Whelden Memorial Library: Historical Documents: Lombard Farm Index

affordable housing. See also low-income housing

need for, L 88, L 91
opposed, for Lombard Farm, L 86, L 89, L 90, L 91, L 92, L 95–96
proposed behind YMCA, L 98
proposed for Lombard Farm, L 83, L 85–94
revived proposal for Lombard Farm, L 98–100
state requirements for, L 91, L 98, L 100

"Agreeable Proposal Rather than Dust and Rubble, An" (Lowell), L 38
"Apartment Units Proposed," ,L 63
Aylmer, John F.

Lombard Farm and, L 1, L 23

Bacon, Edward

Lombard Farm and, L 31, L 32

Bailey, Kenneth M., L 31
Barnet, Judith, L 92
Barnstable

population (1970), L 40

"Barnstable Can Help Needy through Lombard Trust," ,L 97
Barnstable Conservation Commission

office, L 63

Barnstable County Supply Co.

Lombard Farm lease, L 45, L 51, L 62, L 67, L 68, L 78, L 83, L 85

Barnstable Housing Authority

denial of certificate of appropriateness from Old Kings Highway Historic District Committee and, L 89
housing assistance subsidies, L 88
housing for the elderly proposals, L 76
Lombard Farm housing proposals, L 83, L 86, L 87–88
$500,000 offered by abutters, to find another site for Lombard Farm housing, L 89, L 90, L 91, L 94
$500,000 offer withdrawn, L 92, L 93, L 94
opposition to Lombard Farm affordable housing for elderly proposal and, L 90, L 91, L 92

Barnstable Probate Court

Lombard Farm and, L 48, L 49, L 53, L 60, L 61, L 64, L 69, L 70–75, L 77–79
Lombard Farm decision, L 83
reinterpretation of Lombard will by, L 65

"Barnstable Selectmen File Reports Relating to Lombard Farm Decree," ,L 78
Barnstable Trust Fund Advisory Committee

Lombard Farm and, L 86

Bearse, Dorothy, L 59, L 60, L 81
Bigos, Dick, L 83
Booker, Tricia

"Lombard Project Seems Settled, but Opposition Suit Still Pending," ,L 86

Boudreu, Philip M., L 44, L 48, L 64, L 83
Brennan, Miriam L., L 45, L 51, L 73
Brennan, Philip, L 23, L 45, L 51, L 73, L 78
Broadhurst, Francis, L 83, L 86
Brown, Peter, L 48, L 49, L 57, L 64, L 65, L 69, L 70, L 75, L 77, L 78, L 81

"Parker Lombard's Farm's Mistrust," ,L 54

Brown, Robert G., L 89
"Building Supply Owed Two Year's Rent" (Rosen), L 85
Burlingame, Craig, L 89, L 90

Cahoon, Gordon, L 21, L 62, L 75
Cahoon, Helen, L 73
Cahoon, Norman, L 44, L 45, L 51, L 67, L 68, L 73, L 78
Cape Cod Mental Health Association, L 9, L 25
Cape Cod Model Railroad Club, L 51, L 75, L 78, L 86
Cardaropoli, Fred, L 24, L 26
Cardaropoli, Karen J., L 24, L 26
Carlson, Frederick, L 45, L 51, L 78
Carlson, Ruth H., L 31, L 45, L 51, L 73, L 78, L 81

"Suggestions for Lombard Farm" (letter to editor), L 75

Citgo gasoline station, Rte. 6A

Lombard Farm lease, L 67, L 81

"Civic Group Reactivated," ,L 18–23
Clark, Kris, L 100
Cleary, Jim

"Lombard Farm: A Radical Experiment" (Cleary), L 3–6

Coffman, Paul B., L 17, L 23

letter on Lombard Farm, L 9
Lombard Farm and, L 9

Cole, David, L 37, L 38
commercial property

on Lombard Farm property, L 79
on Lombard Farm property (photograph), L 80
subdivision proposed for Lombard Farm, L 67–68, L 69

Committee of Five, L 9

"Report to the West Barnstable Civic Association," ,L 18–21

Committee of Seven, L 9

"Report to the West Barnstable Civic Association," ,L 9–17

Community Action Committee (CAC)

Lombard Farm and, L 64, L 83

Conant, Frederic D. (Fred), L 17, L 31
counseling services

for troubled youth, L 11–13

"Court Orders Farm Report," ,L 60
"Court to Decide Fate of Lombard," ,L 49
Crocker, Cornelius

Lombard Farm and, L 32

Crocker, John, Jr.

Lombard Farm and, L 31

Crosby, John, L 83
Cross, George L.

Lombard Farm and, L 23, L 35, L 37, L 40

cy pres doctrine

Lombard Farm and, L 57

Dane, Eva Marie

"Lombard Farm Project Offers New Lease on Life for Patients," ,L 8

Davis, Jane, L 88
DellaMorte, John O., L 21
Desroches, Albert, L 17, L 23
Dix, Dorthea L.

on Lombard poor farm conditions, L 31

"Don't Bulldoze Lombard" (James), L 47

elderly

Hyannis House affordable housing project, L 76
Lombard Farm affordable housing project, L 85–94
Lombard Farm affordable housing project revived, L 95–96, L 98–100
need for affordable housing for, L 91
state subsidized housing for, L 88

Ellis, Alfred D., L 57
Ellis, James, L 21, L 31
"End May Be Near in 11-Year Housing Battle" (Gauvin), L 87–88
Eshbaugh, William

Lombard Farm and, L 64, L 83

"Excerpts from Parker Lombard's Last Will and Testament," ,L 51

Falacci, Frank

"Residents Race Clock to Save Almshouse," ,L 37–38
"Tell It Like It Is," ,L 29–30

"Fate of Lombard Bequest Rests in Judge's Hands" (Moore), L 79
Fire Chief, Lombard Farm, L 26
Fitton, Deborah, L 95
Friends of Lombard, L 52, L 57, L 79, L 81

opposition to park proposal by, L 59

Gauvin, Paul

"End May Be Near in -Year Housing Battle," ,L 87–88
"Judge Blocks Town Housing Certificate," ,L 89–90
"Lombard Housing Project Stalled," ,L 92

Gomes, George, L 65, L 77
Gray, Justin, Associates

Lombard Farm development plans, L 62, L 65, L 67–72, L 77, L 79, L 81

"Green Thumb Scholars," ,L 2

Hall, Bryce, L 78
Hamblen, Benjamin

Lombard Farm and, L 31

Hanify, Francis, L 75, L 77, L 83
HELP (organization)

activities, L 11–13
Lombard Farm project indefinitely postponed, L 26
program proposed for Lombard Farm, L 17, L 21
public opposition to proposed Lombard Farm program, L 25
Selectmen's vote against proposed Lombard Farm program, L 23
sponsorship of, L 9, L 25

"HELP at the Crossroads," ,L 25–26
Henchy, William, L 88, L 89, L 91, L 92, L 93
Henderson, David E., L 78
Henderson, Davis, L 45, L 51
Henderson, Mary, L 45
Hinckley, Adino

Lombard Farm and, L 32

Hinckley, Herbert, L 21
historic buildings

Lombard Farm, L 31–34, L 35

historic preservation

Lombard Farm affordable housing for the elderly project and, L 86, L 89, L 91, L 93, L 94, L 95

"Hits Lombard Farm Foes" (Manni), L 41
Hornig, Dana

"Judge Knight Inherits Lombard Dilemma," ,L 75
"Lombard Case in Court this Week," ,L 70
"Lombard Farm Prepares for Court" (Hornig), L 61

housing. See also affordable housing; low-income housing; residential development

affordable, for the elderly (Hyannis House), L 76 (See also affordable housing)
affordable, for the elderly (Lombard Farm), L 85–94
affordable, for the elderly (Lombard Farm), revived, L 95–96, L 98–100
apartment units proposed for Lombard Farm, L 62, L 63
on Lombard Farm leased land, L 62, L 64
state subsidized, L 88

Housing Assistance Corp., L 88
"Housing Authority Asleep on Park-Lands Charges Cape Realtor," ,L 76
"Housing Plan for Lombard Topic of Civic Meeting" (Still), L 98
Hoxie, Martin E.

Lombard Farm and, L 48, L 75, L 78, L 81

Hyannis House (housing for the elderly), L 76

Jaakkola, H., L 51
Jaakkola, Leo, L 51, L 78
James, Russ

"Don't Bulldoze Lombard" (letter to editor), L 47

Jenkins, Ebenezer

Lombard Farm and, L 32

Jenkins, John, L 75
Johnson, George, L 31
"Judge Blocks Town Housing Certificate" (Gauvin), L 89–90
"Judge Hears Landmark Lombard Issues" (Terrone), L 71–72
"Judge Knight Inherits Lombard Dilemma" (Hornig), L 75

Kapp, Kristie, L 95, L 98
Kimber, Arthur, L 88, L 92, L 93
King, Martin Luther, Society

Lombard Farm property and, L 85

Kiusalas, Barbara, L 17
Kiusalas, Richard, L 51, L 73, L 78
Klimm, John, L 96, L 97, L 98
Knight, Alfred C., L 44, L 57, L 60, L 62, L 64, L 65, L 70, L 71, L 73, L 75, L 77, L 78, L 79, L 83, L 86, L 96

"Land Use Firm Suggests Two Lombard Development Plans" (Moore), L 62
land use study

for Lombard Farm property, L 65, L 67–68

Legal Services of Cape Cod and Islands, Inc.

Lombard Farm and, L 42, L 49, L 65, L 69, L 70, L 77, L 78, L 79, L 81, L 83, L 96

"Legal Services Opts for Major Lombard Change," ,L 69
"Lombard: Knight Ruling," ,L 83
Lombard, Parker

bequest of, L 32, L 42, L 44, L 49, L 51, L 52, L 53, L 57, L 59, L 60, L 61, L 64, L 67, L 70, L 71, L 75, L 83, L 85, L 86, L 91, L 96
court reinterpretation of will, L 65, L 67–68, L 70, L 71, L 75, L 79, L 83, L 85

"Lombard: The Will and the Ways," ,L 67–68, L 74
"Lombard Case in Court this Week" (Hornig), L 70
"Lombard Court Hearing Delayed to March or Later," ,L 48
"Lombard Debacle: Attorney General Answers," ,L 73
Lombard Farm. See also poor farm (Lombard Farm)

affordable housing project for the elderly, L 85–94
affordable housing project for the elderly, proposed structures, L 99
affordable housing project for the elderly revived, L 95–96, L 98–100
Almshouse proposed to be rebuilt as affordable housing, L 98–100
apartment units proposed, L 62, L 63
architectural significance of buildings, L 32–33
buildings demolished, L 44, L 50, L 61
buildings to be demolished, L 28, L 30, L 32, L 35
certificate of appropriateness for affordable housing project, L 86, L 89, L 93, L 94
Civic Association opposes proposed mental health rehabilitation center, L 23
Civic Association reports on proposed mental health rehabilitation center, L 9–21
commercial properties, L 79
commercial properties (photograph), L 80
commercial subdivision proposed, L 67–68, L 70
cy pres doctrine and, L 57
demolition contract awarded, L 41
development plans (Justin Gray Associates), L 62, L 65, L 67–72, L 77, L 79, L 81
fair market rents, L 62, L 64, L 65, L 78, L 83, L 91
fire hazards, L 18, L 20, L 23, L 25, L 30
historical significance, L 31–34, L 35, L 38
history, L 53, L 79, L 97
land use study, L 65, L 67–68
Lombard Home Committee report and recommendations, L 31–34
low-income housing proposal, L 44, L 47, L 49, L 53, L 57, L 58, L 73, L 81, L 83
low-income housing recommended by Probate Court, L 73
low-income people and, L 53, L 57, L 59, L 60, L 64, L 69, L 70, L 77, L 78
mental health rehabilitation center operation, L 3–6, L 7
mental health rehabilitation center proposal, L 1, L 9–21, L 23
misuse of land charged, L 42, L 53, L 57, L 70
ordered closed by selectmen, L 24
park and library proposal, L 44, L 49, L 52, L 53, L 57, L 59, L 73, L 75
permitting history, L 94
photographs, L 2, L 27, L 30, L 31, L 37, L 38, L 50, L 63
physical conditions, L 33
physical conditions (1970 report), L 18–21
as poor farm, L 29
potential uses of, L 44, L 49, L 52, L 53, L 57, L 59, L 60, L 61, L 64
Probate Court decision on, L 83
Probate Court review of, L 48, L 49, L 53, L 60, L 61, L 64, L 65, L 69, L 70–75, L 77–79, L 83
property lease length, L 45, L 51, L 64, L 75
property lease renegotiations, L 67–68, L 71, L 75, L 77, L 78, L 83, L 91, L 96
property leases, L 43, L 44, L 45, L 49, L 51, L 57, L 59, L 60, L 61, L 62, L 64, L 67, L 70, L 71, L 73, L 75, L 79, L 85–86
property leases (maps), L 55–56, L 74
property leases declared void, L 83
public hearing on residential treatment center, L 25
renovations for summer mental health program, L 2, L 7
residential development proposal, L 67–68, L 69–70, L 79, L 83, L 86
residential rehabilitation center proposal, L 14–17, L 25–26, L 29–30, L 41
restoration possibilities, L 33–34, L 38
sale of portions of land proposed, L 44, L 49, L 53, L 57, L 60, L 64, L 73, L 75
"Save Lombard Farm" campaign, L 35–40
summer mental health program, L 1, L 3–6, L 7, L 42
zoning regulations and, L 67, L 69, L 77, L 83

"Lombard Farm" (Friends of Lombard), L 59
"Lombard Farm: A Radical Experiment" (Cleary), L 3–6
"Lombard Farm: For Sale? For Park? For Low Income Housing?", L 43–45
"Lombard Farm: Petition Falls Five Votes Shy" (Walsh), L 40
Lombard Farm Citizens Interest Group

potential uses of Lombard Farm and, L 57
research by, L 53

"Lombard Farm Closed Tight," ,L 24
"Lombard Farm Issue Gets New Extension," ,L 77
"Lombard Farm Prepares for Court" (Hornig), L 61
"Lombard Farm Project Offers New Lease on Life for Patients" (Dane), L 8
Lombard Home Committee

report and recommendations, L 31–34

"Lombard Housing Project Goes to Court" (Volpe), L 91
"Lombard Housing Project Stalled" (Gauvin), L 92
"Lombard Leases Up" (Still), L 91
"Lombard Legal Fire Simmers," ,L 57–58
"Lombard Principles Agree on Two Centuries of Land Misuse," ,L 81
"Lombard Project Seems Settled, but Opposition Suit Still Pending" (Booker), L 86
"Lombard Ruling Appealed After Private Funds Pulled" (Still), L 93–94
Lombard Trust

assistance application guidelines, L 97
assistance to low-income residents provided by, L 91, L 97
Board of Trustees, L 52, L 57, L 71, L 73
heating bill assistance provided by, L 91, L 97
land entrusted to, L 53
mismanagement by, L 57, L 70, L 81, L 85
property lease income, L 96
property lease renegotiations and, L 91
rental assistance provided by, L 91

"Lombard Trust Application Guidelines," ,L 97
Loughnane, Audrey, L 98
Lowell, Ralph

"Agreeable Proposal Rather than Dust and Rubble, An," ,L 38

low-income housing. See also affordable housing

Lombard Farm proposal, L 44, L 47, L 49, L 57, L 58, L 73, L 81, L 83
recommended by Probate Court for Lombard Farm, L 73

low-income people

Lombard Farm and, L 53, L 57, L 59, L 60, L 64, L 71, L 75, L 77, L 78
Lombard Trust and, L 52, L 57, L 71

Lynch, Thomas, L 88, L 89, L 91, L 93, L 95

Madeiros, Dorothy A., L 45, L 51, L 73
Madeiros, J., L 78
Madeiros, Thomas J., L 45, L 51, L 73
Magazu, Peter, L 5
Manni, Meredith

"Hits Lombard Farm Foes" (letter to editor), L 41

Maroney, Edward F.

"Village Group Leans Toward Housing on Lombard Property," ,L 99–100
"Villagers Uncomfortable with Housing on Lombard," ,L 98

"Meanwhile, Back at the Farm: The Lombard Hearing," ,L 25
mental health rehabilitation program (Lombard Farm)

Civic Association reports on, L 9–21
Lombard Farm renovations for, L 2, L 7
operation of, L 3–6, L 7
opposition to, L 25–26
supported for, L 1

Merritt, Earle, L 17
Moore, Barbara R., L 78
Moore, Milton

"Fate of Lombard Bequest Rests in Judge's Hands," ,L 79
"Land Use Firm Suggests 2 Lombard Development Plans," ,L 62
"Quinn Alters Lombard View: Nods to Lease," ,L 60

Mullen, Dan, L 64
Murphy, E. Thomas

Lombard Farm and, L 1, L 23, L 24, L 32, L 35, L 37, L 40

Murphy, Henry, Jr.

Lombard Farm and, L 75, L 77, L 79

Murphy, Larry, L 64
Myers, K. C.

"Parker Lombard Property: Almshouse Revival Plan Renews Dispute," ,L 95–96

Nelson Coal and Oil Co., Inc.

Lombard Farm lease, L 45

Nilsson, Betty, L 95, L 100
"No Break Seen for Lombard Tenants" (Owens), L 64

Old Kings Highway Historic District Commission (Cape Cod)

Lombard Farm housing project certificate of appropriateness and, L 86, L 89, L 91, L 93

Old Kings Highway Historic District Committee (Barnstable)

Lombard Farm housing project certificate of appropriateness and, L 89, L 91, L 94, L 95

Old Village Store

Lombard Farm lease, L 81, L 96
Lombard Farm lease (photograph), L 80

Otis, Colonel James

Lombard Farm and, L 31, L 32

Owens, Peter

"No Break Seen for Lombard Tenants," ,L 64

"Paint Your Wagon," ,L 7
"Parker Lombard Property: Almshouse Revival Plan Renews Dispute" (Myers), L 95–96
"Parker Lombard's Farm's Mistrust" (Brown), L 54
"'Parker Lombard Would Roll in His Grave' Management of West Barnstable Land Willed to the Poor Again in Question" (Rosen), L 85–86
Parklands land, L 76
Parklands Properties, Inc., L 76
Penn Central Railroad, L 51, L 78
Perry, Jeff, L 98
"Plaintiffs Still Offer $500,000 for New Plan," ,L 89
"Planners Hired for Lombard," ,L 65
Polcaro, Joseph, L 88
poor farm (Lombard Farm). See also Lombard Farm

Almshouse proposed to be rebuilt as affordable housing, L 98–100
history of, L 31–34
living conditions, L 29, L 31
selectmen meetings held at, L 31
services offered by, L 31

Poyant, Marcel, L 76

Quinn, Robert H., L 79

Lombard Farm property and, L 60, L 62, L 72

Quinn, Tom, L 29–30
"Quinn Alters Lombard View: Nods to Lease" (Moore), L 60

Reardon, Joseph, L 88, L 89, L 94
Reilly, Terrie, L 98
"Report of the Lombard Home Committee," ,L 31–34
"Report to the West Barnstable Civic Association" (Committee of Five), L 18–21
"Report to the West Barnstable Civic Association" (Committee of Seven), L 9–17
residential development. See also housing

proposed for Lombard Farm, L 67–68, L 69, L 77, L 79, L 83, L 86

residential rehabilitation center

proposed for Lombard Farm, L 14–17, L 25–26, L 29–30, L 41

"Residents Race Clock to Save Almshouse" (Falacci), L 37–38
Roberts, Richard, L 85, L 86
Rockwood, David, L 76
Rosen, Isaac

"Building Supply Owed Two Year's Rent," ,L 85
"'Parker Lombard Would Roll in His Grave' Management of West Barnstable Land Willed to the Poor Again in Question," ,L 85–86

Rutherford, Warren

Lombard Farm and, L 86, L 88, L 91, L 94

Sampson, Marvin, L 17
"Save Lombard Farm," ,L 35
Save Lombard Farm campaign, L 35–40
Sears, Howard W., L 40
Selectmen

to demolish Lombard Farm buildings, L 28, L 30, L 32
Lombard Farm buildings demolished by, L 44
Lombard Farm closing ordered by, L 24
Lombard Farm court hearing and, L 48
Lombard Farm HELP center proposal voted down by, L 23
Lombard Farm potential uses and, L 44
meetings held at poor farm (mid-1800s), L 31

"Selectmen Vote 2-1 Against Lombard Drug HELP Center," ,L 23
Shea, Kevin, L 98, L 100
Soininen, Seppo (Fire Chief), L 26
Stewart, Robert, L 86
Still, David, II

"Housing Plan for Lombard Topic of Civic Meeting," ,L 98
"Lombard Leases Up" (Still), L 91
"Lombard Ruling Appealed After Private Funds Pulled," ,L 93–94

"Suggestions for Lombard Farm" (Carlson), L 75
Sullivan, Arthur, L 81
Sundelin, Peter, L 96
Syriala, Russell, L 23

Taylor, A., L 21
"Tell It Like It Is" (Falacci), L 29–30
Terrone, Laura

"Judge Hears Landmark Lombard Issues," ,L 71–72

Thureson, Dennis, L 83
Toner, Michael, L 86, L 95
"Town of Barnstable Annual Reports: 1971," ,L 27–28
"Town Topics: Lombard Farm," ,L 41

Ungermann, Walter, L 89, L 91, L 92, L 93, L 94

Verrill, Oliver, L 45, L 51
"Village Group Leans Toward Housing on Lombard Property" (Maroney), L 99–100
"Villagers Uncomfortable with Housing on Lombard" (Maroney), L 98
Volpe, Erik

"Lombard Housing Project Goes to Court," ,L 91

Walsh, Donald

"Lombard Farm: Petition Falls Five Votes Shy," ,L 40

West Barnstable

rural and historic character of, L 81, L 95

West Barnstable Cemetery, L 79
West Barnstable Civic Association

opposition to Lombard Farm affordable housing for elderly, L 89, L 95–96
opposition to Lombard Farm HELP center, L 23
protection of rural and historical quality of town and, L 81
reactivation of (1970), L 23
reports on establishing a mental health rehabilitation center at Lombard Farm, L 9–21
revival of Lombard Farm affordable housing proposal by, L 95–96, L 98–100

"West Barnstable Endorses Experiment to Return Mental Patients to New Life," ,L 1
West Barnstable Fire District

Lombard Farm property and, L 65, L 73, L 75, L 83

Whelden Memorial Library

Lombard Farm lease, L 45, L 73, L 78, L 79, L 96

Whittlesey, Stephen, L 51, L 73, L 78
Wirtanen, Helen, L 17, L 23

youth

counseling needs of, L 11–13

zoning regulations

Lombard Farm development and, L 67, L 69, L 77, L 83

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