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Cambridge Main Street, Davis Architectural Group, and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio
Historical Society will sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in the Cambridge, Ohio, area
on October 23-24, 2008.
The clinic features Building Doctors Lisa Adkins and Mark Epstein of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office.
It begins with a free seminar on Thursday, October 23, from 7-9 p.m. at Theo’s Restaurant, 632 Wheeling Ave.,
Cambridge. Open to all old-building owners in the area, the seminar will feature guidelines for renovation
projects and ways to solve some of the most common problems of buildings dating from 1800 to 1955.
On Friday, October 24, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Adkins and Epstein will be available to visit pre-1955 buildings
within five miles of downtown Cambridge, advising owners on specific technical or design problems by
appointment. The on-site consultations are free.
The ‘doctors’ examine all kinds of older buildings. Some of the things that typically call for an on-site
examination include persistent peeling paint or flaking plaster, a wet basement, deteriorating masonry, and
plans for remodeling, additions, or demolitions.
Adkins, architecture reviews manager, has degrees in history and English from Oberlin College, with graduate
studies in Cornell University’s historic preservation program. She reviews federally-assisted projects for
effects on historic properties. Before joining the Ohio Historic Preservation Office staff, she reviewed
state- and federally-assisted projects for West Virginia’s state historic preservation office.
Epstein heads the Resource Protection and Review Department. He has a master’s degree in city and regional
planning from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the American
University. Epstein has served as an assistant to the German Village Commission in Columbus, assistant editor
for the Journal of Planning Literature, and writer and editor for Wilson Business Abstracts. He serves on the
Bexley Historical Society’s board of trustees and the Bexley Technology Commission.
The seminars and visits from the Building Doctors are free, but advance registration is required.
To register, visit www.building-doctor.org or call toll free 1-800-499-2470. For more information, contact
Francine Taylor of Cambridge Main Street, (740) 439-2238 or director@downtowncambridge.com.
The Building Doctor program is made possible in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s
Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio Historical
Society. Each clinic is made possible by support from local cosponsors, as well.
The Ohio Historic Preservation Office is Ohio’s official historic preservation agency. A part of the Ohio
Historical Society, it identifies historic places in Ohio, nominates properties to the National Register of
Historic Places, reviews federally-assisted projects for effects on historic, architectural, and archaeological
resources in Ohio, consults on the conservation of older buildings and sites, and offers educational programs
and publications.
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Contact Tom Wolf, Public Education Manager, Ohio Historic Preservation Office, (614) 298-2000, or via e-mail:
twolf@ohiohistory.org
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