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First Presbyterian Church, the French Art Colony, the Gallipolis Historic Preservation Review Board,
and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society will sponsor a Building
Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Gallipolis, Ohio, area on May 10-11, 2007.
The clinic features Building Doctors Mariangela Pfister and Mark Epstein of the Ohio Historic
Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, May 10, from 7-9 p.m. in the Fellowship Room of First
Presbyterian Church, 51 State St., Gallipolis. 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 11, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfister and Epstein will be available to visit pre-1955
buildings within five miles of downtown Gallipolis, 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.
Epstein heads the Resource Protection and Review Department of the Ohio Historic Preservation
Office, which reviews federal undertakings for their effects on historic properties. He has a
master’s degree in city and regional planning from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s
degree in Political Science from the American University. Epstein has served as assistant to the
German Village Commission in Columbus, assistant editor for the Journal of Planning Literature, and
editor and writer for Wilson Business Abstracts. His preservation experience includes preparing
economic development , environmental, and comprehensive plans, reviewing certificate of
appropriateness applications, and documenting buildings for the Ohio Historic Inventory. He is
active in local preservation organizations, serving on the Bexley Historical Society and Bexley
Heritage Fund committees.
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. She has developed a wood
conservation presentation, has written articles on preservation topics, and is working 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.
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 Janice M. Thaler of Gallipolis, (740) 446-4425.
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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