Preservation Ohio joins the Champaign County Preservation Alliance in inviting you to an exciting and unique event.
We invite you to join us on June 24 in Urbana for “Tools & Strategies to Create Vibrant Historic Neighborhoods,” where you can learn about the latest ways to reinvigorate period neighborhoods while at the same time meeting and learning from preservationists from across Ohio. You can also stay in town for that weekend’s extraordinary house and garden tour.
Basic Event Information
Date & Time: Friday, June 24, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Conference Venue: Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 236 Scioto Street
Conference Hotel: Scioto Inn, 205 Scioto Street – block of rooms has been reserved; mention conference for a discount. Hotel website is here.
Health Guidelines: All directives of the local health department will be observed. Socially distanced seating will be available. Hand sanitizing stations will be available for attendees.
Historic House & Garden Tour
The Champaign County Preservation Alliance will be holding its traditional Historic Home & Garden Tour on Saturday/Sunday, June 25/26. Visit historic houses, churches, gardens, and landscapes. Shuttle busses will transport visitors from one site to another. Tickets for this event will be available on the day of the Tour at each stop and are not included in the conference registration. More information will be forthcoming.
Speakers
Mark Dollase
Mark Dollase supervises Indiana Landmarks’ nine regional offices statewide, providing preservation and restoration advice to building owners and advocacy for endangered structures. After serving as director of various regional offices, Mark left in 2002 to become Executive Director of Utah Heritage Foundation. The following year he returned to Indiana Landmarks, the largest statewide preservation organization in the U.S. In his current role, he oversees the group’s extensive easement program, a $2 million real estate program, its Indiana Modern initiative, African American grants program and he started an LGBTQ initiative. After earning a B.A. in History from the University of Nebraska, Mark completed graduate coursework in historic preservation at Ball State University.
Mark will talk on neighborhood revitalization efforts in the Hoosier State and how what has been learned can benefit the Buckeye State.
John Bry
John Bry is a nationally certified downtown development professional with Main Street America with over 27 years’ experience working in large and small communities nationwide. He has served as a local Main Street Program Director and as a state coordinator during his career working with Heritage Tourism, Historic Preservation, downtown revitalization, placemaking and economic development projects representing millions of dollars in investment. For the past 5 plus years he has served as Administrator of Local Business Development and Program Coordinator of the Main Street Program with the Economic Development Department of Oakland County, Michigan in metro Detroit. Oakland County is home to the only countywide Coordinating Main Street Program in the U.S.. John holds bachelor and master’s degrees in Historic Preservation His preservation career reaches back to his teen years. During that time, he founded the first countywide Historic Preservation organization in Ohio that still exists today.
John will profile Pennsylvania’s Elm Street Program for historic neighborhoods and discuss its possibilities for Ohio.
Thomas Palmer
Thomas Palmer has nearly 30 years of experience in historic preservation and downtown revitalization in Ohio. He was the Board President of one of Ohio’s three charter Main Street programs, and oversaw the launch of a downtown program that generated $20 million in public and private investment over ten years. As a licensed attorney, he has represented clients in preservation-related matters and has drafted preservation easements that project historic properties in five Ohio counties; worked to create local historic preservation and design review ordinances and guidelines; drafted agreements that have resulted in millions of dollars of investment in historic structures; and served as a speaker across the state. For the last 15 years Palmer has served as Executive Director of Preservation Ohio, the state’s original statewide preservation organization.
Thomas will talk about new and perhaps surprising financial tools and other benefits for Ohio neighborhoods and downtowns.
