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Window Restoration Workshop

Original window in a Cambridge bungalow Window Restoration Workshop  Your old windows have a lot of life in them yet!  A good fitting old window with a  tight storm window is very comparable to a...

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Architectural Styles in Medford

Architecture In Medford - Lecture on Saturday Looking for something to do on Saturday night? The Medford Historical Society is presenting a lecture: Home Architectural Styles in Medford: 17th Century...

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Bowl and Board Building – RIP

The Former Bowl and Board Building Is No More I did a double-take this evening when I drove through the intersection of Putnam and Mass Ave. The building that formerly housed Bowl and Board before it’s...

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Tercentenary Signs In Massachusetts

The Boston Globe had a wonderful article on Sunday about the Tercentenary Signs you bump into around Massachusetts.  The signs were erected in 1930 as part of the celebration of  the tercentennial –...

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Diner Lecture at the Medford Library

Kelly's Diner - an imported classic diner in Ball Square Somerville I’m a big fan of diners – I like classic roadside architecture and the menu offerings.  Happily, Massachusetts still has a good...

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House Moving in Belmont

The Boston Globe had a great article today about a house moving in Belmont on Saturday. The Thomas Clark House, circa 1760, was built by the Clarks, a prominent family in early Belmont history.  Sadly,...

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Shirley Shaker Village

Shakers were buried in the Shirley Shaker Village cemetery from the 1700s to the 1920s. See more images in the slideshow below. Recently I had the opportunity to tour the Shirley Shaker Village.  The...

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Houses Have Stories To Tell

Sometimes I look out the window of my old house and think about who stood here, looking out, decades ago. Recently I made a point to vist an open house for brokers in Arlington Heights.  The house was...

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Historic Homeowners – This Group’s For You

Do you live in an old house?  Chances are good that you do since so much of our local real estate was built before 1900.  Old house owners should consider a Historic Homeowner membership with Historic...

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Preservation Month Events in Somerville

Walking Tour of Orchard Street This Saturday May is Historic Preservation Month and Somerville has a wealth of activities planned throughout the month.  Here are some of them: Tomorrow, Saturday, May...

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Time Capsules in Medford and Watertown

Watertown MA Time Capsule Time capsules have been in the local news recently as two time capsules were unearthed in Boston.  First, a 113-year old time capsule was removed from the head of the lion...

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Tercentenary Signs In Massachusetts

The Boston Globe had a wonderful article on Sunday about the Tercentenary Signs you bump into around Massachusetts.  The signs were erected in 1930 as part of the celebration of  the tercentennial –...

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Diner Lecture at the Medford Library

Kelly's Diner - an imported classic diner in Ball Square Somerville I’m a big fan of diners – I like classic roadside architecture and the menu offerings.  Happily, Massachusetts still has a good...

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House Moving in Belmont

The Boston Globe had a great article today about a house moving in Belmont on Saturday. The Thomas Clark House, circa 1760, was built by the Clarks, a prominent family in early Belmont history.  Sadly,...

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Shirley Shaker Village

Shakers were buried in the Shirley Shaker Village cemetery from the 1700s to the 1920s. See more images in the slideshow below. Recently I had the opportunity to tour the Shirley Shaker Village.  The...

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Houses Have Stories To Tell

Sometimes I look out the window of my old house and think about who stood here, looking out, decades ago. Recently I made a point to vist an open house for brokers in Arlington Heights.  The house was...

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Historic Homeowners – This Group’s For You

Do you live in an old house?  Chances are good that you do since so much of our local real estate was built before 1900.  Old house owners should consider a Historic Homeowner membership with Historic...

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Preservation Month Events in Somerville

Walking Tour of Orchard Street This Saturday May is Historic Preservation Month and Somerville has a wealth of activities planned throughout the month.  Here are some of them: Tomorrow, Saturday, May...

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Time Capsules in Medford and Watertown

Watertown MA Time Capsule Time capsules have been in the local news recently as two time capsules were unearthed in Boston.  First, a 113-year old time capsule was removed from the head of the lion...

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