Proposed rules would protect historic structures in Yarmouth

Proposed rules would protect historic structures in Yarmouth
One town councilor cited the housing crunch in his dissent.
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The Old Meeting House, a Baptist church constructed in 1796 and located on Hillside Street in Yarmouth, is one of the town’s 10 landmarks listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Yarmouth Town Council will soon decide on a local historic preservation ordinance that would protect historic structures from demolition.
“We won’t be telling people what color to paint their house,” Ed Ashley, who serves on the town’s Historic Resources Steering Committee, said. “This will be about preventing irreversible damage.”

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