Historical Inventories
A major role of the Plympton Historical Commission is to survey and inventory the town's historical assets such as buildings, cemeteries and monuments.
A set of building inventories was completed by the Commission in the early 1970's (before Plympton even had street numbers!). The Commission formed and disbanded several times since then. With significant help from the Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation and a team of preservation consultants, the current Commission has assembled the inventories below. We hope to expand the inventories in a multi-year effort.
Areas
Plympton Village (Green & Center) Area Massachusetts Historical Commission Form A
Cemeteries
Hillcrest Cemetery Massachusetts Historical Commission Form E
Buildings
Town House Massachusetts Historical Commission Form B (draft, Feb. 2005)
Firehouse Massachusetts Historical Commission Form B (draft, Feb. 2005)
The Commission has been aware of the need to conduct a complete survey of the town's historic assets for a number of years, but the town’s financial outlook has prevented the Commission from moving forward. With the availability of Community Preservation Act funds, the Commission submitted and received funding for a pre-survey report to produce a detailed plan for updating, correcting and expanding the existing inventory to meet current survey standards established by MHC. The pre-survey also provides cost guidelines regarding the various phases of a town-wide historical asset survey. The results and details of the pre-survey is included below. It is the hope of the Commission that we will be able to proceed with either a partial or complete survey in 2012 to support future historic preservation efforts.
Plympton Historical Asset Inventory Pre-Survey Final Report (Oct. 7, 2011)
Request for Proposals - Plympton Community-wide Historic Properties Survey
The Plympton Historical Commission, by and through the Town of Plympton, is seeking proposals from qualified historic preservation consultants to undertake the “Plympton Community-wide Historic Properties Survey.” Proposals must be received at the Office of the Town Coordinator, Plympton Town House, 5 Palmer Road, Plympton, Massachusetts 02367, on or before 10:00 am, Wednesday, August 8, 2012.
The Town of Plympton reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities in the Proposal process, if deemed in the Town’s best interest.
The Request for Proposals (RFP), containing scope of work, proposal requirements, and evaluation criteria, will be/is available upon request after 10:00 am, Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Office of the Town Coordinator, Plympton Town House, 5 Palmer Road, Plympton, Massachusetts 02367.
Proposers must meet the following minimum qualifications: a Bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation, Architectural History, History, Art History, or a closely related field, plus at least two years full time experience in an area relevant to the project; or a Master’s degree in any of the above mentioned areas.
The RFP may be viewed and printed here (Jun. 30, 2012)