PreservatiON Mass’ Ten Most Endangered List

The Massachusetts Most Endangered List











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Preservation Massachusetts

Most Endangered Historic Resources Program

Established in 1993, the Massachusetts' Most Endangered Historic Resources Program is one of our most important preservation advocacy and education tools. Local groups or individuals who are deeply concerned about the potential loss of these significant resources nominate sites from across the state. The list is one of the first steps in focusing statewide attention on the condition of these historic resources and their importance to communities, and often serves as a catalyst for extensive preservation opportunities.

The Most Endangered list at its core an advocacy and education "PR" program. Preservation Massachusetts utilizes our statewide visibility, resources and networks to promote the importance of these resources and work with the nominators and other involved parties to find a solution to the preservation challenge. Since the first listing in 1993, only 17 resources have been lost, over 40 completely saved and restored and many more progressing well on the long road back from the brink.

Are you concerned about a historic resource in your community? Perhaps the Most Endangered Historic Resources program can help!

Now Accepting Nominations for 2009

Deadline: Friday, July 31

Click here to download the 2009 Nomination Form

(Please make sure all nominations are on the updated 2009 form)

2008 marked the 15th Anniversary of the Most Endangered program. PM is excited to use this year as an opportunity to reflect on this program, our successes, struggles and ongoing challenges. Through the commitment and determination of communities, organizations and individuals, we hope that all of the Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources will be prove to be preservation success stories in the coming years!

Watch the Movie!

Looking Back: A Most Endangered Retrospective

Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources 2008

Paul Revere & Sons Copper Rolling Mill & Barn, Canton

Tarkiln Community Center, Duxbury

Ames Shovel Shop Complex, Easton

Historic Working Farms, Massachusetts

Cliftex Mill #1, New Bedford

Preservation Massachusetts highlights Statewide

Endangered Programs in Forum News Article!

Erin Kelly, Assistant Director of PM has contributed the lead article for the National Trust's bi-monthly newsletter, Forum News. The article highlights how statewide endangered lists function, their pros and cons, and how different statewide organizations, like PM, Colorado Preservation Inc., and the Mississippi Heritage Trust have made their programs creative in unique ways. Erin was asked by the Trust to contribute after her participation and moderation of a session about endangered lists at the 2006 national conference in Pittsburgh.

This is terrific visibility and promotion for PM and our endangered program! Click below to view a PDF of Forum News and read the article.

Embracing the Endangered: Making the Most of Statewide Endangered Places Lists

Ten Most Endangered in the News

UMass Amherst, 2007

-UMass Campus listed Endangered, Springfield Republican October 21 2007

-Chronicle of Higher Education Blog, October 2007

Hopper House & Landscape, 2007

-Wicked Local- Provincetown

-Cape Cod Landscape that insprired Hopper Endangered: Gatehouse News Service, 10/4/2007

-Preserving Edward Hopper's View on Cape Cod: NPR, 9/9/2007

-A Town Tries to Protect an Artist's Inspiration: New York Times, 9/20/2007

Castle Hill Farm, 2007