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Historic Preservation Plan for the Town of Warren, Rhode Island Historic Preservation Plan for the Town of Warren, Rhode Island Roger Williams University May 2011 The Roger Williams University Graduate Historic Preservation Planning Students Proudly Present the Following Historic Preservation Plan to The Town of Warren, Rhode Island May 2011 Warren Historic Preservation Plan Table of Cont e n t s | 1 Table of Contents How to Use this Plan ………………………………………………………….…… 3 Acknowledgements ………………………………………………………………… 4 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 5 Methodology …………………………………………………………………….……. 11 History of Warren A Brief History of Warren ………………………..….……………… 19 Historic Contexts ……………………..………………….……………… 29 Warren’s Historic Character ……………………..………………… 30 The History of Preservation Efforts …………..………………… 32 Current State of Preservation Efforts and Systems in Warren Identifying & Recognizing Warren’s Historic Resources 40 Public Perception of Historic Preservation in Warren .… 44 Other Town Planning Documents and Studies ………….… 47 Regulatory Controls that Impact Historic Preservation . 65 Design Review…………………………………………………………….… 77 Incentives ………………………………………………………….…..…… 80 Economic Development ……………………………….…………..… 88 Historic Preservation and Education …………….…………..… 95 Publically Owned Historic Properties ….……….……………… 106 Unique Preservation Issues Historic Open Space …………………………………………………… 111 Warren Historic Preservation Plan Table of Cont e n t s | 2 Historic Churches ……………………………………………………… 116 Archaeology ………………………………….……………………………. 120 Warren Preservation Organizations ……….……………………………… 125 Work Cited 137 Appendix A 142 Recommendations at a Glance by Subject ….………………. 143 The Poll ………………………………………………………………………. 160 RWU Poll Results ……………………..………...……………………… 165 Workshop Flyer……………………..………...……………….………… 169 Workshop Agenda ……………………………………………………… 170 Workshop Attendees …………………………...……………………. 172 Workshop Results……………………….……….……………………… 173 Appendix B 176 Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation 177 Historic Preservation Resources ……………………………….… 179 Glossary of Historic Preservation and Planning Terms .. 188 Warren Historic Preservation Plan How to Use this Plan | 3 How to Use this Plan IN ORDER TO BE COMPREHENSIVE, A PRESERVATION PLAN must be a large document covering the many diverse issues that affect historic resources and community character. The Historic Preservation Plan for Warren is organized into clearly defined sections for ease of use. In order to utilize this Plan effectively, readers should locate the sections that apply directly to the issues that they seek to address. The Introduction provides a broad context for planning for historic resources, and provides the crucial Vision Statement; the preferred future for Warren’s historic resources. The Methodology explains the legal basis for preservation planning, and clearly documents the steps used in the creation of this specific plan, including a directory of all participants involved. Understanding the context for preservation is vital, therefore the History of Warren section provides a brief history of the town, a distillation of Warren’s historic character, and a history of preservation efforts to the present. The functional heart of the Historic Preservation Plan for Warren is the Preservation Efforts and Systems in Warren section. Each of the major elements of a vibrant program for preserving the town’s historically and architecturally significant resources is included, organized by major topics and resource types. Each topic consists of a frank assessment of existing conditions and a set of goals and actions steps to improve preservation for that aspect of preservation. Finally, the Unique Preservation Issues section addresses three special resource types: Historic Open Spaces, Churches, and Archaeology. These are each important to the character of Warren and require trans-disciplinary solutions to enable preservation. The Appendices provide detailed information that will allow preservation leaders in Warren to quickly identify resources that may be helpful in understanding key preservation issues and will allow rapid implementation of solutions. Warren Historic Preservation Plan Acknowledgments | 4 Acknowledgements THE AUTHORS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITIZENS AND LEADERS OF WARREN, RHODE ISLAND for their time, patience, and insights as they participated in the creation of the Historic Preservation Plan for Warren. Special thanks are extended to Town Planner Caroline Wells, AICP, who was always available to answer questions and provide just the right guidance on key issues. The members of the Project Advisory Committee must also be recognized for their central role as the local volunteers who provided detailed information and insights into the preservation, environmental and overall planning concerns in town. We thank them for their time and commitment to improving their community. From a logistical standpoint, this Plan would not have been possible without the many volunteers, colleagues, and organizations who lent their expertise and time. We would like to formally recognize the following individuals and groups: Warren Town Council Warren Planning Board Warren Conservation Commission Warren Voluntary Historic Preservation Committee Warren Economic Development Committee Warren Preservation Society Massasoit Historical Association Warren Land Preservation Trust Mosaico Community Development Corporation United Methodist Church Bristol-Warren Regional School District Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation Prof. Kathleen Micken Warren Historic Preservation Plan Introduction | 5 Introduction RWU Historic Preservation Planning Workshop Class DURING THE COURSE OF THE 2011 SPRING SEMESTER, THE RWU HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING CLASS has worked to create a Historical and Cultural Resources Plan for the Town of Warren, RI. The Town is in the midst of updating its Comprehensive Community Plan and has genuinely looked to the RWU Preservation Planning Workshop course for leadership and innovation in the area of historic preservation planning. During the fifteen weeks the students have worked with a sixteen (16) member Project Advisory Committee composed of Town leaders from Town Council, the Planning Board, Conservation Commission, Preservation Society, Historical Society, Land Trust, neighborhood organizations, and other interest groups involved in preservation issues. Students Professor Kasey Beckwith Arnold N. Robinson Laura Briggs Christine Greeley Duane Houghton Sarah Janeczek Martine S. Rousseau Sydney Schoof Alison Talbot Warren Historic Preservation Plan Introduction | 6 Objectives 1. To understand a community in sufficient depth to be able to participate in community/preservation planning efforts. 2. To understand the history of preservation efforts in order to be effective in current planning efforts. 3. To interact with elected town officials, paid town staff, volunteer/appointed town boards, special-interest groups and citizens at large in planning for historic resources. 4. To perform an efficient, community-wide survey of historic resources upon which to base planning efforts, 5. To understand key issues in preservation from all viewpoints in order to assist in the identification of possible solutions and facilitation of solution selection. 6. To synthesize empirical information about the community, opinions and preferences by organizations and individuals in order to fully understand the environment in which decision- making for historic resources takes place. 7. To facilitate productive dialogue between a diverse set of groups and individuals in order to identify commonly-held beliefs/values in order to begin decision-making. 8. To design and implement productive forums for citizen participation in community and preservation planning. 9. To research best practices for solving preservation problems and apply them to the community at hand. 10. To formulate an integrated preservation plan for a community and to deliver that plan in writing and in public presentations in clear, understandable, and persuasive methods. What is Historic Preservation? Historic Preservation is the careful management of a community’s historic resources; avoidance of wasted resources by careful planning and use; the thrifty use of those resources. To use or manage those historic resources with thrift or prudence; to avoid their waste or needless expenditure; to reduce expenses through the use of those historic resources. – Donovan D. Warren Historic Preservation Plan Introduction | 7 Rypkema, historic preservation economist, author of Economics of Historic Preservation: a Community Leaders Guide. Why Preserve? Sustaining the Past and Making it Work for its Community1 Wonderful things happen when communities take stock of their historic resources and put them to work for public benefit: for Warren, RI, it means rebuilding a proud heritage found in its historic homes and waterfront; it means fueling economic development by turning an abandoned building into an industry that draws business from around the state; it means saving and restoring historic farmland that defines the area. The Town of Warren should be using preservation approaches to build civic pride, revitalize its downtown, spur economic development, generate tourism, and educate residents and children about their local heritage. Communities do this in part by taking stock of the historic resources they have, identifying the most significant among them, adding them as integral elements in long-term
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