YOP: Collaborative Coloring Book
Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 1 PM – 4 PM
Join us to create a collaborative coloring book! We need your help to draw images of historic places in Ohio, that have been revitalized thanks to historic tax credits. No need to worry about your artistic skill level, because we will have tracing paper and printed images of buildings. Trace a building and add your own artistic flare.
Make sure to sign your drawing, because all of our illustrators will receive recognition in the coloring book.
This will be a fun opportunity for you to learn a bit about historic tax credits, learn cool new uses for old buildings, and flex your artistic muscles.
We will be at the Main Branch Columbus Metropolitan Library (96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH 43215) in meeting room 3A.
People of all ages are welcome to participate in YOP activities.
For more information about YOP and updates on this event check out their Facebook page
Ohio’s Downtown Redevelopment Districts and Historic Preservation Development Webinar
Wednesday, December 19th 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Developing certified historic structures can be a complicated and complex task. Ohio’s Downtown Redevelopment District program is a critical tool to redevelop these important historic structures. Downtown Redevelopment Districts work like Tax Increment Financing in that they capture new growth in property taxes in a defined 10 acre district continuous to a certified historic structure. Unlike a TIF that is generally restricted to public infrastructure improvements, a Downtown Redevelopment District can be used to redevelop the historic building, build innovation districts to grow high-tech companies, build public infrastructure or fund local economic development groups associated with the projects. Learn from the experts at Montrose Development Advisors, including David Robinson and Nate Green, as well as from Rodd Hale, Village Administrator of Versailles, Ohio, who implemented multiple Downtown Redevelopment Districts to better understand how this important historic preservation program works at the Heritage Ohio webinar series on December 19, 2018 at 1pm.
David J. Robinson has 25 years of economic development experience and provides economic development planning and corporate site location consulting services. Mr. Robinson is the Principal of Montrose Development Advisors, author of two economic development textbooks and served as a lawyer, Member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Ameritech Ohio, Columbus Mayor Greg Lashutka and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Robinson is a graduate of Bowling Green State University, the Ohio State University law school, and has an Advanced Management Certificate from Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.
Nate Green has over 19 years of economic development experience and provides economic development strategic planning, corporate site location and financial advisory services to communities, companies, developers, and port authorities. Nate is Director of Economic Development for Montrose Development Advisors, LLC and served an executive for Piper Jaffray, JobsOhio, Ohio Department of Development, Pickaway Progress Partnership, and the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. Mr. Green is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and with an MBA from Ohio University.
Rodd Hale is an Ohio local government leader. Rodd currently serves as the Village Administrator for Versailles, Ohio. Rodd has served in his current position for six years and prior to that worked as the Public Safety and Service Director for the city of Greenville, Ohio. On behalf of Versailles, Ohio, Mr. Hale served as the point of contact for the development of multiple Downtown Redevelopment Districts. Mr. Hale is a graduate of Bluffton College and has his Masters’ Degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University.
This webinar is a benefit of Heritage Ohio membership, to become a member click HERE
To register for the webinar click HERE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Student Preservationist Conference Scholarship is back for a 2nd year!
We’re pleased to announce that former Heritage Ohio Trustee Glenn Harper has again made the Student Preservation Conference Scholarship available for the 2018 conference! The scholarship includes a full registration to attend the conference (including our Legacy Circle Reception on October 22), two nights lodging at the conference hotel, Metropolitan at the 9 in downtown Cleveland, and up to a $100 travel stipend.
To be eligible to apply for the scholarship you need to be currently enrolled in a degree program, a resident of Ohio, and under the age of 40 as of October 22.
If you would like to join us, please complete the scholarship application no later than Friday, September 14. We’ll announce the winner of the scholarship Friday, September 21.
Please contact Frank Quinn at 614.258.6200, or at fquinn@heritageohio.org with any questions you have about the application. Good luck!
You can access the scholarship application below.
2016 Appalachia Heritage Luncheon
Ohio Hill Country Heritage Area & Heritage Ohio
Invite you to Celebrate Appalachia’s Culture, Nature & Heritage at the
6th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon in the Statehouse Atrium
Wednesday, December 14th, 2016
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Show up early for Historic Statehouse Tours
led by Architect Bob Loversidge and Historian Nancy Recchie
11:00 am
Join us for a pre-Old House Fair reception with Bernice on Friday, May 6!
This year we’re kicking off the Old House Fair festivities with a special reception with Bernice Radle on Friday evening, May 6, at Root Candles, beginning at 6:00pm. Tickets to attend are only $25 per person, and can be purchased here.
2015 Annual Conference
The Heritage Ohio Annual Revitalization and Preservation Conference returns to the historic Westin Columbus October 5-7 in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
This year’s conference will once again present great learning opportunities for preservationists, community revitalization volunteers, and development professionals. There will be many activities such as field sessions, educational workshops, hands on training, and the chance to network with like-minded community members. In addition, AIA credits will be offered on many of the sessions.
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Register is now closed!
OPENING PLENARY SPEAKER
Donovan Rypkema is principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm. The firm specializes in services to public and non-profit sector clients who are dealing with downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and the reuse of historic structures. In 2004 Rypkema established Heritage Strategies International, a new firm created to provide similar services to worldwide clients. He also teaches a graduate course in preservation economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mary Means has spent more than 30 years building bridges between plans and people. She has helped scores of cities, towns, counties and civic interest groups make their communities better places to live, work and visit. Prior to entering consulting, Mary led the team that created the National Main Street program at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
LEGACY CIRCLE RECEPTION
The 2015 Legacy Circle Reception will be held on October 5. This reception, held every year at the annual conference, honors the support and generosity of our Legacy Circle members. This year the Legacy Circle Reception will be held at:
The Julian Building
272 South Front Street,
Columbus, Ohio 43215
If you are interested in information about our membership opportunities, click on the membership tab at top of the page.
SPONSORS
Thank you to everyone who has joined Heritage Ohio this year as a conference sponsor. Your support helps us keep conference registration prices affordable. Thanks to:
Boulevard Strategies
Brad DeHays
Buckeye Hills-HVRDD
Casto
Chambers Murphy & Burge
Cheryl Stephens
Coon Restoration
Craig Gossman/Source 3 Development
CT Consultants
DS Architecture
EJ
FirstMerit Bank
Frontier Communications
global X
Gray & Pape
Heritage Architectural Associates
John Gerlach & Company LLP
Lamplight Industries
Longwell Legal LLC
Marvin Windows
McGladrey
MCM Company
Novogradac & Company LLP
Ohio Arts Council
Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing
Ohio Group Insurance Consultants
Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office
OHM Advisors
Orton Family Foundation
Perfect Balance
Plante Moran
Poggemeyer Design Group
Rausche Historic Preservation, LLC
Sandvick Architects
Schooley Caldwell Associates
TRIAD Architects
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Union Metal
Where to eat in Columbus
Have you checked out the Building Technology Heritage Library?
When it comes to historic preservation weaknesses, I have a few (ie, many). And right up at the top of the list are plan books. These historical publications may have covered contemporary house plans, painting palettes, or more esoteric subjects such as cast iron storefronts. As an example, Sears was going all out during the first half of the 20th century, hawking their “Honor-Bilt” homes in their ubiquitous catalogs.
I love perusing these plan books because they provide great insight on what people were building or using, and can provide good rehabilitation inspiration. So, you can imagine my excitement at being reminded about the Building Technology Heritage Library, the multi-year project from the Association for Preservation Technology to digitize these resources and make them available through the Internet Archive. Now, all you need is an internet connection to review the Sears 1936 catalog (go ahead, see what Sears had to offer here) and literally thousands more. Happy online reading!
Call for Conference Session Proposals
Heritage Ohio is currently planning for our Annual Conference to be held in Columbus October 5-7, 2015. If you have a session that might be interesting to our audience of revitalization & preservation advocates and professionals link HERE for our proposal guidelines, proposals will be accepted through February 28.
Nominations open for Heritage Ohio's Annual Awards
Earlier this week we opened our call for nominations for the Heritage Ohio 2014 Annual Awards. The annual awards recognize the best in the state for historic preservation and downtown revitalization in categories such as Best Public/Private Partnership, Spirit of Main Street, Best Commercial Rehabilitation, and (new this year) Historic Farmstead of the Year! You can learn more about the award categories here.
We will accept award submissions through Friday, May 23, with judging in June. We’ll honor the award winners at a special ceremony during our Annual Conference in Kent on September 23.
So, if you have a project or person that deserves special recognition in the world of historic preservation or downtown revitalization, we invite you to complete and submit a nomination form for judging. Good luck!
Appalachia Heritage 3 Minute Success Story Nominations
The Appalachia Heritage Luncheon was conceived by Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area and Heritage Ohio as an opportunity to share the many diverse successes that highlight the past and future of Ohio’s Appalachia Region. Selected project representatives each present their projects’ story, providing exposure to many successes in Appalachia.
Nominations are now being accepted to present 3-minute success stories of projects which have created, enhanced, preserved and/or improved the value and understanding of Ohio’s Appalachia Heritage, and as a result improved quality of life, created meaningful employment or entrepreneurial opportunities to be presented at the 2014 Appalachia Heritage Luncheon, held in the Ohio’s Capital Building Rotunda.
To nominate a project fill out this form Appalachia Heritage Success Stories Nomination Form