Friday, July 15, 2011
As a child he bought the album at an estate sale, as an adult he donates it for the sake of history.
For more than 20 years, Illinois resident, Dushan Millinovich held onto a photo album entitled Our Home—Compliments Charles Tappan, that he bought at an estate sale in an old Chicago mansion. “I bought them as a child in the mid 1980’s, thinking them a rather neat sneak peek into the lives of wealthy businessmen of the early twentieth century," Millinovich said. “I held onto these photographs in hopes of finding the house and its owner." He continued to say, “I held onto these photographs in hopes of finding the house and its owner. It is interesting to note that the photographer, Mr. A.A. Nelson didn’t correct the over flash from the low ceilings of the billiard room. This may suggest that he was somewhat of an amateur.” After reading …
The Tappan House, which drew international attention, is on the market.
Sturdy Memorial Hospital offered the Tappan House for sale in 2002 for $1 to anyone who would be willing and able to move it. This time the city of Attleboro will place the house for sale, next week. Cited by the Massachusetts Historical Commission as one of the “grandest colonial revival structures in Attleboro,” the 110-year-old Tappan House goes on the real estate market next week for the second time. Mayor Kevin Dumas and City Solicitor Robert Mangiaratti are in the process of completing the purchase and sale document for the sale of the house. This legal document, to be released next week, will include the house’s specifications such as the house’s square footage, rooms, windows, floors etc. as well as the preservation conditions …
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Historical Commission has asked the city's ordinance committee to extend the 45-day demolition delay, currently on the books, to one year.
There is no question about it, Marian Wrightington is a fighter. Wrightington, chairwoman of the Attleboro Historical Commission, is on a mission to save the Tappan House, a 27-room Victorian on Park Street in Attleboro that is at risk of being raised by its owners, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, to make room for expansion. Mayor Kevin Dumas said he will know the fate of the Tappan "by the end of the week." While the decision to demolish, move or disassemble the more than century-old home is in the hands of the hospital, Wrightington wants to be sure the commission has enough time to delay future demolitions in the city. On Tuesday night, she asked the Committee on Ordinances, Elections and Legislative Matters to consider changing its 45-day …
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Fire destroyed the opera house, but it did not eliminate the memories.
Many Attleboro residents admire the Bates building, located at the corner of North Main and Park Streets, for its imposing brick façade and large round-topped windows, but what many people in Attleboro may not realize is that the building once housed the renowned Bates Opera House, which suffered major damage in a fire exactly 99 years ago today. On January 31, 1912, the driver of a steam engine automobile lost control while turning onto North Main Street then accidentally backed up into the plate glass store window on the corner of North Main and Park Streets, into the Bates Building. Ironically he was returning from a night at the opera in Boston when he accidentally destroyed Attleboro’s own Opera House. Two firemen were injured while …
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Markman Children's Programs has begun the construction of its new building with the demolition of an old farmhouse.
The plan for a new building for Markman Children's Programs has been in the works for more than a decade and visible progress toward that goal has finally begun with the demolition of the farmhouse on the property. A demolition permit was issued on January 10, according to the Attleboro Building Inspection Dept. and work has now begun on removing a farmhouse on the property, the first step in the construction of Markman’s new 13,300 square-foot, $2.7 million facility at 803 North Main St. The oldest portions of the farmhouse date back to the 1700’s, though the majority of the interior had been renovated in 1943. Efforts were made by the Attleboro Historical Commission and Markman to move the entire farmhouse, but those plans fell through …
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Markman Children's Programs
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Monday, January 10, 2011
The historic house may be saved from demolition.
Attleboro Historical Commission Chairperson Marian Wrightington says Mayor Kevin Dumas will soon be releasing a statement on the fate of the Tappan House, which is slated for demolition by its owners, Sturdy Memorial Hospital. Wrightington has been both tireless and diligent in her lobbying the hospital and City Hall for the preservation of the historic Park Street house. “I’m still thinking positively," Wrightington said at the Historical Commission's monthly meeting on Monday. "I do not think the Tappan House will be demolished.” Wrigtington provided an update on the fate of Tappan during the meeting, which was held at that Attleboro Public Library. “The mayor will be releasing a statement soon," Wrightington said after being pressed …
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Markman Children's Program will be expanding to a new $2.7 million building in 2011.
Markman Children's Programs will soon break ground on its new building on 803 North Main St., an expansion that has been in the works for more than a decade. Much of the delay has been related to the cost of the project, which is estimated at $2.7 million dollars for the 13,300 square -foot facility. "When you're a non-profit it's no easy thing to raise the funding necessary," said Executive Director Dianne Bardsley. The group has secured funding through a mortgage and donations and has also found an opportunity for reduced costs in the recession by taking advantage of the reduced labor costs that were available in a more competitive market. In addition to funding difficulties, there have been issues with the property for the proposed …
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Markman Children's Programs
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Melissa Riley
9:42 am on Saturday, July 16, 2011
I will thank Dushan for you both! Can you imagine stumbling upon these photos in Chicago?! Watch Patch next week for another beautiful house built around the same time as Tappan. more ›