Historic Curatorship Program
Encyclopedia
The Massachusetts Historic Curatorship Program is a leasing
program within the state of Massachusetts
that promotes private investment in historic, public properties
that are currently empty and in various states of disrepair.
Through the Program, a curator
is selected to restore and maintain one of the Program’s properties in in a “work for credit” exchange system. A curator is chosen through an open application process that can be found on the DCR
's website.
Average lease terms range from twenty to thirty years. To date, twelve of the Program’s properties are under agreement. The Program includes residential, commercial and institutional properties.
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/curator/index.htm
Leasing
Leasing is a process by which a firm can obtain the use of a certain fixed assets for which it must pay a series of contractual, periodic, tax deductible payments....
program within the state of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
that promotes private investment in historic, public properties
Public property
Public property is property, which is dedicated to the use of the public. It is a subset of state property. The term may be used either to describe the use to which the property is put, or to describe the character of its ownership...
that are currently empty and in various states of disrepair.
Through the Program, a curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
is selected to restore and maintain one of the Program’s properties in in a “work for credit” exchange system. A curator is chosen through an open application process that can be found on the DCR
Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)
The Department of Conservation and Recreation is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. As of May 24, 2011 the Commissioner of the DCR is Edward M. Lambert, Jr...
's website.
Average lease terms range from twenty to thirty years. To date, twelve of the Program’s properties are under agreement. The Program includes residential, commercial and institutional properties.
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/curator/index.htm