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The City of Willoughby, Heart of Willoughby, and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio
Historical Society will sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Willoughby,
Ohio, area on September 6-7, 2007.
The clinic features Building Doctors Mariangela Pfister and William Palmer of the Ohio Historic
Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, September 6, from 7-9 p.m. on the Lower Level of
Willoughby City Hall, One Public Square, Willoughby. 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, September 7, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pfister and Palmer will be available to visit pre-1955
buildings within five miles of downtown Willoughby, 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. 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.
Palmer, history/architecture development reviews manager for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office,
holds a master’s degree in history/historic preservation from Youngstown State University. Before
joining the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, he worked for the Youngstown State University
Center for Historic Preservation, conducting research and writing nominations to the National
Register of Historic Places.
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 Lipscomb of Willoughby at (440) 953-4191 or jlipscomb@willoughbyohio.com.
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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