HRAB 04-16-91 Meeting AgendaI
COUNTY of FREDERICK
Department of Planning and Development
703/665-5651
FAX 703/678-0682
MEMORANDUM
TO: Frederick County Historic Resources Advisory Board
FROM: Kris C. Tierney, Deputy Director
RE: Meeting Notice and Agenda
DATE: April 10, 1991
There will be a meeting of the Frederick County Historic Resources
Advisory Board at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 1991, in the
conference room of the old County Courthouse, 9 Court Square
Winchester, Virginia.
Please let me know if you are unable to attend.
There are some informational items in addition to agenda materials
included in your package.
AGENDA
1. Discussion of Revisions to draft Historic Areas Overlay Zone
regulations.
2. Discussion of regulations which would allow tax deductions for
qualifying rehabilitation efforts.
3. Discussion of work session with Planning Commission.
4. Update on Opequon Archaeological Survey
5. Other.
9 N. Loudoun Street - P.O. Box 601 - Winchester, Virginia - 22601
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1. Proposed regulations are attached. Wording that has been
added isGadd and wording that is to be deleted ism
eut.
2. Attached is a revised draft amendment to the Frederick County
Code to allow a tax break for qualifying rehabilitation
efforts.
3. Attached is an outline that points out the basic components
of the proposed regulations. I would suggest that a similar
outline be presented to the Planning Commission at the work
session. I would also recommend that we run through all the
other possible preservation methods we have discussed before
going into the detailed presentation of the proposed
regulations. These methods would included:
- encouraging voluntary easement dedication
- plaque program to recognize historic properties
throughout the county
- promotion of an historic weekend
- establishing historic sites tour
- others?
4. Professor Warren Hofstra has requested time before the HRAB
to fill you in on the progress that has been made with the
survey.
5. Other.
HISTORIC AREA OVERLAY ZONE
DRAFT
April 10, 1991
Statement of Intent:
The Historic Area Overlay Zone (HAO) is intended to protect,
enhance, and aid in the perpetuation of especially noteworthy
examples, or elements, of Frederick County's cultural, social,
economic, religious, political, agricultural, military, industrial
or architectural history in order to:
a. Foster civic pride and preserve an appreciation for
historic values;
b. Maintain and improve property values by providing
incentives for upkeep and rehabilitation;
c. Protect and enhance the County's attractiveness to tourists
and visitors;
d. Provide for the education and general welfare of the people
of the County;
e. Encourage nomination of qualified historic properties to
the State and National Registers.
Procedures for establishing Overlay Boundaries:
HAO zones may be created by amending the Zoning Ordinance as
provided for in Article 2, section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance.
The Historic Resources Advisor Board HRAB may
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prop09al' prepese to the Planning Commission and the Board of
Supervisors ;amendments, including the establishment of HAO
zones and the revision of existing HAO zones. A rc�t7rs1 Jnr
Any area to be designated as an HAO zone shall in fact include
landmarks, buildings, structures, or sites determined to be
of historical and/or architectural significance. All stated
recommendations of the HRAB which supplement or modify the
general regulations of this article may be adopted by the
Board of Supervisors and applied to the zone created.
At the time an overlay zone is established, the Board of
Supervisors may create an additional position and appoint a
member to the HRAB. The member appointed shall be the owner
of property within the newly established zone and shall serve
a term of two years.
Criteria for determining an historic significance•
The significance of a historic area shall be based on
cultural, architectural and historical factors and shall be
documented in a written report, which shall include a
discussion of the following:
A. Architectural Style:
1.esn distinguishing characteristics of a
recognized style
2. significance of architectural design
3. scale and/or interrelationship of structures and/or
environmental features
4. significant patterns of development
5. quality of workmanship
6. amount of surviving original material
7. original location and/or use
8. remaining outbuildings or dependencies
9. surrounding environment, gardens, landscaping, walks
10. overall aesthetic quality
11. original integrity of the structure and its details
B. Historic and/or Cultural Significance:
1. association with historic person
2. association with historic events
3. work of leading architect or master craftsman
4. site or structure of cultural significance
C. Additional Information:
1. A description of existing structures and uses likely
to have an adverse effect on the character of the
district, including those near and visually related to
the district, with maps, photographs, and other data
indicating the reasons for such an effect.
2. A list of structures within the zone which notes which
structures are contributing and which are not. Surviving
building types and structures not historic in themselves
but adding to the character of an historic area need to
be looked at as potentially deserving preservation.
3. An analysis of lands not occupied by structures,
including lands near and visually related to the
district. For public lands, ownership, use, and location
shall be indicated. For private lands, assessed
valuation shall be added as well as existing zoning and
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planned land use.
4. Recommendations concerning su eM'...ta:
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regulations to be applied to the historic area under
consideration for the purpose of preventing changes which
are incompatible with the buildings, structures or sites
to be preserved. Such regulations may include permitted
and prohibited principal and accessory uses and
structures, minimum lot and yard requirements, maximum
lot coverage by all buildings, maximum height of
structures, off-street parking and loading requirements,
control of signs and exterior illumination and the
control of significant exterior alterations to existing
buildings.
Historic Area Overlay Regulations:
Within the Historic Area Overlay Zone, the following regulations
shall apply:
1. New construction, reconstruction, and significant
exterior alterations
No building or structure, including signs, shall be
erected, reconstructed, or substantially altered in
exterior appearance unless the HRAB approves of the
proposed activity's compatibility with the historic,
cultural, and/or architectural aspects of the zone, and
issues a certificate of appropriateness.
2. Matters to be considered in passing upon the
Appropriateness of Construction, Reconstruction, or
significant exterior alteration of buildings or
structures by the HRAB: The HRAB shall not consider
interior alterations and shall only impose restrictions
for the purpose of preventing development incompatible
with the historic aspects of the area.
The HRAB shall consider the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for Rehabilitation and the following in evaluating
the appropriateness of architectural features:
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3. Demolition: No contributing building or structure within
any HAO zone shall be demolished or removed, until a
Certificate of Appropriateness is issued by the HRAB. The
demolition or removal of a noncontributing structure may be
authorized by the zoning Administrator.
4. Matters to be considered in determining whether to grant
a permit for razing or demolition: The HRAB shall consider
any and all of the following criteria:
- Would the removal be detrimental to the public
interest?
- Could the building only be reproduced at great expense
or difficulty due to its unique or unusual texture,
material or design?
- Would denial of the permit result in the preservation
of aplace in Frederick County?
5. Offer for Sale: The owner of a building, structure
in a historic district shall, by right, be entified to
demolish same provided that:
a. He has applied for a demolition permit.
b. Made a bona fide offer to sell the structure and land on
which it is located, to an individual or group which makes
reasonable assurances that it will preserve the landmark. The
property shall be offered at a price reasonably related to its
fair market value as determined by an independent appraisal
for the period established by the schedule below.
Three months when the asking price is less than
$25,000.
- Four months when the asking price is between $25,000
and $40,000.
- Five months when the asking price is between $40,000
and $55,000.
- Six months when the asking price is between $55,000 and
$75,000.
- Seven.months when the asking price is between $75,000
and $90,000.
- Twelve months when the asking price is over $90,000.
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7. Hazardous Buildings or structures: can be demolished
without consideration by HRAB with written approval of the
Zoning Administrator stating the conditions which justify the
demolition.
8. Moving or Relocation: No landmark, building, or structure
within a district shall be removed or relocated if the move
would be detrimental to the public interest or the historic
integrity of the structure unless approved by the HRAB.
9. Uses permitted: Within the Historic Area Overlay, general
regulations and permitted uses shall be the same as provided
within the respective underlying zoning districts except where
such regulations are modified or amended by recommendation of
the HRAB and adoption of the Board of Supervisors.
10. Exceptions: Where the strict interpretation of these
regulations creates an undue hardship, the HRAB may make
recommendations for reasonable exemptive relief.
Administration:
1. Zoning Administrator: The County Zoning Administrator
shall not authorize a permit for any erection,
reconstruction, significant exterior alteration,
demolition or razing of a building, structure or site in
the HAD until the same has been approved and a
certificate of appropriateness issued by the HRAB,
following the procedures set forth below.
2. Upon receipt of an application for such a permit in the
historic district, the Zoning Administrator shall follow
the procedures below:
A. A copy of the application for such a permit,
together with a copy of the site plan and the
building plans and specifications filed by the
applicant shall be forwarded to the HRAB.
B. A file of all such applications and related
materials shall be maintained.
3. Materials to be Submitted for Review: Twelve copies of
all materials prepared in relation to the application
shall be submitted by the applicant. The Zoning
Administrator or the HRAB may require submission of any
or all of the following: architectural plans, site plans,
landscaping plans, design for proposed signs with
appropriate detail as to character, proposed exterior
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lighting arrangements, elevations of all portions of
structure with important relationships to public view
(with indications as to visual construction materials,
design of doors and windows and relationships to
adjoining structures), and such other exhibits and
reports as are necessary for these determinations.
4. Fees: The Board of Supervisors shall establish a
schedule of fees for the submission and review of an
application for a certificate of appropriateness.
5. Other Approvals Required: In any case in which an
applicant's proposal also requires the approval of the
BZA, approval by the BZA shall be obtained prior to
action by the HRAB.
6. Action of the Historic Resources Advisory Board• The
HRAB shall return, within sixty (60) days after
submission of the application, its decision concerning
granting a certificate of appropriateness for the
erection, reconstruction, significant exterior
alteration, restoration, razing or demolition, or
relocation of all or part of any building within the HAO
zone.
If the HRAB grants a certificate of appropriateness, it
shall authorize the Zoning Administrator to issue a
permit for the work specified in the application. If the
HRAB disapproves the application, the reasons shall be
stated in writing and forwarded to the applicant, and the
Zoning Administrator shall disapprove the application for
the required permit. The disapproval shall indicate what
changes in the plans and specifications would enable the
proposal to meet the conditions for protecting and
preserving the historical character of the HAO. If the
applicant determines that he will make the suggested
changes, he shall so advise the HRAB in writing which
shall act accordingly.
In the case of disapproval, the application shall not be
resubmitted for consideration until twelve (12) months
have elapsed from the date of disapproval unless the
indicated changes in plans and specifications have been
incorporated into the reapplication. The applicant may
appeal the disapproval to the Board of Supervisors.
M.
Definitions:
contributing structure or site - a structure tirs within an HAO
district, at least 50 years of age, which pos... ses.ses historical,
architectural, or cultural significance, and has not been
physically altered enough to substantially detract from its
1;ti integrity. In addition,
structures yrs":at least 50 years of age which might not
possess significant antrierit when considered alone may be considered
contributing if they have significance relative to their patterns
of development and/or their relationships with landmarks,
buildings, structures, or sites determined to be of historical
and/or architectural significance.
demolition - complete or partial dz ttrbarice dismantling or taking
J_fv `Ty human effort.
dawn of a structure �<se, c --=-ter or by natural
non-contributing structure - any structure within an HAO district
not listed as a contributing structure.
significant exterior alteration - any change in the exterior
appearance of a structure, excluding minor changes such as
painting, minor repairs, installation of easily -removed equipment
such aS::air conditioning, 'Starz doors:: car Wln:DWS.
structure - buildings, fences, railings, signs, light fixtures, or
other exterior appurtenant elements.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9A F12UMCE AND TAXATION,
ARTICLE 1, of the YREDERICK COUNTY CODE
1-9 EXEMPTION FOR REHABILITATED HISTORIC REAL ESTATE
A partial exemption from taxation shall be provided for real estate
on which a structure not less than twenty five (25) years of age
that has been rehabilitated so as to increase its assessed value
by at least 40%. Such real estate shall be located in an historic
overlay zone established by the Frederick County Board of
Supervisors, in accordance with Section 15.1-503.2, of the Ccode of
Virginia.
The partial exemption shall not exceed an amount equal to the
increase in assessed value resulting from the rehabilitation or
renovation of the structure as determined by the County Assessor.
The amount of the partial exemption shall not exceed $250,000 for
rehabilitations for residential uses or $500,000 for
rehabilitations for commercial or industrial uses. The exemption
shall commence on January 1 of the year following completion of the
rehabilitation and shall run with the real estate for a period of
ten (10) years.
Rehabilitations for residential uses cannot replace the original
structure ardanna he
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industrial uses cannot replace the original structure but may
increase the square footage of the original structure without
limit.
No property shall be eligible for such exemption unless the
appropriate certificates of appropriateness and building permits
have been acquired and the County Assessor has verified that the
rehabilitation indicated on the application has been completed.
Such rehabilitation shall be completed within 2 years of issuance
of the building permit for the work.
OUTLINE= OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR
HISTORIC AREA OVERLAY ZONE (HAO)
A. CREATION OF A ZONE
1. Could be initiated by HRAB or residents of area.
a. Proposal would include recommended boundaries and
description of the history and structures within area.
l.Structures within area would be listed as either
"contributing" or "noncontributing".
contributing structure: a structure within an HAO zone,
at least 50 years of age, which possesses historical,
architectural, or cultural significance, and has not been
physically altered enough to substantially detract from
its historical integrity. In addition, structures at
least 50 years of age which might not possess significant
merit when considered alone may be considered
contributing if they have significance relative to their
patterns of development and/or their relationships with
landmarks, buildings, structures or sites determined to
be historically and/or architecturally significant.
b. Recommendation from HRAB to the Planning Commission
then on to the Board of Supervisors for final
determination.
2. HRAB would oversee an HAO zone once it is designated.
a. Membership of HRAB would be expanded to include a
resident of the area designated.
B. REGULATIONS
1. Certificate of Appropriateness required for new
construction, reconstruction or "significant" exterior
alterations.
significant exterior alteration: any change in the exterior
appearance of a structure, excluding minor changes such as
painting, minor repairs, installation of easily -removed
equipment such as air conditioners, storm doors, windows, or
etc.
a. HRAB would consider Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for Rehabilitation to decide on
appropriateness. These standards consist of a set of
guidelines which recommend construction methods which are
preferable for maintaining the integrity of historic
structures.
b. Exemption for undue hardship.
2. Approval required prior to demolition.
a. Noncontributing structures or structures which present
a threat could be demolished without approval. The
Zoning Administrator would make this determination.
b. Any structure could be demolished by right; however,
HRAB could require that contributing structures be
offered for sale prior to their destruction.
C. ADMINISTRATION
1. Zoning Administrator forwards permit applications for
activities covered by regulations to HRAB.
2. HRAB decides within 60 days whether to grant permit.
a. If application is denied, a written statement of what
would be required to obtain approval will be provided.
If applicant agrees to changes, permit would be issued.
b. If denied, a 12 month wait prior to reapplying for
same activity.
c. If approved, permit issued for activity, commence with
construction.
D. TAX CREDIT FOR REHABILITATION
1. HRAB is also proposing that the Board of Supervisors adopt
a resolution that would allow a partial tax credit for
rehabilitation efforts to structures within an established HAO
zone.
a. To be eligible, rehabilitation would have to increase
assessed value of property by at least 40%.
b. Exemption could not exceed amount of increase in
assessed value or $250,000 for residential structures,
$500,000 for commercial or industrial.
c. Exemption would begin at the time of completion of
renovation and run with property for 10 years.
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PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF VIRGINIA
March 1991
Historic Leesburg, Virginia is the site of the 1991 Spring Preservation Workshops,
scheduled for April 5-6.
Historic Leesburg Site
of 1991 Spring
Workshops
The sixth annual Spring Preservation
Workshops of the Preservation Alliance
of Virginia will be held on April 5-6 in
historic Leesburg, Virginia. Co-spon-
sored with the Virginia Department of
Historic Resources and the Loudoun
Restoration and Preservation Society, the
conference will include over two dozen
sessions on a variety of preservation
topics.
Throughout the Commonwealth, pres-
ervationists deal with uncontrolled
growth, pressures on open space for
development, neglect of buildings, and
various other factors that are part of the
'ife of our cities and towns. The 1991
Spring Preservation Workshops will
explore ways in which preservation
groups can make the critical difference in
the planning and development processes
in their communities.
There are two workshop tracks, with
the first, A Preservation Primer:
Information for Organizations
and Architectural Review Boards,
designed for representatives of local
preservation organizations and ARBs.
This day -long track will focus on the
identification, evaluation, and protection
process. Issues dealing with comput-
erization, historic district boundaries, and
historic structures documentation will be
considered_
Track B, Rural Preservation and
the Future: Building Skills for
the 1990s, covers our cultural land-
scape and is appropriate for pres-
ervationists, planners, local property
owners, and local organizations. Ses-
sions include how to persuade property
owners and others at the local level as to
the value of preserving our open spaces,
how to conduct analyses of viewsheds,
and using zoning ordinances for rural
preservation.
Throughout the workshops, participants
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NEA Awards Alliance
Grant for ARB Training
The National Endowment for the Arts,
through its Design Arts Program, has
awarded a $37,000 grant to the Preser-
vation Alliance of Virginia to strengthen
the level of design training received by
local boards of architectural review in
Virginia
With the NEA grant, the Alliance will
develop training workshops, pub-
lications, and on-site assistance programs
to help the 55 boards in the state that
review design decisions in local historic
districts.
"We are pleased to receive this Design
Arts grant to help foster good design in
Virginia's historic districts," noted Al-
liance President S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
"From our work with boards of arch-
itectural review, we found that these
groups - many with little training and
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
In Virginia - The 1991 General Assembly Session was nearing an end as we went to
press, and the session had both good news and bad news for preservation. Much of the
bad news related to the budget, where the General Assembly concurred with the
Governor's steep cuts to both the Department of Historic Resources and to state grants
for preservation. With this action, there will be little or no money available
for preservation grants in Virginia in the last year of this biennium,
and many historic sites in Virginia will face program and staff cuts.
On the legislative side, preservation and conservation issues fared much better.
Delegate Whitt Clement's bill (backed by the Wilder administration) to
remove the exemption for environmental review on state -funded
transportation projects was passed overwhelmingly in both houses.
H.B. 1575 directs the Secretaries of Natural Resources and Transportation to establish
procedures for review and comment on appropriate projects (see related article on
transportation initiatives). In land use and conservation measures, calls for a western
DC bypass were defeated, but efforts to enact Transferable Development
Rights (TDRs) were also voted down, although the Senate approved a version of the
TDR bill. Delegate Leslie Byrne and Senator Robert Calhoun were the chief
patrons of the TDR bill. The Preservation Alliance joined with numerous conservation
groups in supporting the TDR legislation. Attacks on the Chesapeake Bay
Preservation Act were repelled with the Wilder administration coming down
strongly on the side of maintenance of the act in its present form. Local preservation
issues fared well in the General Assembly, as Fairfax County, Arlington, and Roanoke
strengthened their historic district zoning ordinances through the addition of a wrongful
demolition clause. Also, Delegate Karen Darner.pushed through a resolution
calling for the preservation of the Abingdon ruins on the site of National Airport in
Arlington. Two studies supported by the General Assembly should improve preser-
vation's standing in the Commonwealth. Delegate George Grayson successfully
sponsored a resolution calling for a new look at preservation issues along historic Route
5, while Senator Charles Colgan's SJR162 calls on the Department of Historic
Resources to study compensation for property designated as a historic landmark. For
information on these and other issues before the General Assembly, contact the Alliance.
NEA Grant
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limited resources - were making design
decisions on over 2,000 properties a year
in Virginia. It was our belief," added
Chambers, "that a training program for
these boards could improve the quality of
design in the state, help preserve historic
buildings, and increase the effectiveness
of the local review process."
The program supported by the NEA
grant will incorporate on-site assistance
by a preservation professional, four re-
gional workshops for review board mem-
bers, an improved bi-monthly bulletin
discussing design issues, and the pub-
lication of a handbook for review boards.
Boards of architectural review are ap-
pointed by local governments to admin-
ister historic district zoning ordinances.
These boards generally review exterior
design alterations and new construction
within historic districts. In Virginia, the
55 ARBs consider design changes in over
170 locally designated historic districts.
Most of the large cities in the Com-
monwealth, and many smaller commun-
ities as well, have such boards.
The Design Arts Program of the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts promotes
excellence in the disciplines of arch-
itecture, landscape architecture, urban
design and planning, historic pres-
ervation, interior design, industrial and
product design, and graphic design. The
program supports projects of exceptional
merit that will advance the design arts.
Workshops
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will have the opportunity to tour several
historic properties and sites illustrative of
the issues discussed in the sessions.
Friday afternoon will include walking
tours of historic Leesburg, followed by a
reception and dinner at the 1758 Laurel
Brigade Inn and a candlelight tour of Oak
Hill, the home of President James
Monroe.
Saturday will provide participants with
the opportunity to visit the site of two
successful preservation efforts. A perfect
example of preserving and interpreting a
historic house and museum is Oatlands,
while those interested in preserving the
rural landscape will want to travel to
Waterford to view the work of the Water-
ford Foundation. Tours and Iectures will
be conducted at both sites.
Cost for the two-day workshop is $100.
Transportation and
Preservation Initiatives
Approved
In response to Governor Wilder's directive
announced to the Commonwealth Trans-
portation Board last fall in Lexington (see
Virginia Preservation, December 1990),
Hugh C. Miller, Director of the De-
partment of Historic Resources and Ray T.
Pethtel, Director of the Department of
Transportation, formally signed a memo-
randum of agreement on January 15 to
ensure consideration of historic resources in
planning for state -funded highway projects.
With this memorandum, VDOT will
evaluate the effects of transportation
projects on historic resources. Accom-
panying this agreement, legislation spon-
sored by Delegate Whittington W. Cle-
ment and others was enacted during the
recently completed session of the General
Assembly, removing the exemption of
state funded highway projects from envi-
ronmental review requirements. Removal
of this exemption has long been a goal of
Virginia's preservation community.
Under the stipulations of the VDHR and
VDOT agreement, VDOT agreed to pro-
vide the Department with a copy of the
topographic maps describing a proposed
project. VDHR will have 30 days to
review the proposal to determine whether a
resource survey is necessary and whether
any previously surveyed sites or structures
are likely to be affected. VDHR will
continue its review of existing survey
materials and continue its survey efforts.
In the case of project areas for which
there is insufficient survey of historic and
archaeological resources, VDOT will con-
duct necessary survey work. In cases
where VDOT and VDHR do not agree on
the eligibility of specific resources for
listing on the Virginia and National
registers, a determination of eligibility
shall be obtained from the Virginia State
Review Board. All negotiations and
strategies for mitigating adverse effect
shall be consistent with existing practices
for mitigation in federally funded projects.
The two departments will review the
agreement in one year to assess its effec-
tiveness.
Included in the study submitted to the
Governor by Secretary of Natural
Resources Elizabeth Haskell and Sec-
retary of Transportation John G.
Milliken is a recommendation that the
Department of Historic Resources con-
tinue expanding its database of cultural
resource information to benefit not only
transportation planning but all land use
planning activities by the public and
private sector.
Nearly 900 Attend Historic Resources
National Archaeology Deport from the SDPD Board Meets in
Conference in Richmond — Portsmouth
he Society for Historic Archaeology,
an international professional society
meeting in Richmond January 9-13 for
its annual conference, attracted 882 reg-
istered attendees from nearly every state
in the Union and 10 foreign countries.
An additional 200 guests attended the
public session on Civil War Sites held
late Saturday afternoon. Co -hosted by
the Department of Historic Resources and
the Archaeology Research Center of Vir-
ginia Commonwealth University, the
conference featured a broad range of ses-
sions and lectures, along with an exhibit
devoted to archaeology and education in
which 40 organizations participated.
Department staff archaeologist J. Mark
Wittkofski served as the chairman of
local arrangements for the conference,
while Beth Acuff, Department curator of
collections, served as finance chairman
M. Catherine Slusser, State Archaeol-
ogist, presided as conference chairman -
Ivor Noel Hume, retired director of arch-
aeology for the Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation and world-renowned historical
archaeologist, was the 1991 recipient of
prestigious Harrington Award. The
ird is named for V.L. Harrington of
kichmond, "Father of Historical Arch-
aeology."
Heritage Tourism
Conference Will Mark
National Preservation
Week
The Department of Historic Resources,
the City of Roanoke, and the Roanoke
Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
will co-sponsor a Heritage Tourism and
Economic Development Conference in
observance of National Historic Preser-
vation Week The conference, May 15 in
Roanoke, is designed to support the
recent directive of Governor L. Douglas
Wilder to increase rural economic devel-
opment through stronger state promotion
of tourism and tourism -related products
in rural Virginia.
It will be held at the Patrick Henry
Hotel in downtown Roanoke, a 1925 ho-
tel that is currently being nominated to
th- National Register and undergoing
)ilitation. Participants in the con-
ference program will be Hugh C. Miller,
Director of the Department of Historic
Resources, David J. Brown, Director of
the Preservation Alliance of Virginia,
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John G. Zehmer, Jr., Director of Historic
Richmond Foundation, and Brian Wish-
neff, Chief of the City of Roanoke's
Department of Economic Development.
Featured on the program will be Randall
Cooley, Director of the American Indus-
trial Heritage Project in Pennsylvania, a
highly successful venture to attract
visitors to the rural industrial region of
western Pennsylvania. The conference
will conclude with a guided walking tour
of the Roanoke market area and a re-
ception at the MarketPlace Center.
The conference represents an oppor-
tunity to discuss the role that heritage
tourism can play in economic devel-
opment across the state. The sessions
have been designed to reach a statewide
audience of rural and urban economic de-
velopment officials, community plan-
ners, and historic preservationists. Pre-
sentations will focus on the tourism
potential of less traditional historic at-
tractions such as rural landscapes and
villages, well-preserved small town
historic districts, and lesser-known Civil
War battlefields, as well as historic in-
dustrial complexes.
Cost for attendance, lunch, and the
reception is $20. For additional informa-
tion and reservations, contact John Kern,
Roanoke Regional Preservation Office,
(703)857-7585.
Speakers Bureau
In addition to co -sponsoring the Her-
itage Tourism Conference, the VDHR is
also announcing the availability of staff
to speak to local preservation organi-
zations during National Preservation
Week, May 12-18, 1991. This year
marks the 25th anniversary of both the
National Historic Preservation Act of
1966 and Virginia legislation creating the
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commis-
sion, the Department's predecessor. Staff
members include professionals in archi-
tectural history, archaeology, history,
preservation planning, and architecture.
The Board of Historic Resources ac-
cepted an invitation from the City of
Portsmouth to hold its February meeting
in the Hill House, headquarters of the
Portsmouth Historical Association.
Board members and Department Director
Hugh Miller, with several Department
staff, spent the day meeting with Ports-
mouth officials and touring some of the
historic buildings and districts.
The Board was officially welcomed to
Portsmouth by the Honorable Gloria
Webb, Mayor of the city, and officials of
the city's departments of economic devel-
opment and tourism joined by repre-
sentatives from the five National
Register historic districts in the city and
representatives of Portsmouth museums
and the Portsmouth Partnership, the local
economic revitalization organization.
Following the general business meeting
of the Board, City officials used a trolley
tour of the Olde Towne Historic District
and the Port Norfolk Historic District, a
visit to the newly renovated Commodore
Theatre, and lunch at the rehabilitated
Seaboard Building to introduce the Board
to some of the significant historic re-
sources and current challenges in Ports-
mouth -
The Board welcomes opportunities to
visit communities around the Common-
wealth and learn about activities and con-
cerns of local government officials and
preservationists.
New Division Director
The Department of Historic Resources
has promoted Robert A. Caner to the
position of Preservation Services Di-
vision Director. A graduate of Princeton
University with a Masters in Literature
from the University of Edinburgh,
Scotland and a Ph.D. from the University
of Virginia in American history, Carter
joined the Department in 1980 as staff
historian for the Register program.
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Activities of Member Organizations of the Preservation Alliance
Charlottesville - The University of
Virginia Law Library's preservation law
collection is now on-line for potential
users. The catalog for this specialized
collection lists the published materials
available. Those interested in using the
data base need a personal computer
equipped with a modem and com-
munications software. The service is free
of charge. For information, contact the
University of Virginia Law Library at
(804) 924-3384.
Lynchburg - Over 200 people turned
out for a town meeting to discuss the
future of the city's Jones Memorial
Library, a grand but vacant turn -of -the -
century landmark. Several speakers
pointed to the potential for redevel-
opment, citing numerous restorations of
neo-classical buildings throughout the
United States. The Jones Memorial
Library is controlled by a Board of
Trustees, and they are looking at options
for the future of the structure. Many of
those in attendance at the September 19th
meeting pushed for a multi -use facility
that would retain some public access.
Speakers from local architectural firms
and the Virginia Department of Historic
Resources addressed the options - and
challenges - in rehabilitating the build-
ing. The Lynchburg Historical Founda-
tion is working with citizens, the own-
ers, and state agencies to find an appro-
priate use for the library.
Richmond - In an unusual move, a
dilapidated historic property in the St.
John's Church Historic District has been
acquired and saved from neglect. Using a
new element in Richmond's charter, the
City was able to ensure the rehabilitation
and long-term preservation of a 19th cen-
tury dwelling in one of Richmond's best
known historic districts.
The Hancock House, built between
1859 and 1868, is located at 11-1/2 N.
29th Street on Libby Hill Terrace. In
dilapidated condition for many years, the
house came to the attention of the City
of Richmond early last year. By an act
of the 1989 General Assembly, a change
in Richmond's charter enabled the city to
condemn the property. The charter
change stipulates that the city has the
power to condemn properties that are not
being maintained in old and historic
districts. While the city has always had
the power to acquire property by "emi-
nent domain," this charter amendment
allows the City to acquire and resell
property that is not being properly
maintained in a locally designated his-
toric district to a non-profit organization
who will agree to stabilize and rehabil-
itate the property. This is the only such
provision in a city charter in the state.
On January 3, 1990, at the request of
the City Council, the Circuit Court of
the City of Richmond authorized a for-
mal condemnation order. In a suit filed
by the City against the owner, the City
acquired the property on January 30,
1990.
The Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities (APVA), with funds
from the William Byrd Branch, agreed to
buy the house and assure its preservation
by placing it under easement to the state.
On October 22, the APVA donated a
preservation easement to the State's
Board of Historic Resources.
In seeking a buyer to restore and occupy
the house, the APVA accepted a proposal
from a joint venture partnership which
included the new owner Hunter Sledd,
contractor David Cooley, and architect
Wallace Mills. Attorney Gary Ritter and
Robert W. Stewart, president of the
William Byrd Branch and a Trustee of the
Preservation Alliance, were instrumental
in orchestrating the project.
The Lynchburg Historical Foundation has been working with the state's revolving
fund to help market the Gordon House at 1023 Jackson Street in Lynchburg's Federal
Hill Historic District. See the article at right for mare information about the f urd.
Revolving Fund Offers
Historic Properties for
Sale
Virginia's preservation revolving fund
is offering properties for sale to indi-
viduals interested in the purchase and res-
toration of historic buildings in Virginia.
Through its program to acquire threatened
historic sites, protect them with perm-
anent easements, and resell the properties
to new owners, the fund can use limited
resources to preserve numerous buildings
throughout Virginia.
One property currently marketed by the
fund is located in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Gordon House at 1023 Jackson
Street is an integral part of the Federal
Hill Historic District, which has been
described as containing "the finest
grouping of early Federal Houses in the
Piedmont South." The Gordon House
was originally built as a three -bay house,
with the porch, bracketed cornice and
dormer windows added at later dates. A
center hall floor plan with five rooms on
the first floor, three large bedrooms and
bath on the second floor, and two
bedrooms on the third floor are enhanced
by a large quantity of its original
woodwork, including mantels, stairway,
and wainscot. The house is being offered
at $44,900.
The Virginia Historic Preservation
Foundation, which administers the fund,
is actively seeking properties for pur-
chase and protection, and as .we went to
press the fund was negotiating additional
acquisitions. Individuals interested in
current or future properties of the re-
volving fund can contact David Bluthardt,
at (703) 672-9112, or the Executive
Secretary, Hugh Miller, at (804) 786-
1956.
Virginia Preservation is funded in part by a
grant from the National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior. Under Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the
U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national origin, or handicap in its federally
assisted programs. If you believe you have
been discriminated against in any program
activity, or facility described above, or if
you desire further information, please write
to: Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Washington,
DC 20240. The contents and opinions of
this publication do not necessarily reflect
the views or policies of the Department of
the Interior, nor does the mention of trade
names or commercial products constitute
endorsement or recommendations by the
Department of the Interior.
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The annual "Virginia Preservation
Reception" of the Preservation Alliance
of Virginia, held on February 5, 1991,
brought together over 200 preserva-
tionists from throughout the Common-
wealth, members of the Virginia General
Assembly, Attorney General Mary Sue
Terry, Secretary of Natural Resources
Elizabeth Haskell, and numerous mem-
bers of the Wilder Administration.
Held at the beautifully restored Wo-
man's Club, this year's reception featured
displays which showed the range of
Virginia's preservation movement. The
Piedmont Environmental Council, one of
Virginia's most important land con-
servation and preservation organizations,
provided material on their work with
easements and other conservation tech-
niques. The state Main Street Program
displayed information about the revi-
talization of Virginia's smaller down-
towns, with facts on the significant
private investment that has taken place in
these communities.
The "Virginia Preservation Reception"
was underwritten in part by the following
Alliance supporters. We appreciate their
commitment to preservation in the Com-
monwealth:
Sponsors
William Byrd Branch, APVA
Patrons
Cadmus Communications Corp.
Crestar Foundation
Land and Community Associates
Piedmont Environmental Council
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Wheat, Jr
Supporters
Anonymous (2)
Charles Cuthbert, Jr.
Ferguson Enterprises
Historic Richmond Foundation
Lynchburg Historical Foundation
Thermo -Press Corporation
Contributors
Mrs. Harold Ambler
Frederick Andreae
A. Smith Bowman Distillery
Mrs. Martha B. Boxley
Mrs. Leslie Cheek, Jr.
Dr. James Davenport
Fensterwald and Alcorn
Frazier Associates
George C. Freeman, Jr.
Julius D. Gwaltney
High Street Association
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Higgins
Eugene Holt Foundation
Robert B. Lambeth, Jr.
Dolores Lescure
Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Lupold, III
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Meinert
F.B. Montague
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Murray
Newbill and Beale, Inc.
North American Resources Mgt.
Patrick Henry National Memorial
Haley Pearsall Cabinetmakers
Mr, and Mrs. Dickinson B. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Phillips, Jr.
J.W. Sieg and Company
Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr.
William and Sandra Speiden
McIlwaine Thompson, Jr.
Tobacco Row Associates
Dr. Lena Whitt
Bruce and Eve Wilson
Membership Profile:
The Loudoun
Restoration and
Preservation Society
By Vernon H. Davis
Vice President
As the rush of twentieth century devel-
opment moves west from the immediate
suburbs of Washington, DC, many his-
toric structures have been razed and others
are threatened every day. Seventeen years
ago the Loudoun Restoration and Pres-
ervation Society (LRPS) was formed to
help save historic structures. Today the
organization is a source of funding for
Loudoun County groups undertaking
restoration and preservation projects.
This article focuses on one effort of
LRPS: our historic plaques program.
For several years LRPS contemplated
establishing a program to place markers
on historic structures within the Town of
Leesburg. The LRPS Board of Directors
concluded that such a program would
heighten awareness of the public, de-
velopers, and realtors to the value of
these structures and encourage their pro-
tection and preservation.
Our fust step was to gain the full
upport and cooperation of the town
government and staff. We believed, and
it has proven true, that the program
would be more effective if it were sanc-
tioned by the mayor and town council.
In presenting our plan to council, we
offered to act as an agent for the town in
establishing and running the program;
plaques would be approved for a structure
only if the owner submitted an appli-
cation and paid a $100 fee to cover
production and administrative costs. It
was important to emphasize the LRPS
would provide the initial funding for the
program which would be self-sustaining
once it was operational. The town would
incur no costs.
The town council passed an ordinance
making LRPS the exclusive agent for the
town in establishing a program to place
plaques on historic structures. With our
full agreement, the council did provide
that the town's Board of Architectural
Review (BAR) must approve the design
of the plaques and the criteria to be used
in awarding such plaques. Regardless of
the language in the ordinance, BAR ap-
-)roval of the plaque design would have
,een necessary to ensure compliance with
local sign ordinances.
Our plaque design is an adaptation of
the one originally done by Equestrian
Forge in Leesburg for a homeowner.
The plaque is an eight inch bronze oval
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The historic plaque sponsored by LPRS
featuring the design of the court house
cupola. This design was chosen because
it has long been used as a town logo,
appearing on town stationery and other
documents. Linking the design to the
town logo helps relate to the public that
the program is sanctioned by the town
government.
Developing a criteria for the plaque
program was one of the most difficult
and time-consuming steps in the process.
Much to my surprise, cities that have
established programs - such as Alex-
andria, Charleston, and Savannah - do not
have written criteria. I eventually turned
to the U.S. Department of the Interior's
National Register of Historic Places,
making it more workable for our pur-
poses. I detailed the proposed criteria in
a four page document which was ap-
proved by the BAR. Basically, we
require a structure to be at least 50 years
old and either be 1) the site of a historic
event, or 2) characteristic of a certain
architectural style. In either case, the
building must retain its original
architectural integrity.
LRPS used National Preservation Week
in May 1990 to publicly release the
design and criteria for the plaque program
at a reception for the town council, town
staff, BAR, and other area preservation-
ists. Local news media gave us good
coverage and the program was underway!
We prepared packages of information
for property owners who wish to apply
for a plaque, including an application
form, the criteria, and a cover letter
explaining our review process. Ap-
plicants are required to provide current
photos and proof of the building's age
and historic significance. A committee
from the LRPS reviews the applications,
verifies the information, and approves or
disapproves awarding of the plaques.
In signing the application, the applicant
agrees that the plaque becomes a perrn-
anent part of the structure which transfers
if the structure is sold. LRPS retains the
right to remove the plaque if modifi-
cations are made which destroy the archi-
tectural integrity of the building. The
application package and the terms of the
application agreement were reviewed by
the LRPS attorney to avoid potential lia-
bilities.
For further information or assistance in
establishing a historic plaque program,
contact LRPS at P.O. Box 351, Lees-
burg, VA 22075.
H. Vernon Davis, Vice President, and Mrs. William A. Boyd, President, of the
Loudoun Restoration and Preservation Society present the first historic plaque to
Leesburg's Mayor Robert Sevila for mounting on the Log Cabin, the LRPS's first
restoration project many years ago.
ew Members
We welcome the following new
members who have joined since our last
newsletter:
"'mber Organizations:
.ah Street Association
�_"regon Hill Community History Assoc.
Individual Members
Annandale
Daniel E. Crowley
Blacksburg
Mr. and Mrs. William O'Neill
Charlottesville
hfs Debra Alderson
Mrs. John Page Elliott
`north American Resource MgL
Ms Ann Robertson
J.W. Sieg & Company, Inc.
W. McIlwaine Thompson
Delaplane
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hams
Elliston
Ms Margaret N. Ellis
Fairfax
Ms Carol J. Bryant
Falmouth
Ms Elsa W.L. Schemmer
Fredericksburg
A. Smith Bowman Distillery
Lynchburg
Mrs. A.D. Barksdale
Mrs. William R. Chambers
George B. Clark
Ms Carol H. Stalling
Manakin -Sabot
",ley Pearsall Cabinetmakers
,ean
Ms Elizabeth Ballantine
William D. Dolan, III
Norfolk
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Payne
Petersburg
Dr. Lena Whitt
Piney River
Sam DeLaura
Richmond
Marshall J. Brown
Mrs. Leslie Cheek, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Pettus LeCompte
Mr. Charles Pool
Thermo -Press Corporation
J. Thomas Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wilson
Roanoke
Ms Nancy Connelly
Frances Lewis
Roland Macher
Ms Joyce Waugh
John and Betsy Williams
Staunton
Mr. and Mrs. Waller Lescure
Swoope
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Meinert -
Waterford
Ms Mary Ann Naber
Out -of -State
kory Chair Company
and Mrs. Thomas E. Low
Ms Catherine Lynn
Gehrlein and Associates
Jay B. Wright
All' ce Offers New
Publications
The Preservation Alliance has four pub-
lications that will be of interest to those
interested in preservation in Virginia.
The Politics of Preservation is a fifty
page workbook prepared for our fall con-
ference of the same name, and it contains
valuable information on the legislative
process in Virginia and the role of
preservationists in the public policy
arena. This new work is available for
$17.50 (postage paid). A complete list-
ing of Alliance member organizations
can be found in the Virginia Preservation
Sourcebook. This newly revised edition
includes notes on programs for the 150+
member organizations, as well as basic
information on the Alliance and VDHR.
Available for $25 to Alliance members
and $30 to non-members (postage paid).
Virginia's Historic District Ordinances_
An Annotated Review is a first study of
the Commonwealth's HDZ ordinances,
with selected references from numerous
local codes. This work, compiled by Al
Cox, AIA, is available for $25 (postage
paid). We also have copies of "The Due
Process Issue in Zoning for Historic
Preservation" by Ross Netherton. This
reprint from the winter 1987 issue of The
Urban Lawyer is available for $5. All of
the above publications can be ordered
from the Preservation Alliance by using
the order form at the right.
Transitions
Kaye Napolitano was appointed
Executive Director of Oatlands Plantation
in Leesburg on January 30th, after
having served as chief operating officer
since 1989.... Harriet Bain Ford is the
new executive director of Emporia Down-
town Revitalization .... Former Alliance
Trustee Robert B. Lambeth, Jr. is
the newly appointed lobbyist for the
Piedmont Environment Council... Tricia
Davis is serving as acting director of
Historic Manassas, Inc., taking the place
of Eric Persson who accepted a posi-
tion in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania....
Rick Parrish has joined the legal staff
of Charlottesville's Southern Environ-
mental Law Center .... Lynn Beebe,
Executive Director of the Corporation for
Jefferson's Poplar Forest, was recently
named to the Board of Directors of the
International Council on Monuments and
Sites (ICOMOS).... Sally Oldham
was recently named President and CEO of
Scenic America, a national nonprofit
organization with a mission of pre-
serving and protecting the visual envi-
ronment.
Publications Order Form
Preservation Alliance
I would like copies of the
following publications:
_ The Politics of Preservation
(S17.50)
Virginia Preservation
Sourcebook ($25 to
members; S30 to non-members)
Virginia's Historic District
Ordinances: An Annotated
Review ($25)
— The Due Process Issue in Zoning
for Historic Preservation ($5)
Send to:
Name
Address
City/State/Zip
Amount Enclosed: $
Mail check to:
Preservation Alliance of Virginia
P.O. Box 295
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Hickory Chair
Reproductions Help
Support Work of
Alliance
Two recant corporate contributions pro-
vide Alliance members with an oppor-
tunity to own a reproduction of impor-
tant Virginia furniture while supporting
preservation efforts in Virginia. The
Hickory Chair Company has donated a
reproduction of a "lowboy" found at
Tuckahoe Plantation to the Alliance for a
raffle. This handsome piece of furniture,
part of the company's "James River
Line," will be raffled off on April 6th as
part of the Spring Preservation Work-
shops of the Alliance. Tickets for the
raffle are $10 each or 3 for $25 and may
be purchased from the Alliance office.
In celebration of Hickory's 50th anni-
versary of the James River Line, Jack
Thompson Furniture of Richmond is
also promoting preservation. Any pur-
chase from the James River Collection
from Jack Thompson Furniture in April
or May will result in a donation of a
percentage of the profits to the Alliance.
Calendar of Events
March 13 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation.
(804) 786-1956. Richmond.
March 16-19 - Meetings of the National Conference of SHPOs and the National
Association of Statewide Preservation Organizations. Washington, DC.
April 5-6 - Spring Preservation Workshops of the Preservation Alliance of Virginia.
(804) 979-3899. Leesburg.
April 7-9 - Annual Meeting of the Virginia Downtown Development Association.
(804) 786-4966. Portsmouth.
April 11-13 - Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Museums. (804) 367-
1079. Roanoke.
April 12 - Environmental Literacy Conference sponsored by the Council on the
Environment. Front Royal.
April 16-17 - Meeting of the State Review Board and Virginia Historic Resources
Board. (804) 786-3143. Richmond.
April 19 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Preservation Alliance of Virginia- (804) 979-
3899. Danville.
April 29 - Heritage Education Workshop sponsored by the Preservation Alliance (804)
979-3899. Lynchburg.
May 8 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation.
May 12-18 - National Historic Preservation Week.
May 15 - Heritage Tourism Conference, sponsored by the Department of Historic
Resources, the City of Roanoke, and the Roanoke Visitors and Convention Bureau.
(703) 857-7585. Roanoke.
June 2-14 - Preservadon Field School: Case Studies in Preserving Virginia's Past.
Sponsored by UVA and Mary Washington College. (800) FIND-UVA.
Charlottesville.
June 18 - Meeting of the State Review Board. (804) 786-3143. Richmond.
June 19 - Meeting of the Virginia Historic Resources Board. (804) 786-3143.
Richmond.
June 27 - Heritage Education Workshop sponsored by the Preservation Alliance of
Virginia. (804) 979-3899. Winchester.
Heritage Education
Workshops to Help
ylembers Work With
Local School Systems
Preservation organizations interested in
integrating heritage education programs
into their Local school systems will want
to attend one of two regional workshops
sponsored by the Preservation Alliance
this spring. These one -day sessions are
scheduled for April 29th in Lynchburg,
and June 27th in Winchester.
The workshops are designed to prepare
Preservation Alliance member organi-
zations to serve as facilitators and liai-
sons to their local school systems. The
newly revised Heritage Education Work-
book will serve as the basis for programs
that show how a local group can use
resources in their community to en-
courage a study of the past. The work-
book, originally prepared in draft form in
1987, provides examples of local pro-
grams that instill a sense of the im-
portance of Virginia's historic, natural,
and cultural resources. It is written to
complement the fourth grade curriculum
in Virginia schools.
Speakers at the workshop will focus on
understanding educational goals and tech-
niques and will provide demonstrations of
the types of lessons that can be developed
at the local level. Brochures for the
workshop will be mailed in March. For
additional information, contact the
Alliance office.
All material in this newsletter has been copyrighted;
however, Alliance member organizations are encour-
aged to reprimi any of these articles. Specific perm&sion
is not required. but please give credit to Virginia
Preservation. the newsletter of the Preservation
Alliance of Virginia. Information for Virginia Preser-
vation should be sent to the Preservation Alliance of
Virginia. Inc_. P.O. Boz295, Charlottesville. VA 22902
(804) 979-3899. FAX :Number (804) 979-3925. The
newsletter is issued in March, June. September, and
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arch 13 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation.
X04) 786-1956. Richmond.
March 16-19 - Meetings of the National Conference of SHPOs and the National
Association of Statewide Preservation Organizations. Washington, DC.
April 5-6 - Spring Preservation Workshops of the Preservation Alliance of Virginia.
(804) 979-3899. Leesburg.
April 7-9 - Annual Meeting of the Virginia Downtown Development Association.
(804) 786-4966. Portsmouth.
April 11-13 - Annual Meeting of the Virginia Association of Museums. (804) 367-
1079. Roanoke.
April 12 - Environmental Literacy Conference sponsored by the Council on the
Environment. Front Royal.
April 16-17 - Meeting of the State Review Board and Virginia Historic Resources
Board. (804) 786-3143. Richmond -
April 19 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Preservation Alliance of Virginia- (804) 979-
3899. Danville.
April 29 - Heritage Education Workshop sponsored by the Preservation Alliance (804)
979-3899. Lynchburg.
May 8 - Board of Trustees Meeting, Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation.
lay 12-18 - National Historic Preservation Week.
May 15 - Heritage Tourism Conference, sponsored by the Department of Historic
Resources, the City of Roanoke, and the Roanoke Visitors and Convention Bureau.
(703) 857-7585. Roanoke.
June 2-14 - Preservation Field School: Case Studies in Preserving Virginia's Past -
Sponsored by UVA and Mary Washington College. (800) FIND-UVA.
Charlottesville.
June 13 - Meeting of the State Review Board. (804) 786-3143. Richmond.
June 19 - Meeting of the Virginia Historic Resources Board. (804) 786-3143.
Richmond.
June 27 - Heritage Education Workshop sponsored by the Preservation Alliance of
Virginia. (804) 979-3899. Winchester.
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Workshops to Help
Members Work With
Local School Systems
Preservation organizauons interested in
integrating heritage education programs
into their local school systems will want
to attend one of two regional workshops
sponsored by the Preservation Alliance
this spring. These one -day sessions are
scheduled for April 29th in Lynchburg,
and June 27th in Winchester.
The workshops are designed to prepare
Preservation Alliance member organi-
zations to serve as facilitators and liai-
sons to their local school systems. The
newly revised Heritage Education Work-
book will serve as the basis for programs
that show how a local group can use
resources in their community to en-
courage a study of the past. The work-
book, originally prepared in draft form in
1987, provides examples of local pro-
grams that instill a sense of the im-
portance of Virginia's historic, natural,
and cultural resources. It is written to
complement the fourth grade curriculum
in Virginia schools.
Speakers at the workshop will focus on
understanding educational goals and tech-
niques and will provide demonstrations of
the types of lessons that can be developed
at the local level. Brochures for the
workshop will be mailed in March. For
additional information, contact the
Alliance office.
All material in this newsletter has been copyrighted;
however. Alliance member organizations are enc our-
aged to reprint any of these articles. Specific permission
L t not required. but please give credit to Virginia
Preservation. the newsletter of the Preservation
Alliance of Virginia. Information for Virginia Prese,
vation should be sent to the Preservation Alliance of
Virginia, Inc_, P.O. Box 295, Charlottesville. VA 22902
(804) 979-3899. FAX Number (804) 979-392S. The
newsletter is issued in March, June, September, and
December.
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P.O. Box 295 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (804) 979-3899
-ViTinia Preservation update —
April 1, 1991
Dear Alliance Member:
Spring brings the annual Spring
Preservation Workshops of the
Preservation Alliance (set for
April 5-6 in Leesburg), as well
as a host of other preservation
news and activities. Highlights
from around the state include: -
STATE REVOLVING FUND ACQUIRES
AND SELLS LYNCHBURG PROPERTY -
The Virginia Historic Preser-
vation Foundation, administra-
tors of the statewide revolving
fund, recently acquired 1011
Jackson Street in Lynchburg's -
Federal Hill Historic District.
The property, a 2 1/2 story
federal style house dating from
c. 1817 with Greek Revival and
Victorian improvements, was
donated to the Foundation and
has since been sold with pro-
tective easements to a new
owner. This donation and sale
protected an important element
in the Federal Hill district
while resulting in a small
amount of private funds being
added to the revolving fund.
The property is now under
easement to the state and will
be rehabilitated by the current
owner.
1011 Jackson Street, Lynchburg
Vol. 4, No. 3
Other properties are currently
being acquired by the fund. For
information and brochures on any
historic buildings offered by
the fund, contact VHPF at (804)
786-1956.
COMMUNITY COOPERATION AND FUNDS
ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE CULTURAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - A signif-
icant archaeological site in
Salem will receive additional
survey and excavation work as a
result of public and private
organizations working together.
On March 6, 1991, State Arch-
aeologist Catherine Slusser
accepted a $2,500 check from
private sources to match the
City of Salem's $2,500 commit-
ment for work at the Graham -
White site. The site has been
determined one of the most
important Native American sites
in Virginia. Alliance member
organizations contributing to
the work included the Roanoke
Valley Preservation Foundation
and the Roanoke Chapter of the
Archeological Society of Vir-
ginia. The work is being coor-
dinated by the Roanoke Regional
Preservation Office of VDHR.
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON
TEACHING WITH COMMUNITY
RESOURCES - A day -long workshop
on teaching heritage education
with community resources will be
sponsored by the Preservation
Alliance on April 29th in Lynch-
burg and will be repeated on
June 27th in Winchester. The
workshop is designed for preser-
vationists and historians who
wish to learn techniques for
working with educators in
adapting a heritage education
program to complement existing
courses. Cost for the workshop
April 1991
Page Two
is $50, and all participants
will receive a copy of the newly
revised Heritage Education Work-
book, originally published in
draft form by the Alliance in
1987. For information or to
register, contact the Alliance
office at (804) 979-3899.
PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
TO BE EXPLORED AT VFHPP-FUNDED
SYMPOSIU14 - The Preservation
Alliance recently received noti-
fication of a $4,500 grant from
the Virginia Foundation for the
Humanities and Public Policy to.
sponsor a symposium on preserva-
tion and public policy. This
day -long look at the role the
past can play in public policy
decisions is set for June 7th in
Charlottesville. Mark this date
on your calendar for a day of
lively discussion and debate.
SHORT SUBJECTS - Dr. Daniel P_
Jordan, Executive Director of
Monticello, has been appointed
to the eight -member board of the
Eastern National Park and Monu-
ment Association in Philadel-
phia. Founded in 1948, Eastern
National supports research, in-
terpretation, and conservation
programs at over 100 National
Park Service sites .... H. Bryan
Mitchell, Deputy SHPO for Vir-
ginia and Deputy Director of the
Department of Historic Resour-
ces, was recently elected Pres-
ident of the National Conference
of State Historic Preservation
Officers. Bryan previously
served as NCSHPO Treasurer.
Congratulations to both Dan and
Bryan on these appointments....
Nicholas A_ Pappas, FAIR, has
retired from the Colonial Wil-
liamsburg Foundation where he
served as Foundation Architect
for eight and a half years.
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Nick, the seventh architect to
hold this position since 1926,
is now president of Historic
Architecture Consultants in
Richmond.... State survey and
planning grants are available
from the Department of Historic
Resources. Local governments
are eligible for these grants,
with an application deadline of
May 15, 1991. For information
contact VDHR at (804) 786-3143.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 5-6 - Spring Preservation
Workshops. Sponsored by the
Alliance. (804) 979-3899.
Leesburg.
April 7-9 - Virginia Downtown
Development Association Annual
Meeting. (804) 786-4966.
Portsmouth.
April I1-13 - Annual Meeting of
the Virginia Association of
Museums. (80 4) 367-1079.
Roanoke.
April 19 - Alliance Board of
Trustees Meeting. Danville.
April 29 - Heritage Education
Workshop. Sponsored by the
Alliance. Lynchburg.
May 12 - 1991 Historic Peters-
burg Real Estate Fair. (804)
732-2096. Petersburg.
With this issue of the Update,
we will begin a new schedule and
will incorporate graphic and
content changes. Please let us
hear your thoughts as these
changes are introduced.
David J. Brown
Executive Director
Hember Organizations of the Alliance are encouraged to oke copies of
Virginia Preservation Update for distribution to staff and board members.
Historical Resources
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P.O. Box 601
Winchester VA 22601
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WORKSHOP:
TEACHING WITH
COMMUNITY
RESOURCES
April 29, 1991
Lynchburg, Virginia
June 27, 1991
Winchester Virginia
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PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF VIRGINIA
HERITAGE EDUCATION: HERITAGE EDUCATION AND THE
TEACHING WITH COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE
RESOURCES
Preservationists and educators throughout Virginia
work together to use community resources in teaching
history to our children. To help groups who wish to
begin programs based on these resources, the
Preservation Alliance of Virginia is sponsoring two
regional Heritage Education Workshops this spring.
The one -day workshop will be held on April 29th in
Lynchburg and will be repeated on June 271h in
Winchester. The workshop is not designed for teach-
ers, but for preservationists and historians who wish to
learn techniques for working with educators in adapting
a heritage education program to complement existing
courses.
Speakers at the workshop will focus on ways to im-
plement effective heritage education programs in the
existing fourth-grade curricula in local school systems.
Participants will be trained as facilitators for the -
program and as liaisons to the schools.
The Heritage Education Workbook will serve as the
basis for programs which can use local resources to
encourage a study of the past- Activities from the
workbook will instill a sense of the importance of
Virginia's historic, natural, and cultural resources and
will provide students with a lasting awareness and con-
cern for the history and future of their communities.
Sample activities from the Heritage Education
Workbook will be demonstrated during the workshop
using resources in the host locations.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Monday, April 29, 1991, Lynchburg, Virginia
Thursday, June 27,199 1, Winchester, Virginia
9:00 am. Registration and Coffee
9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:45 a.m. Keynote Address - "Teaching
with Community Resources"
10:15 a.m. "Introducing the Heritage
Education Workbook: Its
Use in the Local Community"
10:30 am. Break
10:45 am. Panel Discussion
1. Knowing the Jargon
How to develop the necessary vo-
cabulary of specialized education
terms. Don't let education
gobbledygook intimidate you.
2. Identifying the Market
- - How to survey and evaluate poten-
tial audiences for your heritage-
education
eritageeducation program.. .
3. Making - Contact
How to work with teachers and
The Preservation Alliance of Virginia is a consortium
of over 150 organizations dedicated to the preservation
of historic, cultural, and natural resources in Virginia.
In 1987, the Preservation Alliance developed a work-
book of heritage education activities as the basis for a
PnnotyPe curriculum- Participants in the workshops
will receive a copy of the newly -revised Heritage
Education Workbook
WORKSHOP LOCATIONS
LYNCHBURG
The Lynchburg workshop, hosted by Lynchburg
Historical Foundation, Inc., will be held on April 29th
at the Old Court House in the court room. The sim-
ple activity from the heritage Education Workbook
will take place at Point of Honor. Free parking is
available for the workshop. ,
WINCHESTER
The Winchester workshop, hosted by Preservation of
Historic Winchester, will be held on June 27th in the
exhibition room of the City Hall. The sample activity
from the Heritage Education Workbook will take
place in the Winchester Historic District. Paid parking
is available at the city parking garage across from City
Hall.
SPEAKERS
administrators. Getting your foot
,.
in doe door
Melanie Biermann - Director of Education,
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Montpelier, Montpelier Station, VA -
4. Selling the Program
Dorsey Bodeman - Interpretation Coordinator,
How to encourage local school
Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest,
systems to integrate heritage edu-
Forest, VA
-
cation programs with existing
- Martha Boxley - Acting Director, Roanoke Valley
- - cwricula- -
Preservation Foundation, Roanoke, VA -
_
_
Candice Brown - Former 4th Grade Teacher, Author
-
5. Training the Teachers -
of Historic Staunton Foundation's Heritage -
' -. How .to setup a workshop roc
Education Program, Staunton, VA
educators: :. . - ?
Andrea Burzyk - Education Specialist, Chrysler
Museum, Norfolk, VA'
6. Sustaining the Program
William Cole - Executive Director, Watermen's
How to provide resources and
Museum, Yorktown, VA .
- -
support for educators. - -
Dr. Carter Hudgins - Director, Center for Historic
.
-
Preservation, Mary Washington College,
..12:15 p.m.
Lunch -
Fredericksburg, VA
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Kathleen Hunter - Director, Education Programs,
' 1:15 p.m-..
_
Format of the WorkbookNational
Trust for Historic Preservation,
Washington, D.C.
1.30 p.mc : `.
'Adapting Lessons to 'Your :_ -
Deedie Kagey - Assistant Principal, Penn Forest
-
Local Area: - Case Studies
Elementary School, Roanoke, VA -
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Tom Ledford - Director, Lynchburg Museum
- - 2:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks.
System, Lynchburg, VA
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2:15 p -m.
Departure for Site of Sample
Dr. Norma Jean Peters - Supervisor of Social
Studies and Foreign Languages, Roanoke
. -
-
- Activity
County Schools, Salem, VA
Sue Simmon - Educator, Woodrow Wilson -
4:00 p.m.
t
Adjourn
Birthplace Foundation, Staunton, VA
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FVirginia Department of Historic Resources
221 Governor Street 4 Richmond, Virginia 23219 0 (804) 786-3143
February, 1991
No. 6
Historic Tourism Conference Will Mark National
Preservation Week
The Department of Historic Resources, the City of Roanoke and
the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau will co-
sponsor a Heritage Tourism and Economic Development Confer-
ence in observance of National Historic Preservation Week. The
conference, May 15 in Roanoke, supports Governor L. Douglas
Wilder's recent directive to increase rural economic development
through stronger state promotion of tourism and tourism -related
products in rural Virginia.
It will be held at the Patrick Henry Hotel in downtown Roanoke,
a 1925 hotel that is currently being nominated to the National
Register and undergoing rehabilitation. Featured on the program
will be Randall Cooley, Director of the American Industrial
Heritage Project in Pennsylvania, a highly successful venture to
attract visitors to the rural industrial region of western Pennsylva-
nia. The conference will conclude with a guided walking tour of
the Roanoke market area and a reception at the Marketplace
Center.
The conference represents an opportunity to discuss the role that
heritage tourism can play in economic development across the
state. Presentations will focus on the tourism potential of less
traditional historic attractions such as rural landscapes and villages,
well-preserved small town historic districts and lesser-known Civil
War battlefields, as well as historic industrial complexes.
Cost for attendance, lunch and the reception is $20.00. For
additional information and reservations, contact John Kern,
Roanoke Regional Preservation Office, (703) 857-7585.
Speakers Bureau
In addition to co -sponsoring the Heritage Tourism Conference,
the Department of Historic Resources is also announcing the
availability of staff to speak to local preservation organizations
during National Preservation Week, May 12-18, 1991. This year
marks the 25th anniversary of both the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act of 1966 and Virginia legislation creating the Virginia
Historic Landmarks Commission, the Department's predecessor.
New Register Entries
Seven properties were approved for listing in the Virginia
Landmarks Register by the Board of Historic Resources meeting
in December in Richmond. Nominations for these properties have
all been forwarded to Washington for formal consideration by the
National Register of Historic Places. They are: The Colonial
Hotel in the Town of Wise; Frying Pan Church in Fairfax County;
Piedmont in Albemarle County; Rose Bower in Dinwiddie County;
Tetley in Orange County; Rochester House in Westmoreland
County and the Oregon Hill Historic District in Richmond.
Historical highway markers that have been approved recently by
the Historic Resources Board are: "The Battle of Hatcher's Run,
5-7 February, 1865" in Dinwiddie County; "Gold Mining in
Stafford County;" "Catoctin Rural Historic District" in Loudoun
County; "The Adam Craig House," in Richmond, and "Nomini
Baptist Church," in Westmoreland County. All new highway
markers are funded by private organizations, individuals or local
governments.
Historic Resources Board Receives New Preservation
Easements
The Board of Historic Resources has received six preservation
easements in recent months. On October 22, 1990, an easement
donated by the A.P.V. A. was accepted on the William T. Hancock
House, a striking 19th -century townhouse in Richmond's St.
John's Church Historic District. It was acquired by the A.P. V.A.
from the City of Richmond which used a new provision of its city
charter that allows the City to use its condemnation power to
acquire and preserve threatened historic resources.
R. Philip Irwin donated a preservation easement on Caledonia
Farm in Rappahannock County on November 27, 1990. The
property contains an early 19th -century fieldstone dwelling that is
currently operated as a bed and breakfast set among 51 acres of
rolling Blue Ridge Mountain foothills.
On December 13, the State Resources Board accepted the
donation of an easement from Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Moore, IJI,
on Shack Mountain in Albemarle County. Built in 1935-36, Shack
Mountain with 102 acres is regarded as the principal architectural
work of Sidney Fiske Kimball, the most noted of America's first
generation of architectural historians. Kimball is also remembered
as the founder of the University of Virginia School of Architec-
ture.
A particularly significant easement was received on December 17
from Mr. and Mrs. Roland G. Mitchell and their daughter,
Virginia Page Mitchell. Saratoga, the National Historic Landmark
estate ofRevolutionary War hero General Daniel Morgan, includes
the finely crafted stone dwelling and accompanying dependencies
on 271 acres of Clarke County farmland.
Eyre Hall in Northampton County is the second of only two
easements granted to the Historic Resources Board on Virginia's
Eastern Shore. Donated by H. Furlong Baldwin on December 26,
Eyre Hall is an 18th -century gambrel -roof frame plantation house
that may incorporate an earlier dwelling. The interior features
remarkably well-preserved French wallpaper dating from about
1816.
On January 2, the Board received an easement on the Institute
Farm in Loudoun County. Owned since 1916 by the National
Beagle Club of America, the 120 acres and headquarters building
and cabins are important landmarks in the Aldie area. The main
building was erected in the mid -19th century as one of the nation's
first schools of scientific agronomy.
Preservation easements allow donors to retain ownership of
historic properties while granting the Commonwealth the authority
to protect the significant historic and architectural characteristics
for future generations. Since 1969, buildings on over 12,000 acres
and 81 city or town lots have been protected by historic easements.
Additional information on Virginia's preservation easement
program is available from the Department in a free booklet entitled
"Vision and Choice" published in November 1990.
Department of Historic Resources and the 1991
General Assembly
Last year controversy arose over the proposed installation of
high-powered electric lines across the Manassas Historic District.
Responding to the concerns raised by legislators from that area, the
General Assembly has enacted legislation requiring that the State
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Corporation Commission consider the impact of such lines on both
the scenic and historic assets of a proposed area. Prior to the
enactment of this law, there was no requirement that historic
districts and resources be considered.
The Department of Historic Resources will be conducting two
studies in the coming year for the General Assembly. House Joint
Resolution 457 calls for the Department to study ways of preserv-
ing the historic, environmental and aesthetic integrity of Virginia
Route 5 as a two-lane scenic by -way. The Department is also
directed to look more broadly at the need to establish criteria to
protect designated by -ways throughout the Commonwealth.
In the wake of a controversy in Prince William County over
whether to add the Civil War battlefield of Bristoe to the Virginia
Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places,
Senate Joint Resolution 162 calls on the Department to study the
question of whether such landmark designation causes a reduction
in property value for which property owners should be compensat-
ed.
Both studies will be prepared by the Department and presented
to the 1992 General Assembly.
1991 Grant Applications Available
CLG Grants
Grant applications from Certified Local Governments are now
being accepted by the Department of Historic Resources for nine
grant categories including preservation planning, cultural resource
surveys, National Register nominations, curriculum modules on
preservation topics, public information programs, local review
board training and education, preparation and publication of design
review guidelines, historic structures reports and architectural plans
and specifications and rehabilitation of historic buildings. The
Certified Local Government Program provides an opportunity for
the involvement of local governments in the national historic
preservation program by affording them a formal role in identify-
ing, evaluating and planning for the protection of the community's
cultural resources. Local governments in Virginia that have met
the CLG requirements are: Lynchburg, Manassas, Suffolk,
Petersburg and the City of Fairfax; the towns of Culpeper,
Pulaski, and Hemdon, and the counties of Prince William and
Clarke.
Grant applications should be delivered not later than April 1,
1991, to Ann C. Miller, Certified Local Government Administra-
tor, Department of Historic Resources, 221 Governor Street,
Richmond, Va. 23219. Applicants will be notified of awards by
April 30, 1991, with funding dispersed by July 1.
State Survey, Planning Grants
The Department is currently seeking applications from local
governments for [Hatching grant awards from the State Survey and
Planning Grant Fund. Announcement of the availability of funds
will be mailed to all local governments in Virginia by March 15,
1991. Eligible activities for grant assistance include local preserva-
tion surveys and preservation plans including preservation
components of local comprehensive plans. The Department will
give priority to applications that integrate survey efforts with the
development or implementation of local comprehensive plans.
Preservation organizations and other parties interested in seeing
such projects in their communities should contact local officials to
discuss preservation needs that can be addressed through the fund.
Matching grants will be awarded in maximum amounts of $20,000.
I
RM-, C EEHT E' l
The deadline for submissions is May 15, 1991. The awards will
be announced in June, with funds released July 1. For further
information, contact Julie L. Vosmik, Survey and Register
Supervisor, Department of Historic Resources.
New Division Director
The Department of Historic Resources has promoted Robert A.
Carter to the position of Preservation Services Division Director.
A graduate of Princeton University with a Masters in Literature
from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and a Ph.D. from the
University of Virginia in American history, Carter joined the
Department in 1980 as staff historian for the Register program.
He most recently served as the head of the Survey and Register
section. In his new capacity, Carter will oversee the Project
Review, Survey and Register and Client Services sections of the
Department while coordinating the Department's comprehensive
planning efforts and serving as the Richmond liaison with the
Roanoke Regional Preservation Office.
Historic Resources Board Meets in Portsmouth
The Board of Historic Resources accepted an invitation from the
City of Portsmouth to hold its February meeting in the Hill House,
headquarters of the Portsmouth Historical Association.
The Board was officially welcomed to Portsmouth by the
Honorable Gloria Webb, Mayor of the city, and officials of the
city's departments of economic development and tourism joined by
representatives from the five National Register historic districts in
the city and representatives of the Portsmouth museums and the
Portsmouth Partnership, the local economic revitalization organiza-
tion.
Following the general business meeting of the Board, City
officials used a trolley tour of the Olde Towne Historic District
and the Port Norfolk Historic District, a visit to the newly
renovated Commodore Theatre and lunch at the rehabilitated
Seaboard Building to introduce the Board to some of the significant
historic resources and current challenges in Portsmouth.
The Board welcomes opportunities to visit communities around
the Commonwealth and to learn about activities and concerns of
local government officials and preservationists.
Newest Certifield Local Government
The Department is pleased to announce that Clarke County has
become the tenth Certified Local Government in Virginia. Certified
local governments have met all requirements of both the Depart-
ment and the National Park Service to participate fully in the
state's preservation program. As a certified local government, the
county will be eligible to apply for a portion of the annual
preservation fund received by the Department from the National
Park Service to carry out various preservation activities .
Important Reminder!
Please let us know if you wish to continue receiving Notes on
Virginia. There is a tear -out form to return in the Fall, 1990,
issue. The next issue will appear in October, 1991.
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REVIEW L9OARD NEWS
January/February 1991
]F� AND a -EM AIM
Conservation and historic
easements are increasingly used
as a way for property owners to
protect their property at a
minimum cost. Architectural
-
review boards need to be aware
of the properties under easement
in their jurisdiction because of
the additional review process
which may be required by the
easement holder.
[Sections of this article;,'.w@rei
prepared in part from a presen
tation by Alliance Trustee
Addison B. Thompson at:a Con
tinuing Legal Education Seminar
on September 24; 1990.] ---i
An easement is,a `nonposseA'so�y
interest in a property of ;' I
another
party._ ;';The easement I�
holder and the bFiner ar.e I I! !
partners in determiningithdt t e:
of protection: :The owner'
retains ownership and !i's free }b
use and dispose of the'pr6pertf
in any way which !is not iin t
conflict with'therestricii'ons
the owner has chosen to.p�jaice �
the property. ement`s,
including scenic, historic,___ _
preservation; conservation,
open -space;; exterior, or facade,-=:"
are the bnly'method
owner can`:.protect hl
and still amaint;'sin c
ownership: `IY
As a legal aocume:
"run withithe Yland
binding to current a
subsegtle�owneirs.
easement{ existilj in p
and can only be;, "des
act of'God, operatio
act of the part." [
American Oil Co'I, 15
757 (E.D. Va. 1957)]
conservation easemen
detrimentally affect
marketability ot;the
and may actually'enhi
desirability of -some
The owner may be able to receive
federal and state income tax
deductions for the easement, if
it meets certain standards.
No. 10
Any public body and certain
non-profit organizations with
conservation or preservation
Purposes are able to accept
easements. The Virginia
Outdoors Foundation and the
Virginia Department of Historic
Resources (VDHR) are two state
agencies which actively accept
easements, and a listing of the
easement holdings of VDHR is
available'in Preserving a
Leaacv;'ed:'Calder Loth
,(Richmond, 1988).
The flexibility and
.effectiveness of.conservation
`easemerita make them a valuable
t�bZ ttiachieve a preservation
f purpoije. ;Alli architectural review
hoard ;should be, aware of the
ekistirig 'easements in areas
'Funderitheii jurisdiction so that
possilk'b problems with the
easement Bolder can be avoided.
The prope>:ties.with easements
'shoula�be noted on' district
!map. A d4rtificate of
appropriateness application ;
lmight include a!question about
the__exis"tence_of an easement.
Review -boards ma encounter
easement rpmtrictians'when
[posed 'alterations
'brtificate of
ass. 1! The' 'review
be adore' .of the
rictions and the
he easement holder
ng ori the
ss of proposed
is become more
as,a preservation
e conflicts with
holder can be
7o4erative sTstem
the.review board.
rVEs NEA GRANT
rANCE
The Preservation Alliance of
Virginiahas been awarded a
$37,000 grant from the National
Endowment for the Arts to
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strengthen training programs for
architectural review boards in
the state. The Design Arts
program of the National
Endowment supports projects of
exceptional merit that advance
design issues. Given recent
cuts to funding for grants for
the National Endowment, the
Alliance is especially proud to
have received the grant.
Through training workshops,
publications, and on-site
assistance programs, the
Alliance will address the needs
of the 55 architectural review
boards in Virginia in order to
increase the effectiveness of
the local review process. The
grant will aid in publishing a
handbook for architectural
review boards which will provide
a model ordinance and suggested
guidelines. The NEA grant will
also provide the Alliance with
the resources to strengthen the
design review process and to
provide needed technical
assistance to the review boards.
Look for our expanded ARB
program over the next year!
SPRING PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS
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specifically designed for
architectural review boards.
Presentations on computerization
of survey information,
determining and expanding
historic district boundaries,
and a Fairfax County court case
study for ARBs and preservation
groups are scheduled. Speakers
from the National Park Service,
the Department of Historic
Resources, local governments,
and private consulting firms -
will be conducting the
workshops.
Workshop brochures will be
mailed to members in mid-
February. As space is limited,
early registration is
recommended.
PUBLICATIONS
Several publications are
available from the Alliance
which may be helpful to review
boards, including:
*The Due Process Issue in Zoning
for Historic Preservation.- a
reprint of the Winter 1987 issue
of The Urban Lawyer. Cost -
$5.00 each to cover postage.
*The Politics of Preservation. -
information on state lobbying
regulations, the legislative
process, preservation policy
issues, and membership of the
General Assembly. Available for
$17.50 (includes postage).
*Virginia's Historic District
Ordinances: An Annotated
Review.- a first study of
Virginia's historic district
ordinances. Available in late -
February for $25 (includes
postage).
*Virginia Preservation
Sourcebook.- a listing of
Virginia ARBs and member
organizations of the Alliance
with notes on their programs.
Available for $25 to
Preservation Alliance members
and $30 to non-members (includes
postage).
Publication of this Review Board
News is funded in part by a
grant from the Design Arts
Program of the National
Endowment for the Arts.
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