Word: restorationism
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The MBTA might do well to keep the kiosk. If it does, the National Park Service will grant half the funds for restoration, with the MBTA paying the rest. In addition, recently enacted tax incentives designed to encourage the upkeep and safety of historic places would defray part of the...
If the MBTA chooses to preserve the kiosk, the National Park Service will grant half the funds necessary for restoration, but the MBTA would have to raise the other half itself. Carnick said that as yet the MBTA has not applied for any grant.
The kiosk in Harvard Square has been placed on the National Register of Historical Places, making it eligible for federal funding for restoration and preservation, Massachusetts Secretary of State Paul H. Guzzi '64 said Friday.
In 1973, however, the building was declared a city landmark, and restoration began in 1976 under the direction of Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes. Philanthropist Enid A. Haupt funded the entire cost of the renovation with a gift of $5 million. The result is both handsome and ingenious. Even a new...
If the balance and rhythm of that statement seem characteristic of Vidal at his talk-show best, it is because Teddy O is the author's mouthpiece. Throughout the novel there is a running patter about the things Vidal loves to hate: population growth, women writers who try to...