]mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of nanc Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:21 PM To: [ mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu ]masshistpres at cs.umb.edu Subject: [MassHistPres] Historic/architectural report ? We are going to be looking for someone to write an historic achitecture report for our 1846 former Congregational Church, now called the Wendell Meetinghouse. We have raised funds and embarked on the project of restoring all of the windows but we feel that our next step is to get a solid report in hand for supporting future requests for grants and donations. 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