HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/07/1987 RECEIVED
JAN 141987
'own Clerk Southold
Regular meeting of
SOUTHOLD TOWN LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Wednesday, January 7, 1987 - 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, Southold
PRESENT: Bill Peters, Joy Bear, Joe Townsend and Jean Cochran
ABSENT: John Stack and Ralph Williams (both in California . )
VISITORS : Antonia Booth, newly appointed Town Historian, and
Gary Williams
In the absence of the chairman, William Peters presided . He announced
that Merrill Hesch, NYS Historic Preservation Department head in New
York City will visit Cutchogue on January 21, to look at the Village
Green and its f'ourt_buildings . The Landmark Commission is seeking to
have this area designated a historic district . The area includes the
Village Green, Cutchoque Library,, Wickham farmhouse, 19th Centuyy
schoolhouse, and the Old House. The Old House is already on the
National Register.
Appropriate celebrations for Southold 's 350th anniversary in 1990 were
discussed .A letter from Sir Arnold de Montmorency of Southw old,
England, has been received , Sir Arnold stated that the mayor of
Southwold plans to commemorate 1990 (Southwold 's 500th anniversary)
with a visit to Southold in the summer of 1990. Supervisor Frank
Murphy has responded with a letter to Sir Arnold stating that Southold
would welcome the British mayor, and that we here are beginning to
prepare for the anniversary. Mr. Murphy turned Sir Arnold' s letter
and the 1990 project over to Jean Cochran, who says she has already
discussed the project briefly with the Town Board . Previously, Ralph
Williams had been designated by the Landmark Commission as our �
project planner. Joe Townsend suggested that the Landmark Commission,'
could begin the preparation of slide shows, photographs and exhibits,,
for 1990. Antonia Booth suggested that public school pupils might be
encouraged to research and write themes on historic topics such as
Meig 's Raid, whaling and other aspects of our local history.
BEDTEEN MEETING ACTIVITIES
1 . ON Wednesday, January 7 Ralph Williams arranged a program for the
Republican Club.Ralph presented a slide show illustrating how historic
houses can be restored, illustrated with his own home, the Herbert-Terry
house in Orient. He also showed slides of Georgian houses of Southold .
Bill Peters showed slides of houses of worship in Southold Town which are
now in secular use. The program was well received .
2 . On January 13 and January 15 commission members met in Joe Townsend 's
Greenport office to work on a landmark preservatiob law for Southold
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Town. They studied the present law, Local Law #1, 1983 - and also
the law suggested by the N.Y. State Office of Parks, Recreation
and Historic Preservation. The finalized version will be submitted
to the Town Board .
3. Another between-meeting work session should be set up soon to
study the new 1987 NYSCA grant rules, and send in our grant application.
The deadline is March 1 .
PLEASE NOTE:
The next regular meeting will be the 4th Wednesday-
January 28, 1987
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