HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/1987 JUN 111 7
Tom CM SOON
LANDMARK PRESERVATION COMMISSION
May 20, 1987
Present : John Stack, Ralph Williams, William Peters, Joy Bear,
and Jean Cochran. Valerie Scopaz, new Town Planner,
dropped in for a while.
Rules of the Environmental Quality Bond Act were discussed . To be
eligible for EQBA grants, Southold Town must have its Landmark Preservation
law in place . There must be 1) a local commission consisting of people
with expertise in preservation; 2 ) criteria for evaluating a proposed
work; and 3) approval by a qualified commission.
Our Landmark Preservation Law is being considered as a new law,
rather than an update on Local Law #1, 1978. As such, Jean Cochran says,
it must go through the SEQRA process, which is time consuming. EQBA
funding is in three seasonal cycles : May, September 1 and December 15 .
Jean brought a drawing of the proposed park which will be located
on the Hartranft property. It is handsome . The public funding program
for it will start with a celebration on the site on July 4 .
During the previous month Ralph Williams presented Landmark
programs to two groups . The first, on May 19, was for a group of students
from Southampton College and their professor, Dr. Sidney Breese . It
consisted of a tour of Orient from the monument on Main Road to the
wharf. Ralph acquainted the students with the architectural and historical
aspects of the district .
The second show was a slide program of Georgian houses of Southold
Town, given to Mrs . Sandra Kaser's second and third grade classes at the
Church of the Open Door. The children responded with "thank you" letters
in the form of drawings . These drawings were mounted on display in the
outer office of Supervisor Frank Murphy for the week of May 27, where
they received much favorable comment.
John Stack and Ralph Williams attended an architectural preservation
conference at Bolton Landing, near Lake George, on April 24-26. They
were among 200 historic preservationists, architects and historians
at the 11th annual meeting of the Preservation League of N.Y.State.
Concurrent day-long workshops addressed preservation in N.Y.State.
Programs included funding conferences, how to develop grants, how to
inspire public awareness and protect historic buildings . However, the men
sAid that the major benefit was in meeting personally people we have
been contacting by mail and phone.
Jean Cochran gave the Commission prints of Beers, Comstick & Cline
1873 maps o;£'Mattituck, Greenportan and Southold. These are now in the
Landmark files .
Arthur P. Allen, Department of Transportation engineer in charge
of the road work currently going on in Laurel, has placed MILE MARKER
#8, in Laurel, in a blacktop base, protected from traffic and visible
from the road. It is at the end of the new guard rail, just east of
the Rail Road underpass in Laurel. Mr. Allen asked for an approval
in writing of the placement of the marker. John Stack and Joy Bear
inspected it, and John wrote the DOT saying they had handled the job
safely and satisfactorily.
Antonia Booth, Town Historian, asked if Landmark Commission
members would consider writing articles tying in with the celebration
of the signing of the U.S.Constitution 200 years ago. Ralph suggested
ah article on comparing coins of 1787 with today's in silver content and
style. He also suggested that articles might be written on costumes of
that period now found in museums; ,on farm equipment from the period
which is still in existfence. John suggested a map of the Town showing
houses existing here in 1787 and highlighting ones still here today.
Joy Bear suggested articles on some of the houses dating back to 1787,
stressing the human as well as the architectural aspects . The Landmark
Commission asked the Constitution Committee for a written request for
these articles, which we will turn over to them when written.
John Stack had written Lance Mallamo, S.C.Historic Preservation
director, pointing out the plight of the 1766 house in Mattituck.
Landmark members had recently examined and written up this historic house.
whose future is in doubt. Mr. Mallamo replied with regret that the
county could not undertake any action on it.
John also received a letter from NYSCA acknowledging receipt of
our request for funding to enable us to write a booklet on local
architecture . They will act on the request in August.
In passing, we must mention that one of our stalwart members,
William Peters, got his name in the New York Times Sunday-,;--,.,May 17.
It appeared in a whimsical article written by Ann Waitz .
NEXT MEETING
June 17