On January 10, 2006, the Zoning Board of Appeals will be reviewing a plan to turn the Perkins Building on Fruit Street into one residential unit.

This building is important to the history of Newburyport as it housed a printing press for money, the first of its kind. A single residential unit is a good adaptive re-use for this building. The building is in terrible condition and will be left to collapse if denied.

Please support this conversion so this important resource is not lost. The meeting is at 7:30PM at City Hall on 10. January 2006.

Linda Miller, Newburyport

Linda Miller is a restoration and preservation architect who works in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Linda can be reached through her website at www.lindamillerarchitect.com