GUIDELINES FOR THE BEDFORD
LANDING-WATERFRONT HISTORIC DISTRICT
The Guidelines for the Bedford Landing-Waterfront
Historic District have been produced by the NBHC to provide property
owners/tenant, architect and contractors with the history of the district, the
administrative policies and requirements as well as the state and local laws
that the NBHC must follow. This publication provides detailed information on
the obligation of owners/tenants, changes that require approval and the
application process.
The NBHC has established policies to provide more
detailed guidance for conditions that may not be specified in the Secretary
of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with
Guidelines, or that may be unique to the district. These policies have also
been developed to streamline the application process where possible for
property owners and tenants, and have been enacted by the NBHC as allowed by
Chapter 40C of MGL.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS
FOR THE TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES WITH GUIDELINES
The NBHC uses the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines as the basis for
determining if an appropriate approach is being proposed for work that may be
undertaken in the district. The Standards are intended to provide guidance to
historic building owners, preservation consultants, architects and contractors
prior to working on a building or structure.
Guidelines have been prepared to assist in applying the Standards to all
project work, such as window repair/replacement, masonry treatments, etc. The
Guidelines are set up in a way that lists approaches that are consistent with
the Standards as "recommended" and lists approaches that are
inconsistent with the Standards as "not-recommended". The NBHC urges
building owners/tenants, architects and contractors to use these guidelines as
a practical approach to a proposed project in the preparation of applications
to the NBHC.
The NBHC general uses the Standards and Guidelines for the treatment of
Rehabilitation for most properties within the district, however there
are cases were Preservation, Restoration or Reconstruction may be the most
appropriate approach to a specific project for a building or structure. If you
have questions as to what treatment method should be applied to your project
please contact NBHC staff.
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staffed by National Park Service personnel located at 33 William Street, New
Bedford, MA 02740, and may be contacted at 508.996.4095 ext. 11. Please call or
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