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Haverhill launches optional historic house plaque program; library offers research support
Summary
Councilor Ferreira outlined a new, optional historic house plaque program to help homeowners document and mark older properties; the library’s special collections will assist research and a local sign vendor will supply the plaques.
Councilor Marisol Ferreira presented the Haverhill City Council with a proposed historic house plaque program developed with the Highlands Neighborhood Association and the Historical Commission. The voluntary program would allow homeowners to place a 15-by-22-inch plaque on qualifying houses to record basic historic information: original owner or architect, occupation and year built, and an optional neighborhood or district name.
Ferreira emphasized that the plaque is optional and does not place any protections, restrictions or historic-designation status…
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