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As a citizen, an architect and a planner, I have followed with great interest the spirited debate between the Town of Washington and its Inn. The issue could , not be of larger significance. In the search for solutions to the complex problem of growth, historic, artistic and aesthetic values are in the greatest danger of being entirely submerged.
A town without a past is not a town. The character and vitality of an old community is the direct result of citizens’ interest and ability to build new spaces and new buildings through refinement rather than destruction of the old. With its roots deep in the past, the cultural continuity of Washington is its most important asset — one that must be preserved while planning and designing for growth. Cultural continuity could be enhanced or entirely destroyed by the proposed project.
The central space the Inn occupies in the town makes any changes and additions a major artistic and ar
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