Voters Grant $65K in CPC Funds for Daniel Webster Law Office Repairs ####
Key Points
- $65,550 allocated from CPC historic reserve funds
- Project includes new roof, clapboard repairs, and exterior painting
- The building is a listed site on the National Register of Historic Places
Voters approved Article 10, authorizing $65,550 from the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) historic reserves for exterior renovations to the Daniel Webster Law Office and Museum. The funds will cover critical repairs to the siding, roof, and exterior paint to preserve the National Historic Place. Advisory Board member Vin Falicara described the site as a priceless historic asset
and warned that the roof is well past its useful life.
Motion: The historical commission and the community preservation committee move that the town vote... to appropriate the sum of $65,550 for the exterior renovations to the Daniel Webster Law Office and Museum.
Vote: Passed by Majority
Some residents questioned the cost and frequency of repairs at the site, with one speaker noting that the building had been worked on roughly five years ago when it was moved. However, town officials emphasized that the current work is necessary to prevent interior damage from leaks and to maintain the integrity of the historic collection housed within the museum.