CPA Projects Database

Funding will cover soft costs and construction costs for professional roof and foundation assessments, brick and tuck pointing repairs and the replacement of 22 unsafe windows.

To fund the repair of the 1898 plaster ceiling of the second floor of the Town Hall

To fund the chimney repointing at Town Hall

To restore the clock on the Town Hall

Repair and restore the four columns at the Town Hall

Construction of moveable cases for displaying historic documents and small objects

Reconstruct rotting cupola and repair clock, which are historical features of Town Hall

Restoration of Town Hall Cupola

Debt payment on bonds for the restoration of Town Hall

Funds are needed to explore the exterior and interior to determine how to restore the worn down building.

Rehabilitate six historic town hall doors. As of 8-18-15, the project has been completed. $129.50 to be transferred back to the CPA Fund.

To fund an energy audit of the Town Hall

To fund the restoration of the entrance doors of the antique portion of the Town Hall

The Robbins Memorial Town Hall was built in 1912 and serves as Arlington’s center of civic activity. This architecturally-significant building is owned by the Town of Arlington and protected by a preservation restriction and needs reinvestment following over a century of service and decades of deferred maintenance. The entire building envelope, including the limestone façade, terra cotta Clock Tower, wooden windows and doors, and various roofing membranes need repair or replacement. Principal Patrick Guthrie conducted a preliminary assessment and prepared a preservation plan for the envelope of Town Hall. The most pressing findings relate to the dire conditions of the Clock Tower, which is losing structural integrity and causing water penetration affecting the building interior, specifically the Lyons Hearing Room. The first goal would be to complete a comprehensive 3D laser scan of the Clock Tower that will capture shape and dimensional information for the structure and its various ornate elements. The existing Clock Tower would also be safely removed and the opening into the attic would be roofed over to protect the interior from further damage. The laser scans would then be used during later phases to design and fabricate new elements off-site for reconstruction of the Clock Tower at a later date. The proposed FY2024 CPA funding would facilitate execution of this crucial preservation work. Because of the severity of the current condition, the Town has tarped the structure to stem the rapidly-worsening conditions inside the building. Beyond the Phase 1 work to be funded by the proposed CPA award, the consultants estimate that the entire exterior renovation project will be approximately $8–10M. Phase 1 intends to stabilize the structure, allowing the Town to develop a plan and timeline to fund the remaining work, likely via a borrowing supported over time by CPA funding and the Town’s Capital Plan.

Design, repair and paint exterior of Town Hall

Restoration of historic Barnstable Town Hall based on teh report submitted by the CPC Historic Consultant - consisting of roof, brick, windows, exterior door and other exterior repais and replacements for the preservation and rehabilitation of the building

The exterior historical ornamental iron railings system on the Concord Avenue side of Town Hall has fallen into significant disrepair. The two upper portions of the railing system are of a condition where refurbishment consisting of a thorough grinding, priming and repainting can bring them to a suitable finish. The lower portion of the railing measures 40 feet in length. This section of railing is significantly deteriorated, rendering it in need of replacement rather than refurbishment. The project will attempt to replace this section with new, historically accurate ornamental iron railing in the same location, and of the same style.

Supplemental funding for comprehensive exterior Town Hall restoration to allow completion of original $1.45 million November 2020 project following pandemic-related cost increases.

For restoration work on the flag pole located outside of Town Hall.

Phase II funding for the resteration & Preservation of the Claflin Memorial Fountain

Additional Funding for Restoration of Front Steps

Includes the demolition of the existing concrete steps and replacing them with granite.

To replace the boiler in the historic Town Hall

Generator for town hall to avoid damage to plaster in the event of burst pipes.