HISTORIC VERMONT
An On-line News Journal about the Preservation of Vermont’s
Historic Architecture and Landscape
Number 36 August 2004
Published by the Preservation Trust of
Vermont, 104 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401
http://www.ptvermont.org
VERMONT
NEWS
And the Winners are....
A hearty thank you to all who participated in our summer Great
Travel Raffle the effort raised over $14,000 which supports the
Preservation Trust's activities around the state. Winners
were selected at our annual dinner dance at the Grand Isle Lake
House on August 11th. Sterling Weed's Imperial Orchestra
provided the music for the graceful dancers. Sterling is
103 this year, and plans to play again next August at the Lake
House.
The following were lucky ticket holders:
- Hardwick Rescue won the tickets and
overnight to the 2005 Sterling Weed concert at the Grand
Isle Lake House
- Kathy Adams of Washington DC won the
tickets and overnight to the 2005 Mozart Festival Concert at
the Grand Isle Lake House
- Michael Dunn of Newport won the $250 gift
certificate to Shelburne Farms
- Doug Porter of Jeffersonville won the $500
gift certificate to the Vermont Country Store
- Jilna Pomerantz from Chelsea won the Grand
Prize of a National Trust for Historic Preservation Study
Tour or $10,000 cash
Preservation Grants Awarded
Since 1994 the Freeman Foundation and the Preservation Trust of
Vermont have had a partnership to support preservation
projects. Over $7 million in grants have been awarded to
help more than 312 projects in communities throughout the state.
These grants have played a key role in over $85 million in total
rehabilitation work. The latest round of grants includes:
Ferrisburgh Town Hall: $50,000
The Grange building, in the center of Ferrisburgh village, was
built as a Congregational Church in 1868 and was used as such
until 1940 when the building was deeded to the Grange. In
recent years, the building sat unused and began to
deteriorate. On Town Meeting Day, the town voted to accept the
building and approved a bond issue of $350,000 toward the
$690,000 rehabilitation budget. The Town Hall Committee has
raised an additional $150,000 through grants and local
fundraising. Downstairs is an open space that will be
converted to town offices and meeting space. Upstairs will be
an auditorium and stage for community events.
Landgrove Community Church: $15,000
The Landgrove Meeting House was built in 1857 as a community
project by the Landgrove Union Meeting House Society and used
primarily by the Methodists until the mid-1970's. It is now
used for community church services, special programs, weddings
and funerals. The building is a simple, elegant Greek Revival
style building with paired doors flanked by three-quarter
length sidelights. The six-over-six windows appear to be
original to 1857. The interior has a curved back wall and is
finished throughout with stained beaded board with wide board
horizontal wainscoting below the windowsills. The building has
never had electricity, running water, or heat (other than a
wood stove). The Community Church is raising funds to finish
conserving windows and to strip the old paint and repaint the
clapboard exterior, replacing rotted woodwork as needed. The
total project will be $45-50,000. Over the past year, the
Community Church has raised approximately $28,000.
Sudbury Meeting House and Hill School:
$65,000
The Sudbury Community Club is raising funds for the
rehabilitation of two historical buildings. The Sudbury
Meeting House was built in 1807 by the Congregational Society.
It is a majestic Federal style landmark, designed by Charles
Stewart and listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. In 1851 the first floor was deeded to the Town while
the church remained on the second floor. This arrangement
continues today with the Town responsible for the exterior and
the grounds. The building is used for the arts, social
gatherings, religious gatherings, commemorative events, and
Town Meeting. The portion of the grant for the Meeting House
will help with woodwork repairs, window conservation, and
painting.
The Hill School is a charming stone one-room
schoolhouse built in 1829. Owned by the Town, it was used as a
school until 1968, and as a recycling center from 1988 through
1996. A group of concerned citizens are working to
rehabilitate the building for adult education and community
meeting space. The portion of the grant for the schoolhouse
will allow the Town to replace the badly deteriorated roof,
allowing volunteers to continue fundraising for window
conservation, repointing, a new well (to be donated), new heat
system, rewiring, and a new bathroom.
Rice's Mills Community Center,
Thetford Center: $11,000
The Rice's Mills Community Center was built as a schoolhouse
in 1932, and its last classes were held in 1959. In 1962, the
building was purchased by the Rice's Mills Community
Association and has been actively used for monthly potlucks,
Boy and Girl Scout meetings, dances, playgroups, Tai Chi
lessons, meetings, parties, and art classes. In the 1980's the
Club added a greenhouse on the south side to help heat the
building and provide a means for the community to start plants
in the early spring. Last year volunteers rebuilt the roof
structure. This grant will help buy roof and foundation
materials, insulation, electric wiring, piping, sheetrock,
strap and plaster repair materials. Volunteers will continue
to do the work.
Moretown Methodist Church: $25,000
This National Register-listed Greek Revival church was
constructed in 1853 in the center of the village, and is a
local landmark. The congregation has been active in donating
and raising funds locally for maintenance of this beautiful
building. The current scope of work is more extensive than in
past projects and includes ventilation repairs, installation
of a moisture barrier in the cellar, roof replacement and
flashing repairs, repainting of the building exterior, chimney
repairs and replacement of the antiquated heating system, and
installation of an accessible rest room.
Vermont: Update on an Endangered Place
In May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation designated
Vermont as one of the nation's Eleven Most Endangered Places
because of the threat of Wal-Mart's plans to build megastores in
seven Vermont communities. The designation elevated the
debate and was subject to much commentary, the vast majority of
which supported the designation and worried about the future of
the state. For more information and to read many of the
commentaries, check out the Preservation Trust's website www.ptvermont.org
and then click on the Endangered Places button.
In addition to the response from editorial
writers and commentators, communities have also responded to the
challenge. The Selectboard in the Town of St. Albans
passed a retail cap of 50,000 square feet in hopes of minimizing
the "magnet effect" of the proposed Wal-Mart.
Bennington previously enacted a retail cap and the Middlebury
Planning Commission is also exploring the possibility of a cap.
The Preservation Trust in partnership with the
Northwest Citizens for Responsible Growth, the Vermont Forum on
Sprawl, and Vermont Natural Resources Council ran a full page
advertisement in the Bentonville, Arkansas asking Wal-Mart's CEO
to respect Vermont's character and build smaller scale stores in
downtown areas. Over 1,000 Vermonters signed the
advertisement. Check the Endangered
Places page on our website to see the ad.
We'll keep you posted on developments in
future editions of the newsletter.
2004 Grand Isle Lake House Retreats
The Preservation Trust of Vermont's Lake House retreats are for
groups working on an historic preservation or community
revitalization project. These retreats are a group mentoring
experience where each group is asked to present a 10 to 15
minute case study about a challenge they're facing related to
their project, followed by group discussion and
brainstorming/cross mentoring. The whole idea is to bring people
together from around the state who are working on similar kinds
of projects in order to take advantage of the collective
experience and thinking. In addition, we have resource
people at each retreat to join in the discussion. We try
to have about 6-8 groups of 2-4 people representing each
project. The goal is to boost projects along their timeline by
strategically identifying resources, solving problems, garnering
peer support, and generating self-confidence and momentum.
Last retreat of the Season: Oct. 12 and 13
Check-in at the Lake House is 3:00 and we finish by 2:00 the
following afternoon. The Gannett Foundation and Burlington Free
Press are generously underwriting the retreats so that the cost
to participants for room and three meals is $75/person for a
shared room, $100 for a single. There are a limited number of
single rooms available on a first-come basis. For a
preview of the Lake House, please see our web site: http://www.ptvermont.org/lh_booklet.htm.
The retreats are part of the Preservation
Trust's Field Service Program, a partnership of the Preservation
Trust of Vermont and National Trust for Historic
Preservation. For more information, please contact our
Field Representatives:
Ann Cousins @ 802-434-5014; ann@ptvermont.org
or Doug Porter @ 802-644-2815; doug@ptvermont.org
Vermont Archaeology Month, September
2004
This year history has come alive on the silver screen with the
release of imaginative films, such as Troy and Master and
Commander. During Vermont Archaeology Month in September,
archaeologists will share the real stories of their recent
historic and archaeological investigations. Many events
highlight your local heritage; other activities take you to
foreign lands! This year’s Calendar of Events (http://www.uvm.edu/~pdoherty/calendar2004.html)
contains over 30 activities throughout the state, including site
tours, workshops, demonstrations, exhibits and lectures.
The Vermont Archaeological Society and Vermont
Division for Historic Preservation, with generous support from
the Vermont Agency of Transportation, sponsor Vermont
Archaeology Month which is designed to offer something for
everyone. Meet the real actors (colleagues of Indiana
Jones!) who unlock the mysteries of the past. Attend
workshops on artifact drawing and photography or atlatl and dart
making. Spend an evening with scholars exploring the long
history of Vermont’s native indigenous populations and their
cultural contributions. Compete with experts and novices
using spear throwers at Chimney Point Historic Site during the
Atlatl Championship and Native American Heritage
Celebration, designated a top 10 Fall 2004 Event by the Vermont
Chamber of Commerce! Bring your artifacts to be identified
by a staff of experts. Get a behind the scenes look at artifact
conservation of historic shipwrecks at the Lake Champlain
Maritime Museum. Tour historic sites that were the center
of Revolutionary War activities and sawmill and glass making
industries. Watch for the airing of archaeology related
programs on local radio and community access television
stations. Finally, join internationally acclaimed
archaeologist Dr. Brian Fagan as he shares his insights on
antiquities trading and the plundering of Egypt.
Step into the scene that will bring history to
life by attending a Vermont Archaeology Month event near
you. Join us in celebration of our irreplaceable
archaeological resources!
For more information about Vermont Archaeology
Month or to obtain a 2004 poster:
vam@vtarchaeology.org
Or contact:
Vermont Archaeology Month Coordinators
Sheila Charles 603-883-6574
Casey Carmolli 802-247-6974
www.vtarchaeology.org
Ben's Mill Opens in Barnet
After years of getting ready, Ben's Mill in Barnet has opened
again for visitors to see on the weekends.
Hiram Allen, who purchased the Mill in 1999
and deeded it to a nonprofit trust in 2002, spearheaded the
job. With the help of grants written by Beth Dugger Kanell
and many other volunteers, the mill has been cleaned and
renovated.
Built in 1872, what may be the last water
powered woodworking mill in Vermont has been slowly sliding into
disrepair. The last operator, Ben Thresher, owned and operated
this small, wood crib dam/turbine powered operation to build
wooden agricultural implements and wooden water tubs. Ben and
the mill were the subject of a PBS documentary in the mid
1980's. Hiram Allen has been working with the Barnet community
and local and state preservation professionals to plan for the
restoration of the mill.
Allen would like to see the mill restored
completely with hydropower running the cider press, woodworking
equipment and blower for the blacksmith shop, most of which
aren't in working condition yet, but plans are under way to
bring them back to life.
The Preservation Trust of Vermont, in
partnership with the Freeman Foundation, supported the project
with a $50,000 Preservation Grant in 2001.
To schedule tours, call Allen at 748-8180
NEMA Conference Explores "Authentic
Experiences in the Information Age"
The New England Museum Association announces its 2004 Annual
Conference, to be held October 27-29, at the Wyndham Hotel in
Burlington, Vermont. The member rate for this three-day
conference is just $150. Members of the Vermont Museum and
Gallery Alliance and the Museum Association of New York qualify
for the NEMA member rate. For more information, phone
781-641-0013 or visit www.nemanet.org.
The conference will be held in collaboration
with the Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance and the Museum
Association of New York. This year's theme is The Museum,
the Baby, and the Bathwater: Authenticity in the Information Age.
Museums traditionally achieve "authentic" experiences
by bringing visitors into direct contact with original art,
artifacts, or living collections. The characteristics of modern
technology—far-reaching, rapidly evolving, remote and
responsive—make it difficult for many museums to envision its
inclusion in the core visitor experience. The conference will
promote a lively dialogue on ways to meet the challenges museums
face in the 21st century.
Join over 750 museum professionals from New
England and New York at this three-day event. With more than 60
sessions, the conference offers both nuts and bolts programming
and more philosophical discussions. Create your own professional
development program whatever your museum position and
experience. For those new to the field, or wishing to brush up
on the basics, NEMA has created a multidisciplinary program of
"101" sessions running throughout the conference.
The keynote speaker will be William Schubart,
CEO and founder of Resolution, Inc. Formerly Chairman of the
Board of the Vermont Folklife Center and the Vermont Arts
Council, Mr. Schubart has served on the Vermont Community
Foundation and as a resource panelist for the National Endowment
for the Arts. Mr. Schubart will offer his perspective on the
future relationship between technology and the arts and culture;
the impact of the World Wide Web on modern audiences; exciting
models of technology at work in the cultural community and their
impact on authentic museum experiences.
A wide range of off-site programs and events
will take place at ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain,
the Ethan Allen Homestead, the Robert Hull Fleming Museum,
Shelburne Farms, and Shelburne Museum, Inc.
The conference will be held at the Wyndham
Hotel in beautiful downtown Burlington, overlooking Lake
Champlain. Address: 60 Battery Street, Burlington, Vermont
05401; Phone: 802-658-6500; www.wyndham.com. Mention that you
are attending the NEMA conference to receive a special room
rate.
NEMA's mission is to support and further
communication, ethical conduct and professional development
among, by, and for New England's Museums and their personnel and
to promote museums in the region.
For over 80, years, NEMA has provided
resources to a professional community of museum staff members,
volunteers, trustees, vendors and friends. NEMA offers many
services, including an annual conference, workshops and
seminars, publications, technical assistance and a resource loan
service.
Clever Community Ideas
Every couple months, we are told of an interesting and novel
idea that is aimed at enhancing the arts, historic preservation,
downtowns and community life in Vermont. This month there
are three of them, all well worth sharing.
Brandon Birdhouses
Once upon a time in the wee town of Brandon, forty little pigs
went to market. The Really Really Pig Show, our community arts
fund-raising event for 2003, was a hog-wild success. The
porkers are gone, but they left us with a nice little nest
egg. A committee of bird-brains was formed to decide where one
puts such an egg, and naturally the Birdhouse Festival was
hatched. The success of our pigs taught us that our fine folks
here at home were eager to get involved, so we decided to
create artwork that was 100% made in Vermont. We started from
scratch, armed with nothing but whimsy and gumption. Local
artists, students, carpenters, and craftpersons worked
diligently through the cold winter months, letting their
imaginations take flight, feathering their nests, and
preparing for the spring awakening of these amazing avian
abodes. When the Birdbrains saw what had been done, they
declared “Brandon Is For The Birds!”. For three days over
Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of people flocked to Brandon’s
Central Park to hear music, meet the artists, and see the
birdhouses. It was a weekend to crow about! The Birdhouses are
now in their summer nesting spots, and they welcome
ornithological visitors. Summer 2004 will be full of
bird-related events, birdwalks, lectures, films, and children’s
activities.
Over the course of the summer, thirty
birdhouses will be auctioned off silently, via the BAG and its
website, www.brandonbirdhouse.org.
Twenty birdhouses will be in the live auction October 9th.
Once again, proceeds from this event will help the BAG realize
its mission of nurturing the arts in our community.
Murder-Mystery Fundraiser
Pasta, Passion & Pistols: A Murder Mystery Dinner
Theatre Presentation from the BMB R&R Project
The succulent aroma of home-cooked pasta is
drifting from New York City’s most popular Italian eatery,
La Speranza, but something else is heating up in the kitchen .
. . . cold-blooded murder! Restaurant-owner Pepi
Roni was found in his own kitchen, shot in the back with his
own pistol. Saturday night, August 28 at 6:30pm, his
family and friends will gather to partake of the famous
Italian food and to pay their respects to poor Pepi, but one
of the guests won't be shedding any tears.
Everyone's a suspect when murder is on the
menu. Only 40 tickets will be available for this Murder
Mystery Dinner Theatre being held at the Barton Memorial
Hall. At $12.00 per ticket for the dinner and
entertainment, be sure to make your call early to the Barton
Village Offices at 525-4747 between 8am and 3pm, Monday
through Friday. You will join Pepi’s family and
friends in sending him off in style, with the opportunity to
catch his murderer.
Putney Talking Website
On August 5th, Putney’s Talkin’ participants generated
more than twenty possible Putney Community Project ideas!
All of these projects are listed on our new
website iputney.com. You will also find “Next Steps:
Suggestions to Move These Project Ideas to Action!” … as
well as a plan to initiate Monthly Putney Community Suppers
starting in October. To get to the website hold down the
CONTROL button, and click on the URL below. Please
share your ideas and responses by posting a comment on the
website. “Keep the conversation going!”
http://www.iputney.com/index.php
Do you have something clever to share that other communities
could be inspired by? If so, email Meg Campbell at ptv@sover.net
for inclusion in the next newsletter.
National Register News
The National Park Service has recently listed the following
Vermont properties on the National Register of Historic Places.
Solomon Goodrich Homestead, Georgia
This property consists of four structures, the main c. 1802
Federal style brick house, an attached c. 1786 former summer
kitchen that was the original structure on the property, a c.
1888 outbuilding, and a late 20th century outbuilding. The
house’s stylistic details include flat arch brick lintels
over the windows and doors and a six pane transom light over
the front central entry. The property reflects the evolution
of early homestead and farming traditions in Georgia.
Deeds indicate the property was settled in 1786 by Solomon
Goodrich and his family who periodically upgraded the
structures as the success of the farming operation grew.
Kazon Building, West Rutland
This Commercial style industrial building was built in 1929 on
Marble Street in West Rutland to house a garment manufacturing
business run by Louis Kazon which had previously been housed
in Rutland. The structure reflects the prosperous
garment industry in Rutland County during the years 1910-1930
which employed the wives and daughters of marble and other
industrial workers.
The flat roofed, two-story brick factory
building with its many large rectangular steel windows and
large open floor plan is representative of small scale
mid-twentieth century industrial buildings in Vermont. The use
of marble in the architectural details reflects West Rutland’s
marble quarrying heritage.
The building is being rehabbed for
affordable housing on the second floor and office space for
West Rutland Neighborhood Housing Services on the first floor
using the Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
Sabin-Wheat Farm, Putney
This property is a very well preserved example of a large 19th
century continuous architecture farmstead that is being
rehabbed for housing using the Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
The c. 1860 Italianate style, 2 ½ story farmhouse was
expanded and reworked from a c. 1790 Georgian plan house. A
kitchen ell was added in1861 as well as an attached,
continuous series of barns and sheds which include a 100 foot
long single story shed, a large gable front bank barn, a
smaller run-in shed, and an older English style back barn.
The farmstead reflects the building
traditions of prosperous mid 19th century farms in
the Putney area whose success was based on sheep breeding and
later, dairy farming, and evolved from typical smaller
diversified farms and was nominated under the Agricultural
Resources of Vermont Multiple Property Documentation Form.
COMMENTARY
‘Big Box’ Ban: It’s
Worth a Try
Beware of Wal-Mart!
The several dozen present and
former newspaper publishers gathered last weekend at a
convention of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper
Editors couldn’t agree on much. These folks pride themselves
on the independence and the variety of their views and
perspectives, so that their meetings present a wonderful
kaleidoscope of small-town Americana.
On Wal-Mart, however, these
weekly editors did agree: The superstores are lethal dangers to
small towns. Story after story was told of the drying-up of
downtowns and businesses, of ruthless tactics employed by
Wal-Mart against competitors, of callous indifference to local
and regional economies. Several editorials studied during the
weekend warned of the Wal-Mart nemesis.
The general shape of American
retailing—largely created by Wal-Mart and other mass
merchandisers—also drew a sad observation from an Irish
editor, David Burke. His greatest disappointment in visiting the
U.S., he said, has been the sameness he encounters. If you’ve
seen one American city, he said, the others don’t offer much
that’s new. He hopes to visit New England some day, having
heard that village centers still thrive here.
Holding on to Randolph’s
village center was the reason behind a Planning Commission
proposal this year that the new town plan should prohibit
"big box" stores here. As part of a general revision,
however, the Selectboard removed the big-box prohibition.
From what we heard last
weekend, the Selectboard should reconsider.
The Planning Commission
originally proposed a size limit of 35,000 square feet as the
largest permissible store in Randolph. That is probably too
restrictive. It’s the size of Shaw’s supermarket, and it may
be unrealistic to prohibit anything bigger than that, ever.
Disallowing stores of more
than 50,000 or 60,000 square feet, however, might work. Such a
step would keep out the super-stores now favored by Wal-Mart,
which reach 100,000 square feet or more. The prohibition might
save some small businesses and the village character of our
town.
Planning Commission Chair
Julie Iffland confirmed this week that "we feel pretty
strongly" about this.
"We could quibble about
the number of square feet," she said, "but the point
is you put a limit. Otherwise, you’re just opening the
doors."
A regional approach would be
better, so that Wal-Mart (or another chain) wouldn’t just
build in a nearby town. In fact, the Irish address the problem
by creating a national limit on the size of stores—something
that the state of Vermont could consider. In the upper White
River Valley, however, Randolph is the only logical place for a
super-store, so local zoning just might be successful.
It’s worth a try.
The editorial above
appeared in the July 7, 2004 issue of the The Herald of
Randolph, Vermont
NATIONAL
NEWS
National Trust
Conference
The National Trust for Historic Places'
annual National Preservation Conference is September 28-October
3 in Louisville, Kentucky. The theme is "Restore
America: Communities at a Crossroads." Registration
information is available by phone at (800) 944-6847, by email at
conference@nthp.org, or
online.
https://www.nthpconference.org/
10 Reasons Why Vermont's Homegrown Economy
Matters, And 50 Proven Ways to Revive It
by Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Published by the Preservation Trust of Vermont
This new 60-page publication is the result of
several years of collaboration between the Institute of Local
Self-Reliance and The Preservation Trust of Vermont.
Detailed here are specific reasons why locally owned businesses
matter and practical ways to plan for a homegrown economy,
foster revitalization and unite independent businesses. Mitchell
uses practical examples from successful businesses and vibrant
communities all across the states to illustrate the point that
everyone benefits from keeping Vermont's economy local.
The book is available for $10 from the Preservation Trust of
Vermont (802) 658-6647 or as a free download pdf file from the
Preservation Trust website:
http://www.ptvermont.org/publications/HomegrownEconomy/sprawl_book.htm
New! Special Places in Vermont
Publication
With your help, the Preservation Trust of Vermont is going to
build a collection of Special Places in Vermont. Our
goal is to publish a series of short paragraphs written by
residents describing the off-beat, the undiscovered, and the
historic spots that help to make Vermont a special part of our
world.
Initially we will publish the collection on
our website, and may in the future publish a book.
Contributions can be varied -- from a walk through a village
district or former marble quarry, to a meal at a restored hotel
or breakfast at an historic diner, to the experience of a
service in an 1850 church, or a swim in a pond above an historic
crib dam. The possibilities are endless, and the more we all
enjoy and appreciate these special places, the more we will all
work to maintain them.
We welcome contributions of all kinds.
If you have some place you'd like to share, please email meg@ptvermont.org.
Please describe the site and tell us why it's important to
you. Keep in mind that we would like to include your name
and the town where you live in the future publications.
Thanks for being a part of our project!
EDUCATION and
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Save the Date!
Friday, May 6th, 2005 is the date set for Vermont's annual
statewide Historic Preservation Conference in Bennington.
We'll send more details as they are available.
Trusses, Treenails and Timber
Saturday September 11, 2004
Spend a day with members and friends of the
Timber Framers Guild (TFG) and The Preservation Education
Institute (PEI) to explore some amazing timber trusses and
frames in the Windsor, Vermont, area. Included in our tour
are:
- Old South Church - Asher Benjamin, Master
Builder, 1798
- Saint Paul's Church - Alexander Parris,
Master Builder, 1820-1827
- Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge - Bela
Fletcher and James Tasker, Master Builders, 1866
Ed Levin and Jan Lewandoski will be our
guides. Ed and Jan recently completed a study of historic
timer frames with the Guild thanks to funding from the National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training. PEI's
executive director, Judy Hayward, will be on hand to showcase
the masonry arches that support the Windsor Post Office and
Court House designed by Ami Burnham Young, Master Builder and
Architect, 1857.
A lunch of hearty sandwiches and beer tastings at
the Harpoon Brewery is included along with dinner in the Patrice
Room across from the historic train station in Windsor on Depot
Square. Time to explore the Simon Pearce Glassworks and
the American Precision Museum (admission fee is included) on
your own are included in the schedule of the day.
Members and Spouses of TFG and PEI: $90
each. Others: $120 each
For more information: http://www.preservationworks.org/registration.htm
Industrial
Heritage: Powering the Past into the Future
Maine's 32nd Annual Historic Preservation Conference
Friday September 17, Biddeford/Saco
This conference brings
together a wide variety of interests and answers about how our
economic past can provide matchless opportunities to stimulate
and strengthen our communities today. Coming on the heels of the
Governor’s Creative Economy conference last May, this is an
exciting educational event with something for everyone. This
conference is considered to be Maine’s premier gathering of
preservation professionals, advocates and community activists
– each year presenting a new, compelling theme and fresh
viewpoints.
Two keynote presenters are
featured this year:
Author and historian Bruce
Clouette will take a long-view at Maine's rich industrial
heritage. He will cover the whole story of industrialization:
the early water powered mills, shipbuilding, the textile giants,
the paper mills, extractive industries like granite and
limestone, the railroads, canning and lumbering.
Dr. John R. Mullin, the Dean
of the Graduate School at the University of Massachusetts and
Director of the Center for Economic Development, will present
“The Once and Future New England Milltown”. He will focus on
the value of these special places as they are once again on the
rebound.
For information about
the rest of the day's activities, suggested reading, and to
register on line visit www.mainepreservation.org
or phone (207) 775-3652 to request a brochure by mail.
Traditional Building Forum Symposium
September 28-29, 2004 at Columbia University, New York
Building owners, developers, architects,
engineers, contractors, and suppliers — all under one roof,
for two days. Whether you work on commercial, civic,
institutional, or residential properties, if you’re in the
business of restoration, renovation, or traditional building you
won’t want to miss this event.
The Traditional Building Forum brings the
building team together in an intensive, highly-focused
symposium, with a series of Master Classes led by expert
practitioners of restoration, renovation, new urbanism, and
period-inspired new construction. This unique event will take
place at the site of the country’s oldest graduate program in
historic preservation – Columbia University in New York..
All attendees participate in two Keynote
Addresses and Plenary Sessions, as well as breakfasts,
networking lunches, and a Forum Reception. Participants will
also attend four Master Classes over two days within their
chosen specialization. The specialized Master Classes run
concurrently and offer programs in either Residential Building
or Commercial Building.
Traditional Building Forum 2004 Highlights:
- A
Keynote Address and Plenary Session each day
- Earn
10 Continuing Education Units—most of which qualify for
AIA’s health, safety, and welfare requirement
- Eight
Master Classes—attend four sessions within your chosen
specialization
- Two
Networking Breakfasts—meet and greet your colleagues over
breakfast
- Luncheon
Roundtable Discussions (Day 1)—network with industry
leaders over lunch both days
- Forum
Reception—Tuesday, September 28, with attendees from the
DOCOMOMO International Conference
- See
the latest industry materials and services—visit with 45
key industry suppliers
View the full Conference Program, complete
with schedule of events, session descriptions, and speaker
information at www.tb-forum.com.
Call 800-982-6247 for more information.
Don't wait. Space is limited. Take advantage of Early Bird
Discounts and SAVE $100 when you register before September 10!
Registration closes September 21, 2004
Register online at www.tb-forum.com
today!
Structural Evaluation & Repair: Timber
Frame Structures
November 19-20, 2004
Evaluating the physical condition of a historic
or existing building is the crucial first step in developing a
sensitive, cost effective, rehabilitation or maintenance
plan. The instruction team, comprised of an engineer and a
timber framer, will discuss types of structural systems;
evaluation and testing; locating common problem areas; typical
examples of rot and insect damage; introductory analysis of wood
and timber structures; and case studies in timber repair.
A field trip will be included. Participants are encouraged
to bring slides and photos of structural projects on which they
are involved.
For more information: http://www.preservationworks.org/registration.htm
GRANTS
and FUNDING
2004 Community Assistance Grant Program
Act 122 of the 2004 General Assembly, as signed by the Governor,
created the Municipal and Non-Profit Community Assistance
Program. An Allocation of $450,000 was made to fund the
program for one fiscal year.
The purpose of the program is to assist local
programs operating on a municipal or regional basis, through
small appropriations to initiate or complete specific activities
critical to the program’s success. Examples of
activities could include the purchase of supplies/materials for
youth programs; minor renovations to parks and recreation
fields, books for library programs, assistance with improvements
to publicly-owned facilities.
There must be documented local support for the
proposed project. Such support can take the form of
matching grants, Selectboard endorsement, local town meeting
affirmation or similar assurances that the money will be used in
accordance with a community’s vision for itself.
Application Deadline: September 10, 2004
For more information, contact: Deborah Ferrell
State of Vermont
Department of Buildings & General Services
2 Governor Aiken Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05633-5801
Telephone: 802-828-3519
Deb.ferrell@state.vt.us
Vermont Arts Council's Cultural
Facilities Grant 2004
The guidelines for this years Cultural Facilities Grant program
are on the Council's website, http://www.vermontartscouncil.org
-- go to "Grants" and then to "Grants for
Organizations" and then to "Cultural Facilities."
Hard copies will be available on request.
Awards will range from a minimum of $750 to a
maximum of $5,000. Grant recommendations will be made on the
basis of a competitive review of submitted materials and
priority will be given to those applicants articulating a
compelling case for need. Organizations that received a grant
last year may not apply this year.
Grants must be matched on a 1:1 basis (75% of
which must be in cash, 25% may be in-kind donations. $50,000
will be available to assist nonprofit organizations in Vermont
to improve facilities used to provide cultural activities to the
public. Applicants may apply for either general facilities
improvements or for ADA accessibility renovations but not both.
This program is administered by the Vermont
Arts Council in conjunction with the Vermont Historical Society,
the Vermont Museum & Gallery Alliance, and the Vermont
Division for Historic Preservation. If you have any questions
about the guidelines or procedures, or if you are unable to
access our website, please contact Janet Ressler at the Vermont
Arts Council (828-3778), email: jressler@vermontartscouncil.org.
Thanks to the support of the Governor's Office and the Vermont
State Legislature, the Cultural Facilities Grants Program is now
in its 16th year.
Deadline is October 4th.
OPPORTUNITIES
for EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER WORK
Preservation Advocate, Historic Seattle
Historic Seattle invites applications for the position of
Preservation Advocate. Historic Seattle is the only city-wide
non-profit organization devoted exclusively to the preservation
of Seattle's historic and architectural legacy. Since its
founding in 1974, Historic Seattle has been a major advocate for
and active participant in thoughtful and meaningful preservation
and rehabilitation of historic buildings, landscapes and
architectural artifacts. Additional information is available at:
http://www.historicseattle.org
Agency of Transportation Grants
Coordinator
Consultative, administrative, and technical work at a
professional level involving the development, management, and
monitoring of federal and state grant programs under the Federal
Transportation and Efficiency Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21)
legislation for the Agency of Transportation. Positions in this
class are responsible for training and technical assistance to
municipal and regional officials, program administrators, state
managers and other professional staff. Duties focus on grants
management, on-site compliance monitoring, financial audits
management, environmental review, and programs clearance. Work
is performed under the general supervision of an administrative
supervisor. This position is a job share.
For more information: http://www.vermontpersonnel.org/jobapplicant/announcements_detail.cfm?id=10412
Call for Presenters, Traditional
Building Exhibition & Conference
Knowledgeable professionals with expertise in historic
preservation, restoration, renovation, and historically
inspired, traditional new construction are invited to submit
proposals for workshop and seminar presentations at the upcoming
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference in Philadelphia,
April 27-30, 2005.
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
is the nation’s largest event dedicated to the rehabilitation
of building interiors, exteriors, landscapes, streetscapes and
historically inspired, traditional new construction.
Drawing several thousand professionals from a variety of
disciplines, Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference is
the only arena where architects, engineers, contractors,
designers, planners, facilities managers, building owners, and
preservationists gather to learn about the resources, skills and
knowledge necessary to preserve and maintain our cultural
heritage.
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
is committed to developing quality learning activities in
accordance with national criteria for continuing educational
credits in a variety of professions. Professional learning units
through the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American
Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the American Society of
Interior Designers (ASID), the International Interior Design
Association (IIDA), the American Institute of Constructors (AIC),
and the American Planning Association (APA) are offered.
Please direct questions, or requests for
assistance reviewing your proposal prior to the submission
deadline, to Judy Hayward at 802-674-6752 or email jhayward@restoremedia.com
Proposals must be received by September 30,
2004, for Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference 2005.
For more information about Historic Vermont,
to subscribe or to unsubscribe to the email version, or to
submit something for publication please contact Meg Campbell,
Editor. ptv@sover.net
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