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Geauga County Historical Society and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical Society will
sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Burton, Ohio, area on September 25-26, 2008.
The clinic features Building Doctors Lisa Adkins and Justin Cook of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, September 25, from 7-9 p.m. at the Lennah Bond Activity Center,
14653 E. Park St., Burton. 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 26, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Adkins and Cook will be available to visit pre-1955 buildings
within five miles of downtown Burton, 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.
Adkins, architecture reviews manager, has degrees in history and English from Oberlin College, with graduate
studies in Cornell University’s historic preservation program. She reviews federally-assisted projects for
effects on historic properties. Before joining the Ohio Historic Preservation Office staff, she reviewed state-
and federally-assisted projects for West Virginia’s state historic preservation office.
Cook, history reviews manager, 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
Cheryl McNulty of the Geauga County Historical Society at (440) 834-1492 or sitemanager@geaugahistorical.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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