[Massplanners] Updates from the Massachusetts Historical Commission

[Doherty, Jennifer (SEC)]

Updates from the Massachusetts Historical Commission

MHC Announcing MPPF Round 29 & Workshops
Secretary William F. Galvin, Chair of the Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to announce that Round 29 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) grant program has been scheduled. It is anticipated that funding will be in the range of $1,000,000.

Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the MPPF is a state-funded 50% matching grant reimbursement program established in 1984 to support the preservation of properties, landscapes, and sites listed in the State Register of Historic Places. Applicants must be a municipality or nonprofit organization. The program is administered in accordance with 950 CMR 73.00.  Please note that grant disbursement is subject to reauthorization of the capital accounts and the availability of sufficient allocated funds.

This year eleven (11) pre-application workshops will be held in-person and virtually. To view the dates and locations, visit the MPPF page on the MHC website (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm#sched)

MHC hopes that your schedule allows you to join a member of the MHC's Grants Division as they explain the program requirements, go over program materials, and give you the opportunity to ask questions.  Workshops are free of charge and no registration is required.  Applicants are encouraged to begin compiling application materials before attending a workshop, or as soon as possible, to allow sufficient time to meet the application deadline.

Limited quantities of the hardcopy versions of the Application and Instructions will be made available at each workshop. Please call the MHC at 617-727-8470 or e-mail Paul Holtz at paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us> if you have any questions or would like to receive hardcopies of the Application and Instructions.


APPLICATION DEADLINE:  March 17, 2023

TO APPLY:  Download the MPPF Application and MPPF Application Instructions from the MHC website (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcmppf/mppfidx.htm) or request a hard copy of the Application by contacting the MHC Grants Division at 617-727-8470.

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:  We strongly encourage all potential applicants to either attend one of the scheduled MPPF Workshops or to view the video presentations available for download on the MHC website, familiarize themselves with the application requirements, and begin compiling application materials as early as possible in order to meet the application deadline.

The MPPF Program Introduction video provides an overview of the program's history and its impact on historic sites throughout the Commonwealth.  In the MPPF Application Presentation video, MHC staff present the MPPF application process in its entirety.

CONTACT:  Please contact one of the following MPPF project managers with questions regarding the MPPF program and application process.

Paul Holtz, paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:paul.holtz at sec.state.ma.us>
Ross Dekle, ross.dekle at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:ross.dekle at sec.state.ma.us>
Betsy Holland, betsy.holland at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:betsy.holland at sec.state.ma.us>


Spring 2023 Virtual Workshops from the MHC
You can view the MHC's full schedule of spring 2023 virtual workshop, read workshop descriptions, and register here<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcotr/otridx.htm>. Two ticket options are offered: "Live" tickets will provide you with Zoom information to attend in real time as well as a recording of the workshop after it ends; "Recording" tickets will only provide you with a recording after the workshop ends. You do not need to register for both tickets to receive the recording.

Introduction to MACRIS and MACRIS Maps, Tuesday, January 10 at 10 am

Introduction to Historic Preservation, Wednesday, January 25 at 7 pm

Architectural Styles, Forms, and Building Technologies of Massachusetts, Friday, February 10 at 1 pm

Historic Resources Survey and the National Register of Historic Places, Thursday, February 23 at 1 pm

Administering Local Historic Districts and Design Review, Monday, March 6 at 7 pm

State and Federal Historic Resources Review and Compliance, Tuesday, March 21 at 1 pm

Developing an Historic Preservation Plan, Thursday, April 6 at 10 am

Adopting a Demolition Delay Bylaw or Ordinance, Friday, April 21 at 10 am


Recent Listings on the National Register of Historic Places

*         Beverly, Capt. Robert Haskell House

*         Boston, South Boston Naval Annex

*         Chatham, South Chatham Village Historic District


Recent Local Historic Districts

*         Boston, Highland Park Architectural Conservation District

*         Duxbury, Keene's Brook Historic District

*         Duxbury, Temple Street Historic District

*         Springfield, La Marquise Historic District


Update the MHC!
Membership or officer changes on your commission? Be sure to update the MHC! Please send any new member or officer information to Jenn Doherty, Local Government Programs Coordinator, at jennifer.doherty at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:jennifer.doherty at sec.state.ma.us>.


Jennifer B. Doherty
Local Government Programs Coordinator
Massachusetts Historical Commission
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3314
Office: (617) 727-8470
Remote: (617) 807-0685
Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us<mailto:Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us>

Sign up for the MassHistPres email listserv<https://mailman.cs.umb.edu/listinfo/masshistpres>  |  Register for virtual workshops<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcotr/otridx.htm>

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