South Block planning hinted at

Posted on 05.05.2005 by Regisseur

The logo of the South Block page for the school’s Real Estate Office depicts East South Street and Currier Place not as it is now (visible at the lower right of a current map) but as it would look after redevelopment. Ramunto’s, Buon Gustaio and their neighbors currently stand on the site of the large building depicted at the left side of the proposal. That building is considerably larger than suggested in the Downtown Hanover Vision plan but is not out of scale with others on Main Street.

Roundabout on Lyme Road

Posted on 05.05.2005 by Regisseur

The Town votes at the Town Meeting on May 10 whether to spend $50,000 to build a roundabout (1.5mb pdf map) at the intersection of Lyme Road and Reservoir Road.

Polka Dot Diner

Posted on 02.03.2005 by Regisseur

The Hanover Fire Department was among those responding to the largest fire in the Junc in 25 years, a blaze that leveled several buildings but spared the Polka Dot, as the Valley News reports.

Photos of Vermont

Posted on 28.01.2005 by Regisseur

The UVM Landscape Change Program has a large database of images.

The Princeton Architectural Press book on Dartmouth’s campus still may be coming.

The Green Mountain Railroad is running weekend excursion trains from White River to the Montshire Museum and may be able to expand tourist service when it finishes upgrading the right of way.

Howe expansion

Posted on 28.12.2004 by Regisseur

Trumbull-Nelson has broken ground for the Howe Library expansion.

Howe expanding

Posted on 28.11.2004 by Regisseur

The Howe Library now is expanding and has a rendering and plans available.

Workers have begun demolishing buildings on the South Block.

Barnes & Noble and the Bookstore

Posted on 28.10.2004 by Regisseur

Now that the Bookstore has been sold, Barnes and Noble is operating it, as The Dartmouth describes.

South Block demolition

Posted on 28.09.2004 by Regisseur

Dartmouth gets the go-ahead to demolish or move about 10 buildings on the block south of Lebanon and east of Main, visible above the square mall at 80 South Main in the center of a Terraserver image, The Dartmouth reports.

Traffic-calming in town

Posted on 28.03.2004 by Regisseur

Hanover is embarking on a traffic-calming program.

The Dartmouth Bookstore to be sold

Posted on 28.02.2004 by Regisseur

The Dartmouth reports that the Bookstore may be sold.

Proposal for Rugby Clubhouse at Sachem appealed

Posted on 28.10.2003 by Regisseur

Lebanon residents have appealed the town planning board’s approval of the Sachem project, which includes construction of new housing and the Rugby Clubhouse. The Clubhouse may have to wait until 2005 or later to open.

South Block project

Posted on 28.08.2003 by Regisseur

The South Block redevelopment project is accellerating; the school’s Real Estate site plans more information.

Plenty of projects are in the works, all summarized in the most recent master plan (June 2002): highlights include the design work pending for a modular addition to Sudikoff and the evaluation of sites behind Fayerweather Row for a Commons House.

Senior Fence to move

Posted on 28.07.2003 by Regisseur

The Dartmouth is reporting that the College soon will relocate the Senior Fence south to the corner of Main and Wheelock. Surely they don’t mean it’s being moved, rather just extended?

The College proposes to redevelop the block south of East South Street with new office and apartment buildings, The Dartmouth reports. No report on the school’s plans for preservation of the nineteenth century houses it owns on the block is available.

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[Update 11.10.2012: Broken links fixed.]

Town zoning amendments

Posted on 28.05.2003 by Regisseur

The Town voted down the amendments. Backlash: Some Town residents propose to amend the town’s zoning ordinances to tighten limits on College construction: institutional buildings within 300 feet of a residential district would be limited to 45 feet in height (Warrant Article Eight) and set back at least 30 feet (Article 10); and parking facilities for 20 or more vehicles adjoining residential districts would be set back a sprawl-inducing 75 feet from the Districts (Article Nine). The Town’s own Planning Board is asking voters to defeat the amendments, as does Provost Scherr in his lelter to the Planning Board. The reduced limits would prohibit new construction from adopting the siting of such existing buildings as the Memorial Field stands, the College notes in a press release. The Dartmouth also has a report. Voting takes place May 13.

St. Thomas alterations

Posted on 28.04.2003 by Regisseur

St. Thomas Episcopal Church is significantly altering the interior of its Gothic F.C. Withers-designed building (1874-1876) as well as adding a basement outside the building’s footprint, according to to an article in The Dartmouth.

Facilities plan released

Posted on 28.10.2002 by Regisseur

The facilities plan, “Dartmouth and the Upper Valley:A Special College and a Special Place” is on line and describes several interesting projects apparently not yet settled on, most notably a A “Commons House” behind Dartmouth Row that will provide social spaces. Others include the renovation of Thayer Dining Hall for social and performance spaces; a Tuck residence hall adjacent Whittemore; 145 residential units in Grasse Road faculty/staff housing; 200 apartment units in Rivercrest, north of campus; and a parking garage south of Cummings for 750+ cars.

Land swap outcome

Posted on 28.07.2002 by Regisseur

Agreement with the Dresden School Board: high school stays, Dartmouth gets playing fields on Reservoir Road and Howe Library parking lot.

Hanover Downtown Vision plan

Posted on 28.03.2002 by Regisseur

Hanover’s Downtown Vision plan (2000) by Brook McIlroy Inc. has been posted.

“Something for Everyone“: Report of the Scenic Locales Committee for the Town of Hanover (September, 1998).

Wright provides more information on construction in the Strategic Plan, The Dartmouth reports.

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