PAPA's Preservation Week 2009

Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, events require no registration. The 3 events that require registration are: the 4/5 Grigg Bus Tour, the 4/7 Monticello Visitor's Center Open House, and the 4/10 Preservation 101 workshop. Please see the Learn More page for those registration details

Unless otherwise noted the event is being held at the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC)
100 5th Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902

The "Learn More" links take you to another page with information about the specific Preservation Week event. The other links take you to topics related to the speakers or their talk.

Friday, April 3

5pm: Preserving Place = Sustaining Community. Exhibition opening. Learn More.
5-7pm: Preservation Week. Opening reception.
7pm: Preservation, Who We Are and Where We Are Lecture by Roger Kennedy, Former Director of the National Park Service, 1993-1997, and Director Emeritus, National Museum of American History. (Limited seating available)
Lost Albemarle. Exhibition opening. A joint project of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and the Albemarle County Historic Preservation Committee. (Albemarle County Office Building at McIntire Road and the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society). Learn More.

Saturday, April 4

10-11:30am: Preservation is Maintenance AND Sustainable. Lecture by Camille Bowman, Easement Technical Advisor, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Learn More.
1-4pm: Open House Tours. Take a virtual tour of the buildings.

Rock/Holt House, 1010 Preston Avenue
Ed Ford House, 707 Farish Street
Rucker House, 620 Park Street
The Farm, 1201 East Jefferson Street. Park in Street for this event.
5-6pm: Preservation Beliefs and Values: Who Cares, Who Doesn't, and Why? Lecture by Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D., International Beliefs and Values Institute, James Madison University. Information on the Speaker. Auditorium of the Albemarle County Office Building at 401 McIntire Road.

Sunday, April 5

11am-12pm: From Plantation to Suburb: A Walking History of the Martha Jefferson Neighborhood. Walking tour hosted by Lydia Mattice Brandt and Melanie Miller. More Information about the Neighborhood. (Meet at Locust & East High Streets in front of the Patterson (old) Wing of the Martha Jefferson Hospital). Take a virtual tour.
12-1pm: The Woolen Mills Neighborhood. Walking tour hosted by Victoria Dunham and Bill Emory. Learn More about the Neighborhood. (Meet at the Woolen Mills Chapel at 1819 East Market Street). Take a virtual tour.
1:30-2:45pm: Milton L. Grigg, FAIA, and His Architectural Influence in Central Virginia. Lecture by W. Douglas Gilpin, Jr., FAIA. Learn More.
3:00-5:30pm: Milton L. Grigg, FAIA, Local Work. Bus tour, hosted by Richard Guy Wilson, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History, University of Virginia. Sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson chapter of the APVA. (Limited seating available, registration required). Learn More.

Monday, April 6

12-1pm: The South Rockfish Valley - Successful Synergies of Preservation, Conservation, and Sustainability. Brown bag lunch session with presentation by Liz Sargent, ASLA, LEED AP, Peter Agelasto (President of the Rockfish Valley Foundation), Hunter McCardle and Eugene Ryang (Water Street Studio). Learn More.

5pm: Historic Preservation and Green Building: Finding Common Ground. Lecture by Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic Preservation, with reception to follow. (Campbell Hall, Room 153, School of Architecture, UVA). More Information about the Speaker.

Tuesday, April 7

12-1pm: How to Research Your Historic Property: Martha Jefferson Neighborhood Case Study. Brown bag lunch session hosted by Lydia Mattice Brandt, PhD Candidate, UVA. More Neighborhood Information. Learn More.
6-8pm: Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc./Monticello - Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center Open House. Before its grand opening to the public, preview the new visitor center's exhibitions, orientation film, and children's hands-on discovery room (ideal for children aged 6-11 and their families); visit the cafe and museum shop; learn about the sustainable elements used in the design and construction of the newVisitor Center facility. (Monticello). Learn More.

Wednesday, April 8

12-1pm: Historic Preservation is the Ultimate Recycling. Brown bag lunch session with presentation, including information on using tax credits to restore old buildings, by Elizabeth Tune, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. More Information about Tax Credits. Learn More about this event.
7-9pm: Appalachia. Premier. Jamie Ross, Producer. (Campbell Hall, Room 153, School of Architecture, UVA). More Information about the Film.

Thursday, April 9

12-1pm: Preservation Virginia - Strengthening a Preservation Ethic in the Twenty-First Century. Brown bag lunch session with presentation by Elizabeth Kostelny, Executive Director, APVA / Preservation Virginia. Ms. Kostelny will discuss how Preservation Virginia can support local communities in their historic preservation efforts by sharing resources, connecting people, and demonstrating best practices.
6-8pm: Historic Structures and Sustainability: Case Studies and Discussion. Brian Broadus, Commonwealth Architects, and Alec Cargile, Lithic Construction. Information about LEED rating systems. Learn More.

Friday, April 10

12-2pm: Preservation 101 for Realtors: Becoming an Historic Property Expert. Luncheon and Workshop/Realtor Certification Course with panel discussion by Robert Carter, Virginia Department of Historic Resources; Mary Joy Scala, City of Charlottesville; Margaret Maliszewski, County of Albemarle; Jane Covington, local property owner and renovator; Brian Broadus, architect. Funded by the Southern Albemarle Association. (Registration required, 40 person maximum). Learn More.

Saturday, April 11

12-4pm: Lost Scottsville: An Exhibit of Historic Photographs. Exhibition sponsored by the Scottsville Architectural Review Board. (561 Valley Street in Scottsville).
4-6pm: Landscape Additions: The Past and Future of the Charlottesville Downtown Pedestrian Mall. Studio presentation by Beth Meyer, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, UVA and UVA Architecture School graduate students. Learn More.

A brochure listing the schedule of events will be available during Preservation Week at the CCDC

Check the web site regularly for updated session information and new events.