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SAVING THE SHOVEL WORKS
January 25, 2010
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| Easton town administrator David Colton, flanked by Brian Khoo and Richard Bertman (both of CBT Architects), took a break from a recent reception for preservationists at the 1870?s Ames Webster Mansion on Dartmouth St to chat with us. The recession, he says, means less construction, ?so, fewer big fights? over saving historic buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. But he has his eye on trying to landmark Easton?s Ames Shovel Works. The same family that built the ornate mansion produced most shovels used by the Union Army and transcontinental railroad workers. He tells us he's trying to get a new plan from the developer who bought the site. Let's hope it works out. The irony of an internal struggle over a Civil War building would be too much for us. |
