NEW
BEDFORD PRESERVATION SOCIETY
APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC MARKER PROGRAM
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ADDRESS OF SUBJECT PROPERTY
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MAILING ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE)
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| Are you currently a member of the New Bedford Preservation
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The following criteria are used by
the New Bedford Preservation Society Review Board in its decision
to award markers:
A Age of property, minimum
of fifty years.
B Architectural Style.
Property must be clearly representative of its style or a combination
of styles. Altered properties would not necessarily be
excluded, but the property must retain definite elements of
its contributing styles. A change in exterior wall fabric
(for example, replacing clapboards with wood shingles) would
not automatically disqualify a property unless the change included
wholesale destruction of architectural details.
C Property must be well-maintained and appropriately
restored with a paint color scheme suitable to the style and
period of the property. A property must meet the above criteria
to be eligible for a marker. Vinyl, aluminum or any other inappropriately-sided
properties or those with vinyl replacement windows will not
be considered for the Historic Marker Program.
REPLACEMENT PLAQUE APPLICANTS
may disregard the following filing instructions and are not
required to submit a filing fee. Cost of a replacement
plaque, if approved per above-listed criteria, is $225 plus
$18 shipping and handling.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEW PLAQUES:
Please include with your application a non-refundable filing
fee of $50 made payable to the New Bedford Preservation Society,
Inc. - Historic Marker Program. This filing fee is to
offset the costs of initial evaluation and is non-refundable. If
your property is selected for the Historic Marker Program, the
filing fee will be deducted from the full cost of the marker. The
total cost for a Historic Marker is $325 plus an $18 shipping
fee. The balance will be due prior to the initiation of any
further research, photography, clerical processing, and the
ordering of the marker.
This application should be accompanied by completed research
on the subject property, compiled on a Form B ifavailable. Form
B files are located at the National Park Visitor Center, 33
William Street, New Bedford, MA (508-996-4095). Submission of
research with the application does not necessarily guarantee
the subject building will be selected to receive a marker.
The New Bedford Preservation Society meets monthly, and you
will be notified in writing of their decision, which is final. The
fee for markers is based on research, photography, clerical
processing, and the manufacture of markers, which work will
proceed at all due speed, taking into account the amount of
community response and research load. The New Bedford Preservation
Society, Inc., is a non-profit organization, and although it
would prefer not to charge property owners for markers, it is
an economic necessity. The New Bedford Preservation Society,
Inc., does not receive any local state, or federal funding which
could offset the cost of this Historic Marker Program.
The Historic Marker will be affixed to your property in compliance
with instructions of the New Bedford Preservation Society, Inc. The
Society will grant a license for display of the Historic Marker
to the approved property owner and any successor in title as
long as the building is not altered to violate the criteria
for granting the marker; and the marker shall remain the property
of the New Bedford Preservation Society, Inc. The Society reserves
the right to revoke this license for the above-stated reason
and to retrieve the Historic Marker from the property.
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Property Address
Please include in the space provided below any pertinent
information which will assist the New Bedford Preservation
Society's Review Board in its evaluation of your application.
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For "Replacement Plaques" please
indicate historic name and date of property here:
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| DATE ______________________________________________________________________ |
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DATE ______________________________________________________________________
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Please print this form and return
it with your check made payable to:
"New Bedford Preservation Society" and mail to:
NBPS Re-Leaf,
P. O. Box 1618,
New Bedford, MA 02741
Thank you!
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