SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Schedule TO

               Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            (Name of Subject Company)

            Historic Preservation Properties 1989 Limited Partnership
                         A Delaware limited partnership

                              at $100 Net Per Unit

                                       by

               Equity Resource Arlington Fund Limited Partnership,
                       a Massachusetts limited partnership

                          Equity Resources Group, Inc.
                               Eggert Dagbjartsson

                            Limited Partnership Units

                  Eggert Dagbjartsson, Executive Vice President
                          Equity Resources Group, Inc.
                                44 Brattle Street
                               Cambridge, MA 02138
                                 (617) 876-4800


                            Calculation of Filing Fee

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     Transaction Valuation*                             Amount of Filing Fee
            $398,800                                           $79.76
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*    For purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This calculation assumes
     the purchase of 3,988 Units at a purchase price of $100 per Unit in the
     Partnership.

[_]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
     and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
     Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form
     or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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     Amount Previously Paid:    Not Applicable   Filing Party:    Not Applicable
     Form of Registration No.:  Not Applicable   Date Filed:     Not Applicable

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                                  TENDER OFFER

         This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") relates
to an offer by Equity Resource Arlington Fund, Limited Partnership, a
Massachusetts limited partnership, Eggert Dagbjartsson, its general partner and
Equity Resources Group, Inc., its manager (collectively the "Purchaser") to
purchase 3,988 units (the "Units") of limited partnership interests in Historic
Preservation Properties 1989 Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership
(the "Partnership"), at $100 for each Unit, net to the seller in cash, without
interest, less the amount of any distributions declared or paid from any source
by the Partnership with respect to the Units after November 29, 2002 (without
regard to the record date), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related
Agreement of Sale, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(l) and
(a)(3) (which are herein collectively referred to as the "Offer"). The
information in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules and annexes
thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in response to all
the items of this Statement, except as otherwise set forth below.

Item 12.          Exhibits

            (a)(1)    Offer to Purchase, dated November 29, 2002
            (a)(2)    Transmittal letter, dated November 29, 2002
            (a)(3)    Agreement of Sale and Assignment
            (a)(4)    Summary Advertisement
            (b)       Not applicable
            (c)       Not applicable
            (d)       Not applicable
            (e)       Not applicable
            (f)       Not applicable
            (g)       Not applicable
            (h)       Not applicable



                                    SIGNATURE


            After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:   November 29, 2002   Equity Resource Arlington Fund Limited Partnership,
                             a Massachusetts limited partnership

                             By:  /s/ Eggert Dagbjartsson
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                                        Eggert Dagbjartsson
                                        General Partner

                             Equity Resources Group, Inc.
                             A Massachusetts Corporation

                             By:  /s/ Eggert Dagbjartsson
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                       Eggert Dagbjartsson
                                       Executive Vice President

                             Eggert Dagbjartsson

                             By:  /s/ Eggert Dagbjartsson
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                       Eggert Dagbjartsson



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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                                                                  Sequential
Exhibit No.                        Description                   Page Number
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(a)(1) -        Offer to Purchase, dated November 29, 2002.          4-28
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(a)(2) -        Transmittal letter, dated November 29, 2002.          29
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(a)(3) -        Agreement of Sale and Assignment                    30-33
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(a)(4)          Summary Advertisement                                 34
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(b) -           Not applicable.
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(c) -           Not applicable.
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(d) -           Not applicable.
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(e) -           Not applicable.
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(f) -           Not applicable.
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(g)             Not applicable
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(h)             Not applicable.
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