20.007 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds for Historic Preservation of Parsons House and Shepherd BarnCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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In City Council, January 16, 2020
Upon the recommendation of the Community Preservation Committee
20.007 An Order to Appropriate CPA Funds for Historic Preservation of Parsons House and Shepherd Barn
Ordered, that
WHEREAS, Historic Northampton, Inc. submitted an application for Community
Preservation Act funding for continued work to restore and reopen the
Shepherd barn and Parsons House, rebuild the Shepherd porch, and
purchase an art rack for safe storage and display of artifacts;
WHEREAS, CPA funds will be used to secure an important historic resource that is
valued by the community and the region, on which the City holds a
permanent preservation restriction;
WHEREAS, the project has a great deal of community support and will further work
done at Historic Northampton over the past ten years, will help preserve
the City’s sense of place, and includes contribution of extensive volunteer
labor and materials;
WHEREAS, all work will be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for
the Treatment of Historic Properties;
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2019 the Northampton Community Preservation
Committee, voted unanimously to recommend that $198,834 in Community
Preservation Act funds be used to support this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That $198,834 be appropriated from Community Preservation Act funding to Historic
Northampton, Inc. for the Assessment and Preservation Project. And, that the grantee
meets the conditions approved by the Community Preservation Committee, the Mayor,
and City Council.
Specifically, $198,834 is appropriated from the CPA Historic Preservation Reserve
(account #2344930-359932).