Word: historicization
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The thrust of the story seems to be that an irrational local body, the Cambridge Historical Commission, threatens to unreasonably inflict additional restrictions on Harvard's ability to dispose as it pleases with its property, historic or otherwise. Specifically, the officials quoted are concerned that the Commission may week to...
The community's concerns about preservation at Harvard go back many years. The Historical Commission, a municipal agency, was established over twenty years ago in part to administer an historic district that included, with Harvard's consent, a portion of the Old Yard. Over the years that district has been...
The immediate issue raised in the article is the proposed amendment of state law regulating historic district commissions to allow communities to protect the interiors of public buildings. As originally drafted, Harvard might have been affected, but the University made its concerns known last summer and the draft bill was...
A second issue raised in the article is that of Harvard's proposed demolition of 10 Mount Auburn Street. A study conducted by Harvard and the Commission is cited as evidence that building is "without historical significance." This is a contradiction of the facts. The study referred to was carried...
In her speech, Ferraro said she feels that she was generally treated fairly by the press during her historic campaign, although "certain newspapers published stories that were just not true."