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Historic Downtown Millersburg, Holmes County Historical Society, Commerical Savings Bank, Kline
Lumber Company, and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society will
sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Millersburg, Ohio, area on
June 14-15, 2007.
The clinic features Building Doctors Martha Raymond and Mark Epstein of the Ohio Historic
Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, June 14, from 7-9 p.m. at West Fork Community Center,
170 Parkview Dr., Millersburg. 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, June 15, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Raymond and Epstein will be available to visit pre-1955
buildings within five miles of downtown Millersburg, 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.
Raymond heads the Technical Preservation Services Department of the Ohio Historic Preservation
Office, which advises on care of older buildings and aids Ohioans in obtaining a Rehabilitation
Investment Tax Credit available to owners of income-producing properties listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
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.
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 Mark Boley of the Holmes County Historical Society, (330) 674-0022.
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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