The restoration of Strathglass Park, a community of duplex brick homes listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rumford, requires the concerted effort of a civil engineer, a structural engineer, an architect, a concrete mason, a brick mason and a carpenter familiar with the process of historic restoration and preservation.

In my 30 years as a resident of Strathglass Park, no such concerted effort has been undertaken and it appears no such effort will be taken in the foreseeable future. More often than not, attempts at some sort of restoration have resulted in renovations that have faint resemblance to the original appearance of Strathglass Park and seem to have little structural integrity.

Judging from the efforts of two newly formed “preservation and restoration” groups, there will be nothing new under the sun in the attempts on Strathglass Park. Therefore, I resign my memberships in these groups.

There seems to be a dearth of interest in the greater town of Rumford community for the preservation of Strathglass Park.

History buffs should enjoy Strathglass Park while they may because, when it is gone, it is gone.

Gary A. Morrison, Rumford

Former vice president, Strathglass Park Preservation Society