The Massachusetts Historic Curatorship Program is a

leasing A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the user (referred to as the ''lessee'') to pay the owner (referred to as the ''lessor'') for the use of an asset. Property, buildings and vehicles are common assets that are leased. Industrial ...

program under the

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

Department of Conservation and Recreation The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. Th ...

(DCR) that promotes private investment in

historic History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

, public properties that are currently empty and in various states of disrepair. Through the Program, a

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is selected to restore and maintain one of the Program's properties in a “work for credit” exchange system. A curator is chosen through an open application process that can be found on the DCR's website. Average lease terms range from twenty to thirty years. As of 2021, twenty-two of the Program's properties were under agreement. The Program includes residential, commercial and institutional properties that are significant to the history of the Commonwealth.

Properties Under Agreement

Source: Wachusett Superintendent's House, Wachusett Mountain State Reservation ( Princeton, MA) Officers' Quarters, Fort Revere Park (

Hull, MA Hull is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, located on a peninsula at the southern edge of Boston Harbor. Its population was 10,072 at the 2020 census. Hull is the smallest town by land area in Plymouth County and the ele ...

) Gatekeeper's House,

Maudslay State Park Maudslay State Park is a landscaped and decorative public recreation area located along the right bank of the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in the United States. The park is bordered on the west side by the Artichoke River, wh ...

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Newburyport, MA Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The m ...

) Bell House and Barn,

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) Coachman's House and Outbuildings,

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) Gatekeeper's House and Barn,

Lowell Heritage State Park Lowell Heritage State Park is a public recreation area and historical preserve located in Lowell, Massachusetts, that protects and promotes the city's seminal role in the American Industrial Revolution. The state park was established in 1974 as ...

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Lowell, MA Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, it is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of the ...

) Horseneck Lifesaving Station, Horseneck Beach State Reservation ( Westport, MA) Smith Farmhouse,

Borderland State Park Borderland State Park is an American history and nature preserve with public recreational features located in the towns of Easton and Sharon, Massachusetts. The state park encompasses surrounding the Ames Mansion, which was built in 1910. The ...

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Easton, MA Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Boston area. Easton is governed by an elected Select Board. Open Town Meeting acts as the legislative branc ...

) Wilbur Farmhouse,

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) E.F. Dodge (Kerighan) House, Bradley Palmer State Park ( Hamilton, MA) Lamson House, Bradley Palmer State Park (

Topsfield, MA Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,569 at the 2020 census. Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfie ...

) Bradley Palmer Mansion, Coach House, and Carriage Garage, Bradley Palmer State Park (

) Bascom Lodge, Mount Greylock State Reservation ( Adams, MA) Crosby Mansion, Sully House, and Graham House,

Nickerson State Park Nickerson State Park is a public recreation area of more than located on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts, United States. The park's sandy soil and scrub pines surround many kettle ponds which are dependent on groundwater and precipitation. ...

( Brewster, MA) Harlow House,

Ellisville Harbor State Park Ellisville Harbor State Park is a nature preserve and public recreation area located in the village of Ellisville, Massachusetts, United States, on the western shore of Cape Cod Bay. Natural features of the coastal property include a barrier be ...

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Plymouth, MA Plymouth ( ; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklor ...

) Walter Baker Administration Building,

Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts. It encompasses an industrial factory complex, most of ...

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Boston, MA Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

) Glenledge Cottage (Viereck House), Halibut Point State Park ( Rockport, MA) Swann Lodge and Barn,

Beartown State Forest Beartown State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the New England town, towns of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Great Barrington, Monterey, Massachusetts, Monterey, Lee, Massachusetts, Lee, and Tyringham ...

( Monterey, MA) Barton House, F. Gilbert Hills State Forest (Foxborough, MA) Litchfield House, Great Brook Farm State Park (

Carlisle, MA Carlisle is a town located northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 5,237. History English colonists first settled the area now incorporated as the town of ...

) Speedway Administration Building,

Charles River Reservation Charles River Reservation is a urban preserve and public recreation area located along the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Cambridge, Watertown, and Newton, Massachusetts. The reservation is managed by the Massachusetts Department of ...

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Brighton, MA Brighton is a former town and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of Brighton. Initially Brighton was part of Cambridge, and known as " ...

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References

External links

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