Monday, September 26, 2011

Historic Preservation in New England Symposium

Work will not resume on Rusty until next week, but there is a symposium on historic preservation going on next weekend in Rhode Island for anyone who is interested in attending. Here's some information about it from preservation specialist Doug Royalty:


Rusty will be among the topics of discussion at a symposium on the future of historic preservation in New England on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.

The day-long symposium, titled “Looking Forward: Preservation in New England in the Twenty-First Century,” will bring preservation professionals and recent graduates of historic preservation and public history programs together to explore the opportunities and challenges facing preservationists in the region. Papers will explore subjects ranging from the preservation of “gendered space” at Smith College to the development of Cape Cod's modern summer houses.

My paper, “Preserving Progress: Assessing the Significance of a Small Steel House in New London,” will be part of the symposium’s “Integrity and Treatment” section. Royalty’s paper recounts the development of the steel house preservation planning and restoration project and discusses the challenges of determining significance, assessing integrity, and developing treatment plans for the mass-produced modernism represented by Rusty.

“Looking Forward: Preservation in New England in the Twenty-First Century” is sponsored by Historic New England, the country’s oldest and largest regional historic preservation organization, and Roger Williams University. Registration for the conference is $60 ($50 for Historic New England members) and includes breakfast, refreshments, lunch, and a reception. For students, registration includes a one-year individual membership to Historic New England.

More information on the “Looking Forward” symposium can be found at Historic New England's website, http://www.historicnewengland.org/events-programs/looking-forward-symposium, and on its Facebook events page, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129345727143307

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