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Today’s the day! DARTMOUTH TOWN MEETING is in order and funding for the Akin House project will get it’s final vote!

We believe with this final phase of the Akin House project DHPT will be able to finalize restoration on the house and start our programing agenda as an educational heritage facility. Dartmouth is privileged to possess a historic home such as this one, and with this last funding requested, DHPT will be able to ensure that the Akin House is preserved for many generations to come.

For more information on our vision for the project see HERE.

For more on the history of the Elihu Akin House HERE.

Welcome to the first of many “Do You Know” posts! Now and then we hope to interest you in a fun fact or tid-bit about the Akin House and it’s owners with a short post on the blog.

Today’s topic- DID YOU KNOW that the Akin House stared in a movie?

DARTMOUTH HERITAGE PRESERVATION TRUST

WINS APPROVAL FROM THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

TO FUND PHASE III OF THE 1762 AKIN HOUSE

PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT

At the Dartmouth Community Preservation Committee [CPC] public hearing on March 10, the committee reviewed several proposals for requests for Community Preservation Act grants.  According to policy, successful proposals will be presented to Town Meeting in June 2015.

Miss Sunday’s page about the DHPT and Akin house in The Standard Times?

Read all the articles HERE!

Gregory Jones, who refers to himself as a “member of the Dartmouth community, parent of school-aged children, and professional architect,” directs his audience back to the realities of how preservation projects are conducted and why the CPC funds are so vital for this phase of the Akin House’s restoration.

“Stewardship and preservation is not a ‘one and done’ type of effort. Rather it is an on-going process with each phase of work building on the previous work all the while informing the citizens of Dartmouth about their local history.”

“The admirable work that has been performed to date, along with the numerous archaeological digs that continue to occur on the property have demonstrated to…people that historic preservation can be engaging, intriguing and rewarding.”

Help us continue this “engaging, intriguing, and rewarding” work by attending the CPC Meeting on March 10th to show your support!! The meeting will be held at 6:30, in room 315 of the Dartmouth Town Hall. Without the CPC funds, it will be a much longer road to finishing Phase III of the Akin restoration and the subsequent commencing of the Community Heritage Center project. A visible sign of our local community’s support support would go a long way. Hope to see you there!!

As always, we thank you for your donations to DHPT, sharing with others about our work in the community, and following our projects online!

“In looking ahead to Phase III and the ultimate use of the property as a study house and cultural heritage center for Dartmouth, the Akin House is a remarkable example of the power perseverance and partnerships.”  |  James W. Igoe, President of Preservation Massachusetts