Preserving the Built Context: How the City of Milwaukee has Invested in its Housing Stock Webinar
Wednesday, March 3 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Many legacy cities have been dealing with an aging housing stock overlaid with slow value increases since the housing market recovery of the mid-2010s.
Join Larry Kilmer II, Program Director for the City of Milwaukee’s Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation, for a discussion about locally funded housing rehabilitation programs and the creative financing underpinning those programs.
Speaker
Larry Kilmer II has been working in affordable housing for more than ten years, focusing primarily on creating and sustaining homeownership. Prior to his current position as the Program Director for the City of Milwaukee’s Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation, he was the Housing Rehabilitation Manager for the Department of City Development. Before working for the City, Larry was the Housing Rehab Manager for the non-profit ACTS Housing. Additionally, Larry is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Larry holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning as well as both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Architecture. He is currently enrolled in the Urban Studies doctoral program at UW-Milwaukee.
New Solutions For House Museums: Five Lessons Learned Webinar
Wednesday, January 13 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join author Donna Ann Harris for this webinar about the second edition of her best-selling book, New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America’s Historic Homes. Donna will share stories from a handful of her 18 case studies to highlight how the new uses or users of these historic sites made them more financially sustainable–even through the Great Recession–and the lessons they learned about stewardship for the long haul. The second edition was published on November 1, 2020 and is now available from Rowman and Littlefield Publishers/AASLH. The publisher is offering a 30% discount, if you are interested in purchasing the book. The discount code will be shared at the end of the presentation.
Speaker
Donna Ann Harris is the principal of Heritage Consulting Inc. a Philadelphia-based Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) consulting firm that aids non-profit organizations and government agencies nationwide in the following practice areas: downtown and commercial district revitalization, historic preservation, tourism product development, and non-profit organizational development.
Ms. Harris is nationally known as a Main Street professional, having served as State coordinator for Illinois Main Street before starting her consulting practice in 2004. She has worked with local Main Street organizations in 24 states and presented at every national Main Street conference since starting her firm. Most recently she recorded three, 90-minute fundraising webinars for the Main Street America Institute.
AltaMira Press published her book New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America’s Historic Houses in 2007. This title has been the best seller for AltaMira Press since its publication. A second edition was published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers/AASLH in November 2020. For 16 years Ms. Harris has been speaking about and consulting with historic house museums around the country about alternative uses and stewardship responsibilities.
Using the Standards for Rehabilitation to Guide Your Next Building Project Webinar
Wednesday, December 16 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
How well do you know the National Park Service’s Standards for Rehabilitation? This set of 10 common-sense guidelines focuses on how to retain the historic character of your building, while adapting the building for current uses, whether in a residential or business setting. Thousands of building projects across Ohio have successfully used the Standards as a benchmark to achieve the best building rehabilitation outcomes. Learn from Mariangela Pfister, head of Technical Preservation Services at the State Historic Preservation Office, how these standards are applied to common rehabilitation situations.
Dealing with Decorative Plaster Webinar
Wednesday, November 18 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Some of us are lucky enough to have decorative plaster in our homes or businesses, but in the age of drywall is there any way save it when it’s deteriorated, missing sections, or caked with 20 layers of paint? The pros at John Canning & Co say yes and they’ll share some of the common plaster problems, and how they’ve solved those problems, featuring a variety of their restoration projects.
American with Disabilities Act and Historic Rehabilitation Webinar
Thursday, November 12 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Join us for this webinar, to increase the understanding of when it is essential to upgrade a structure to meet guidelines for the American’s with Disabilities Act and when the Ohio Building Code will require changes. It is equally important to understand when changes are NOT required.
Guidance will cover how historic properties can be made accessible while preserving the historic character; what steps can be taken to conduct a simple audit as a planning step; how to review applicable codes; and when to consult professionals. Wouldn’t it be great to avoid adding an elevator to a small budget project?
Understanding the scope of the project undertaken and how to maintain those limits increases the chances of success when applying for grants, when controlling costs on the project, and when improving the building to welcome the public.
The presentation will be led by Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA and Alice Sloan of Perspectus Architecture from Cleveland/Akron.
This webinar is registered for 1.0 HSW credits for AIA members.
Presenters
Elizabeth Murphy, FAIA, NCIDQ, LEED GA, Perspectus Principal, is an AIA Ohio Gold Medal Architect dedicated to preservation and restoration technology and design. She consults with building owners and architects regarding state and federal rehabilitation tax credits, design related to old or historic structures, detailed restoration specifications, historic interiors and design guidelines for historic urban centers.
Alice Sloan is a Technical Preservation Specialist with a broad portfolio of experience in technical assessment, historic preservation research and condition assessments for proposed adaptive use, rehabilitation and restoration projects. She is a graduate of the Architectural Conservation Master’s Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
A Rehab Story: The Hartong Farmstead Webinar
Wednesday, September 23 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
The Hartong Farmstead in Green has a storied history, and an exciting new chapter in its life that we’re eager to share. Join Sarah Haring, community development administrator for the City of Green, Rachel Bellis, who has recently moved into the farmstead and is turning the parcel back into a working farm, and Tracy Emrick of Cuyahoga Valley Countryside, an organization that has adopted an innovative approach to preserving historic buildings and structures in park settings, for a discussion about the property, its history, the “save,” and its future. Join us for the first in our webinar series: A Rehab Story.
I Need Capital for My Small Business… Now What? Webinar
Wednesday, September 9th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join Heritage Ohio and Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) for a discussion of small business training and funding resources. ECDI is a statewide resource for Ohio businesses, providing educational classes to improve small business success and lending programs for startup and expanding businesses.
Aaron Cornell, Director of Community and Rural Lending at ECDI, will discuss some of the challenges that small business owners face, as well as resources available to current and future small business owners to overcome these challenges. Additionally, Aaron will discuss factors that lenders, including banks and other lenders such as ECDI, look for. Participants will leave knowing who they can talk to for small business advice and take away practical tips to increase their chances of receiving funding for their business.
At ECDI, Aaron Cornell helps clients across Ohio access capital for their small businesses. ECDI is a nonprofit micro and small business lender headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, providing lending and training opportunities to business owners not able to access traditional sources of capital. Learn more about ECDI on their website.
Arts Commissions: Creating Cool Downtowns Webinar
Wednesday, August 12th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Art is one of the most important elements of creating a cool downtown. This webinar will share the success of four communities from around Ohio: Athens, Canton, Hamilton, and Toledo. What are their most successful projects? What barriers have they had to overcome? How have they funded these improvements? Each community will provide a short overview and then presenters will be available to answer your questions.
Please join: Carol Patterson Chair of the Athens Municipal Art Commission; Tricia Ostertag, VP Marketing & Special Events for Arts in Stark; Jacob Stone, Communications Specialist City of Hamilton; and Ryan Bunch Director of Community Initiatives at the The Arts Commission, Toledo
Change and Tradition: Downtown Main Streets in Ohio Web Discussion
Thursday, June 11th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Wellington has a rich tradition of late 19th Century commercial buildings that have been preserved in the downtown area. This look at the buildings of downtown will focus on the styles of the original buildings, both in current photos and historic photos, and the changes that have been made to the streetscapes over the years. To put the town in context, we will look at the development of downtowns in various places throughout Ohio, including Hudson, Medina, Norwalk, and Warren.
Speaker
Christie Borkan is an architectural historian who grew up in Wellington, living on North Mill Street and later on South Main Street. She earned a BA in Art History from Hiram College, and an MA from the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture, University of Delaware. She has worked in the Spirit of ’76 Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Hale Farm & Village, and the Western Reserve Historical Society. She has also taught courses in American Decorative Arts and American Architecture for over 30 years at Hiram College and Cleveland State University.
Why Signage is Important & Why Business Owners Aren’t Excited About Signs, But Should Be! Web Discussion
Thursday, June 11th – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meggan and Jason with Innovative Marketing Products will discuss sign materials and cost as well as designs, colors, fonts and what to put on a sign.
We would love to leave time to answer questions. Jason will handle all questions related to specs and fabrication as he can answer any question ( we mean any) that you may have.
Innovative is a small sign shop located in Wellington, OH. We are entering our fourth year as business partners, but Jason has over 20 years experience with signage and industrial arts. We specialize in designing and fabricating custom signage. We take a lot into consideration before we have a solid foundation for a sign idea. We do one to two site surveys of a business to help us develop a plan for a sign. We will then design and create digital images to share with a business owner before we begin production.
In many cases, we handle all the sign licenses with the city and finalize details with the building departments. We also do sign refurbishment; providing some TLC to older signs or a logo change. We also offer banners and car graphics. When we first got started we thought we would go into personalized products as well as signs, but we are sticking to signs, banners and car graphics, so you may see a name change! The best place to find us is on Facebook at Innovative Marketing Products, llc.
Medina: 60 Years of Targeted Historic Preservation Web Discussion
Wednesday, June 10th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Founded in 1818, and suffering a major fire in the 1840s, and again in the early 1870s, Medina, Ohio has risen like a phoenix several times over its storied history. Largely rebuilt between 1871-1881, our community features a cohesive and comprehensive collection of mid-to-late 19th Century brick commercial buildings.
In the mid-1940s, Medina, was chosen as a quintessential, Midwestern small town in America, and was the focus of an RKO/Pathe Pictures 20-minute short film called Hometown USA. However, by the 1960s, the historic buildings surrounding the town square has been modernized, bastardized, and generally ignored.
Join Matt Wiederhold from Main Street Medina as he shares how 60 years of targeted historic preservation and private investment became the stepping stones to economic vitality in Medina, Ohio, and how important preservation and authentic placemaking is to creating a vibrant community.