Teaching walls to talk: researching the history of your old building

We’ve all heard the expression “if these walls could talk,” but what if there really was a way to tease out information about our old houses or commercial buildings in the form of stories about its history? Join preservation consultant Nathalie Wright for an introduction to researching the history of old buildings. Nathalie will review common sources of information you can use to begin to flesh out the story of your special building, whether old or new, commercial or residential.
Nathalie’s webinar is one of a series of May webinars presented by Heritage Ohio in celebration of Preservation Month and are free and open to all. This webinar has been approved for 1 AIA HSW Continuing Education Hour.

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Presenter Bio

Nathalie Wright is a historic preservation consultant, based in Columbus, Ohio.  Nathalie graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Art History and specialization in Historic Preservation.  With over twenty years of experience, she formerly worked at the State Historic Preservation Offices for Michigan and Ohio, as well as the Columbus Landmarks Foundation.  Nathalie has written multiple National Register of Historic Places nominations, for properties ranging in diversity from a 19^th century county children’s home, to early 20^th century banks and hotels, to mid-20^th century Polynesian supper clubs.  She co-authored the Zoar Historic District, a 19^th century utopian settlement, nominated for listing as a National Historic Landmark.  Nathalie has a particular interest in mid-20^th century architecture and is dedicated to its preservation and documentation, including the recent historic designation of Erma Bombeck’s house.  She served as project manager for the Ohio Modern: Dayton Area Survey, a large-scale model survey of recent past properties.