CPA Projects Database

Gravestone conservation

CPA contribution of $50,000 toward Essex Country Greenbelt purchase of 83.1 acre Donovan property to be combined with lands in Hamilton and Essex for 525 acre reservation. CR to be held by Town of Essex

Construction of four historic flat bottom boats for the sailing program of non-profit, Sail Martha's Vineyard

Restore an eroding coastal bank to preserve and improve the park for conservation and passive recreation

Phase 3, to acquire benches, screening plants, trail markers, and other necessary signs.

Scituate Recreation Commission project to refurbish their fleet of 40 year old Cape Cod Mercury’s. These sailboats are the foundation for the “Learn to Sail” Program which has been in place for over 40 years and serves approximately 400 sailors annually. A total of 6 Mercury’s will be refurbished. Refurbished boats are restored to “as new” and should continue to provide decades of useful service.

Restoration of historic door at Sailor's Home.

head stone restoration

To historically restore 2 stained glass windows and pivots on the third.

The goal of this project is to purchase a parcel of land in Town that is approximately 6.9 acres and begin the initial planning of a passive recreational trail. The land is bordered on fours sides by a neighborhood, a municipal park, the Neponset River, and Hawes Brook. The land's location offers excellent opportunities to allow pedestrian access for scenic views of the river as well as preservation of an environmentally sensitive location within Town.

To repoint the brick on the Salah Hall building on Thompson Island used for STEM education by thousands of Boston Public Schools students. Salah Hall was built in 1909. Since the 1830's, Thompson Island has served as a place of education for youth.

The Salem Athenaeum was founded in 1810 and is one of the oldest membership libraries in the United States. The project is to provide accessible access to building's front entrance.

This is Phase 3 of a multi-phase project to repair and restore sections of the cast iron fence surrounding the 9.5 acre Common in the heart of the Salem Common National Register District and the Washington Square Local Historic District. The Common is the site of the first muster of the East Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, which marked the beginning of the National Guard of the United States (approximated as Spring, The goal of this phase is to repair and restore twenty-five (25) sections of fence flanking Washington Square South. Once completed, there will have been seventy-three (73) sections of fence repaired or restored over the three phases of restoration (or 28% of the whole fence). There are one hundred and eighty (180) sections of fence remaining to be restored. This property is covered by an Historic Preservation Restriction created in 2003 and which is held by the Massachusetts Historic Commission.

This is Phase 2 of a multi-phase project to repair and restore sections of the cast iron fence surrounding the 9.5 acre Common in the heart of the Salem Common National Register District and the Washington Square Local Historic District. The Common is the site of the first muster of the East Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, which marked the beginning of the National Guard of the United States (approximated as Spring, 1637). In 2012, the City engaged CBI Consulting to create an Existing Conditions Study and Preservation Plan for the fence resulting in an estimated restoration cost of more than $1.2 million, making it necessary that the project be completed in multiple phases. This property is covered by an Historic Preservation Restriction created in 2003 and which is held by the Massachusetts Historic Commission.

Substantially restore Splaine Park Community Garden. There are many boxes that are rotted and unusable, as well as invasive species and weeds that need to be cut back and pathways that need to be cleared. We plan to increase the number of ADA accessible garden plots from 2 to 12 or more. We also plan to recognize indigenous history and presence in the area, through plantings and signage, in close coordination with representatives from the Massachusetts and Wampanoag tribes. After the project is completed, the Splaine garden will support more gardeners, including senior gardeners and those with disabilities, produce more food and be more aesthetically pleasing, rodent-free and easy to maintain.

The Salem Public Library, located in the McIntire Historic District, was originally erected in 1855 as a residence for the noted Captain John Bertram from designs drafted by Salem architects William H. Emmerton and Joseph C. Foster. The interior was remodeled in 1888 as a library . This project is to address weather envelope issues with repair and restoration of damaged brownstone that is severely eroded or in danger of falling, repoint the south and east façade bricks and address some window repair needs at the Library. The Library was awarded a Round 21 MPPF grant for these proposed repairs. However as MHC could only provide $60,000, additional funds are now needed to keep this critical preservation project on track and to eliminate all emergency repair needs. This property is covered by an Historic Preservation Restriction created in 2008 and which is held by the Massachusetts Historic Commission.

Restore and preserve a historic cast iron fountain. CPA funded work is complete. Remaining work to be completed by June, 2023.

Salem Willows is a park of approximately 35 acres on Salem Neck with frontage on Beverly Harbor. It was originally the site of a tuberculosis hospital that included a formal alley of Willow trees said to have been planted in 1801. The area was indicated on 19th century maps as Hospital Point. Salem Willows is home to a total of five pavilions that residents and visitors utilize for shade, to picnic and for passive recreational activities.. The dates of the pavilions, based on a Salem Historic Preservation Maintenance Plan completed in 1998 by Finch and Rose, are probably ca. the 1890’s to ca. 1920. Proposed is the renovation of three of the five pavilions and the work includes replacement of wood posts suffering from rot and deterioration.

Replacement of the Salem Willows Pier in coordination with the Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access and the Division of Marine Fisheries.

Replacement of outdated boiler at the Historic Salmond School building

Restore an area of salt marsh in Sengekontacket Pond - joint project with Edgartown.

Purchase and install playground equipment at the Saltonstall School.

To assist Habitat for Humanity in constructing affordable housing on parcels on Sam Turner Rd

To restore an aging portrait of Samuel Brown, Peabody resident and captain killed in action at Antietam during the Civil War. Hangs in Samuel Brown School