BUILDING DOCTORS WILL BE MAKING ROUNDS IN DEERFIELD MAY 22-23, 2008

The Deerfield Historical Society and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society will sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Deerfield, Ohio, area on May 22-23, 2008.

The clinic features Building Doctors Mariangela Pfister and Bill Palmer of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office.

It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, May 22, from 7-9 p.m. at the Deerfield Town Hall, 1450 S.R. 14, Deerfield. Open to all old-building owners in the area, the seminar will feature guidelines for renovation projects and ways to solve some of the most common problems of buildings dating from 1800 to 1955.

On Friday, May 23, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfister and Palmer will be available to visit pre-1955 buildings within five miles of Deerfield, advising owners on specific technical or design problems by appointment. The on-site consultations are free.

The ‘doctors’ examine all kinds of older buildings. Some of the things that typically call for an on-site examination include persistent peeling paint or flaking plaster, a wet basement, deteriorating masonry, and plans for remodeling, additions, or demolitions.

Pfister, technical preservation services manager, manages the Building Doctor program, answers questions about care of older buildings, and works with applicants for a federal Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit and the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit. She has developed a wood conservation presentation, has written articles on preservation topics, and continues to work on a series of fact sheets entitled Fast Facts on common old-building maintenance issues. Pfister holds a master’s degree in history from The Ohio State University and bachelor’s degrees in history, English, and secondary education from Capital University.

Palmer, history/architecture development reviews manager, holds a master’s degree in history/historic preservation from Youngstown State University. Before joining the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, he worked for Youngstown State University’s Center for Historic Preservation, conducting research and writing nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. Palmer’s area of study includes Gilded Age architects and Beaux Arts architecture.

The seminars and visits from the Building Doctors are free, but advance registration is required.

To register, visit www.building-doctor.org or call toll free 1-800-499-2470. For more information contact Sally Sampson of Deerfield, (330) 654-3168 or sallysampson@earthlink.net.

The Building Doctor program is made possible in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society. Each clinic is made possible by support from local cosponsors, as well.

The Ohio Historic Preservation Office is Ohio’s official historic preservation agency. A part of the Ohio Historical Society, it identifies historic places in Ohio, nominates properties to the National Register of Historic Places, reviews federally-assisted projects for effects on historic, architectural, and archaeological resources in Ohio, consults on the conservation of older buildings and sites, and offers educational programs and publications.

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