Sunday, March 24, 2013
Well, you're in luck. The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission is seeking volunteers for Patriot's Day ceremonies on April 15.
This Patriot's Day, celebrated on April 15, a man on horseback will reenact Paul Revere's famous 1775 ride to Lexington. Revere rode through what is now Somerville that night, and his modern counterpart will do the same, stopping at Foss Park to say hello. The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission is seeking volunteers to help with the ceremony. The commission needs adults and high school students to help lead colonial games, serve refreshments and stamp "Colonial Passports." Best of all, volunteers will get to dress in Colonial costumes. If you're interested, you'll need to be free from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 15 (it's a holiday, after all). Contact Brandon Wilson at BWilson@somervillema.gov or (617) 625-6600 ext. 2532 to learn …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday is a good day to explore some Somerville history.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
The following is from the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission: Sunday, September 23rd: Union Square Walking Tour, 3:00 – 5:30pm. Ed Gordon, New England Chapter President of the Victorian Society of America, will lead a walking tour of the area, highlighting historic areas such as: the civic campus setting at Central Hill; Prospect Hill; Victorian homes; vintage commercial buildings in the heart of Union Square; Lincoln Park and the former Wyatt Brickyards; pre-Civil War-era homes and late 19th century workers’ housing. The tour includes two interior viewings and refreshments. The tour steps off from City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, and is free of charge. Milk Row Cemetery Opening: For three Sundays this fall, the Milk Row …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Saint Ann's received a significant makeover that brought out its historic attributes.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission held its Historic Preservation Awards cermony in May, and this summer Somerville Patch will feature the homes and properties that won awards. Somerville writer Marian Berkowitz interviewed the winners to create profiles of the historic Somerville properties and the people who care for them. In this article, Berkowitz looks not at a home, but at a church: Saint Ann's in Winter Hill, which recently underwent a renovation that included disguising the elevator equipment to blend in better with the building, restoring windows, adding a garden and conducting important work to the facade. Here's what Berkowitz wrote: On an overcast Sunday morning I am scheduled to interview Peter Regan, business …
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Neal Minahan and Robert Vigneau fixed up their Westwood Road home, steps from the Somerville Museum, and learned about its musical original owner.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission held its Historic Preservation Awards cermony in May, and this summer Somerville Patch will feature the homes and properties that won awards. Somerville writer Marian Berkowitz interviewed the winners to create profiles of the historic Somerville properties and the people who care for them. In this article, Berkowitz visits the Spring Hill home of Neal Minahan and Robert Vigneau, whose 1898 house has a musical past and a large stained glass window. Here it is: In mid-June I visited 8 Westwood Road, situated on one of my favorite streets in the City. The street is part of a much larger local historic district known as the Westwood Road District which is tucked in between Summer Street and …
Monday, July 30, 2012
Ron and Linde Dynneson have restored a grand Morrison Avenue home and turned it into the Morrison House Bed & Breakfast.
The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission held its Historic Preservation Awards cermony in May, and this summer Somerville Patch will feature the homes and properties that won awards. Somerville writer Marian Berkowitz interviewed the winners to create profiles of the historic Somerville properties and the people who care for them. In this profile, Berkowitz tells the story of the Morrison House Bed & Breakfast outside Davis Square. Here it is: Heading west on Morrison Avenue toward College Avenue, you can't miss the Morrison House Bed & Breakfast on the right, as it has a sign on the front. It looks like a lovely, quiet place to stay, even though it’s just outside the lively Davis Square commercial district. Homes on this street …
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Morrison House Bed and Breakfast
221 Morrison Ave, Somerville, MA
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Friday, July 27, 2012
James and Dina Traniello inherited the family home, restoring the exterior and learning a gruesome story about one of its original inhabitants—a young woman who was murdered while away at college.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission held its Historic Preservation Awards cermony in May, and this summer Somerville Patch will feature the homes and properties that won awards. Somerville writer Marian Berkowitz interviewed the winners to create profiles of the historic Somerville properties and the people who care for them. Today, Berkowitz writes about James and Dina Traniello, who live in a house with a turret at the top of Prospect Hill. The late 19th-century home has been in the Traniello family since 1946, and it was once home to a young woman who was murdered during her senior year at Smith College. Here's Berkowitz's story: Near the top of Prospect Hill is Boston Street where I meet James and Dina Traniello, who …
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83 Boston St, Somerville, MA
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Colanninos saw the potential in a "dilapidated" Orchard Street home when they bought it 43 years ago. Today, it's a stunning historic home in Davis Square with a decorative gate.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission held its Historic Preservation Awards cermony in May, and this summer Somerville Patch will feature the homes and properties that won awards. Somerville writer Marian Berkowitz interviewed the winners to create profiles of the historic Somerville properties and the people who care for them. Today, Berkowitz takes a look at the Colanninos, who bought their Davis Square house in 1969 when it was in rough shape and have turned it into a beautiful home without—and this is key—a chain-link fence. Here it is: Just outside Davis Square at the corner of Chester and Orchard Streets is a house you cannot possibly miss as it’s a beautifully maintained and restored Queen Anne house. Its historic name is…
Sand Man
1:27 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Isn't it time the city had a "Backroom Fair," where kids can learn all about Passing the Envelope, Networking Old-Boy Style, Development Goes Wild, etc, etc.? We need to showcase more of what makes Our Great City Tick! more ›