Historic District Committee

NOTICE
TOWN OF SANDWICH
2021 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE ELECTION

Annual election for One Member for a 4 Year Term on the Sandwich Historic District Committee will be held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Sandwich Town Hall Annex, located at 145 Main Street from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

Nomination papers are available at the Town of Sandwich Inspections Office, located at 16 Jan Sebastian Drive, Sandwich, MA.

Absentee ballots will be available beginning November 11, 2021 through November 22, 2021 at 12:00 pm at the Town Clerk’s Office located at 145 Main Street.

VOTERS MUST BE HISTORIC DISTRICT RESIDENTS

Sandwich Historic District Committee

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Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following Committee approval.

Members

Four of the Historic District Committee's five members are elected for terms of four years and must reside in the historic district. The fifth member must be an architect or builder and is appointed annually by the Board of Selectmen. The Selectmen also annually appoints two people residing in the district to serve as alternate members of the Committee.

Board Overview

Historic District Committee The Sandwich Old King's Highway Historic District Committee is a five-member board charged with administering the Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Act, Chapter 470 of the Acts of 1973. The Act provides protection for visual character and setting so that all exterior changes to buildings, signs, and other construction are reviewed for congruity, compatibility, and appropriateness with the historic character of Sandwich.

Areas Included

The Sandwich Old King's Highway Historic District includes all properties within the area north of the centerline of Route 6 to the Cape Cod Bay low water line, extending from the Town of Bourne to the border with the Town of Barnstable. The Sandwich Historic District also includes that part of Sandwich along the Cape Cod Bay which is on the western side of the Cape Cod Canal.

Responsibilities

Upon Historic District Committee approval, a Certificate of Appropriateness or Certificate of Exemption will be issued. The Sandwich Historic District Committee has a right to review all exterior changes to structures within the District prior to the commencement of work including new construction, alterations/additions, demolitions, and painting.  There are exceptions based on project details and location, for more information, please feel free to contact the office at 508-888-4200.

Historical Application Information

Please email the Committee's Administrative Assistant at mraymond@sandwichmass.org for Historic Applications. Please include project address, a brief description of the proposed project and please include if the proposed project will be NOT be visible from a street.  You will receive an email reply to include an application along with detailed submission instructions. 

Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Commission Bulletin (March 1, 2022)

  1. Bulletin March 1, 2022

Old King's Highway Historic District Information

  1. Atlantic Coast Chart 1735 (PDF)
  2. Birds Eye View 1884 (PDF)
  3. Captain Smith Map 1614 (PDF)
  4. Old King Historic District 1781 (PDF)
  5. Old King Historic District 1844 (PDF)
  6. Old King Historic District 1858 (PDF)
  1. Proposed Cape Cod Canal 1776 (PDF)
  2. Sandwich Map 1794 (PDF)
  3. Sandwich Walling Map 1857 (PDF)
  4. U.S. Coastal Chart Cape Cod Bay 1872 (PDF)
  5. OKH Court Rulings & Decisions (11/5/74 thru 3/25/15