The plateau north of downtown White River Junction known as Taft’s Flat was once farmland that over the last century transformed into working-class neighborhoods.In the early 1950s, Taft’s Flat named after the farm family that settled the area .
Ordinarily, it would seem out of character for a professional theater company to shun the spotlight. But the last thing Northern Stage wants at the moment is to draw more attention to its behind-the-curtain dealings that are helping pave the way.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit, describes demolition by neglect as when a “property owner intentionally allows a historic property to suffer severe deterioration, potentially beyond the point of repair.”Is.