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Main Street Vermilion and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society will
sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Vermilion, Ohio, area on September
20-21, 2007.
The clinic features Building Doctors William Palmer and Justin Cook of the Ohio Historic
Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, September 20, from 7-9 p.m. in the Vermilion High School
Auditorium, 1250 Sandford St., Vermilion. 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 21, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Palmer and Cook will be available to visit pre-1955
buildings within five miles of downtown Vermilion, 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.
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.
Cook, history reviews manager for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, has a bachelor’s degree in
classics from the University of Pittsburgh and 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 in Ohio.
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 Margaret Wakefield Worcester of Vermilion at (440) 967-2495 or margaretww@centurytel.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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Contact Tom Wolf, Public Education Manager, Ohio Historic Preservation Office, (614) 298-2000, or via e-mail:
twolf@ohiohistory.org
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