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Historic Canal Dover Association, the City of Dover, Dover Historical Society, Comfort Inn,
Tuscarawas County Heritage Homes Association, and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the
Ohio Historical Society will sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Dover,
Ohio, area on May 7-8, 2009.
The clinic features Building Doctors Mariangela Pfister and Justin Cook of the Ohio Historic
Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, May 7, from 7-9 p.m. in the Carriage House at the J.E.
Reeves Museum, 325 E. Iron Ave., Dover. 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 8, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfister and Cook will be available to visit pre-1955
buildings within five miles of downtown Dover, 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 for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office,
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.
Cook, history reviews manager for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, has a bachelor’s degree
in classics from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in historic preservation from
the University of Vermont, with post-baccalaureate studies in history at the University of North
Florida and urban and regional planning at the University of Florida. He reviews federally-assisted
projects for effects on historic properties.
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 Robert Mueller, (330) 602-4232 or
info@canaldover.org.
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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Contact Tom Wolf, Public Education Manager, Ohio Historic Preservation Office, (614) 298-2000, or via e-mail:
twolf@ohiohistory.org
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