This chapter shall be known, and may be referred to, as the
"Dedham Historic Districts By-Laws".
The purpose and intent of this chapter shall be to promote the
educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the public
through the preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics
of buildings and places significant in the history of Dedham or its
architecture, through the maintenance and improvement of the appearance
and settings of such buildings and places, and the encouragement of
design and construction compatible therewith.
There are hereby established under the provisions of Chapter
40C of the General Laws, as amended, the following Historic Districts:
A. The "Franklin Square-Court Street" District, also known as the Dedham
Village Historic District, delineated and bounded as shown on three
maps, entitled respectively "Dedham Historic District Study Committee-Area
One" drawn by David G. Dethlefs, Registered Architect and "Area One
— Franklin Square — Court Street Historic District, including
Village Avenue Cemetery Parcel" prepared by Vollmer Associates LLP
dated November 15, 2006, and "Historic Districts, Revised March 2007,
Town of Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts," prepared by the Town
of Dedham Engineering Department, including the areas identified as
"Proposed," all of which maps are on file with the office of the Town
Clerk, Dedham, Massachusetts,
B. The "Connecticut Corner" District, delineated and bounded as shown
on a map entitled "Dedham Historic District Study Committee —
Area Two" drawn by David G. Dethlefs, Registered Architect, and on
file in the office of the Town Clerk, Dedham, Mass.