Doug Sutherland speaks at PSSO event
Earlier this month, PSSO was honored to host Doug Sutherland, a Syracuse-based developer and partner in Franklin Properties,
LLC. Mr. Sutherland, first working for the Pyramid Group and later with his own development firm, has been integrally involved in the redevelopment of vacant industrial buildings in
Franklin Square. Last year he received a New York State Historic Preservation Award for the rehabilitation of the "Lofts on Willow," the former C.W. Snow Warehouse - an Archimedes Russell building that is distinguished for it's early use of mushroom-cap concrete column construction. Sutherland was also involved in lobbying for recently adopted changes to the New York State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
The lecture was extraordinarily well attended by preservation, planning, and real estate students and generated a great deal of discussion about what we can do as planners to encourage private investment in declining Upstate cities. Mr. Sutherland spoke about the inherent challenges of rehabilitating historic buildings, what he looks for in a building and neighborhood for prospective redevelopment projects, and provided examples of what other cities and states have done successfully to encourage downtown revitalization. He graciously remained on hand for another hour after the lecture was over to answer students' questions. We hope to sponsor a speaker from the public-sector next semester to discuss the other side of the equation.
- Katelyn Wright
Vice President, Preservation Studies Student Organization
Summer /Fall 2009 Newsletter Now available here, with special thanks to Jayme Breshard for editing this edition.
Topics include:
• Tomlan Receives Prestigious Honor
• Incoming Class of 2011
• HPP Internships from Summer 2009
• Class of 2009 Thesis Topics
• Historic Ithaca: Summer 2009
• In Review: The Second Summer Institute
• PSSO Attends 2009 National Preservation Conference
Are you attending the National Trust conference in Nashville this October? A number of current students are planning to attend and would like to get together with the alumni. If you're going to the conference and would like to assist in putting an event together, please contact Emma Waterloo, current PSSO President.
Also, as noted below, Michael will be receiving the James Marston Fitch Award during the NCPE's annual dinner on Friday, October 16th. Tickets are available if you would like attend, either through the National Trust's conference registration or by contacting NCPE directly.
Michael Tomlan to receive James Marston Fitch Award
Dr. Michael A. Tomlan has been chosen as the recipient of the National Council of Preservation Education's annual James Marston Fitch Award. This award, named in honor of pioneering preservation educator James Marston Fitch, recognizes lifetime achievement in and dedication to historic preservation education. The award will be bestowed at our annual dinner to be held on Friday, October 16 at the historic Belmont Mansion at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee starting at 7:30 PM.
Professor Tomlan's distinguished career in the pursuit of excellence in historic preservation education represents a building block in the foundation upon which the field of historic preservation has been built. His steady guidance of NCPE since its founding and his leadership in the preservation movement itself has truly earned him this honor. The Fitch Award recognizes this leadership in the profession, and affirms Professor Tomlan's standing among distinguished colleagues including Professors Bernd Forster, Kevin Jordan, Marshall McLennan, David Fogle, Chester Liebs, Don Petig, Lyle Rosenberger, Hugh Miller, and Robert Melnick, all previous recipients of
the Fitch Award.
The Spring 2009 HPPA Newsletter has arrived. Click here to download it.
A hard copy will be mailed shortly to those alumni for whom we don't have an email address.
Michael Tomlan delivered the keynote address at the Preserve Pittsburgh Summit on March 28, 2009. 
The Work Weekend Report
We just successfully completed Work Weekend in Manassas, VA. A good time was had by all and I think we left the house better than we found it. :) 
Twenty students from HPP and the Masters of Regional Planning programs attended and were able to demo two non-historic bathrooms, remove ducting and a non-functioning AC from the attic, and limewash the watertable, sills and jack arches. We had a great time in the house and an enjoyable time in the warm weather! I believe we'll have an article in the Washington Post later this week. [ed: also see article at InsideNova.com] I'll let you know when we have some more information on this.
Many thanks to Anne Turcotte and Grant Johnson for all of their help planning Work Weekend and the staff at Liberia Plantation for their impressive advance organization which made it possible to finish these projects in one weekend.
-- Katelyn Wright
Some Recent HPP Events of Note
1) This event occurred yesterday afternoon:
"Premises: American Vernacular Buildings and Interiors, 1870-1960"
Jan Jennings, Professor in Design and Environmental Analysis
Monday, April 6th, 4:30 PM (BMC has been pushed back to 6:00)
157 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall (north of Caldwell)
Jan will discuss the three books she has written with Herb Gottfried (Professor Emeritus, Landscape Arch.) on vernacular architecture, the need they saw for writing on the topic, their methodology and philosophical approaches, what issues they have encountered, and how their ideas have changed over time. This will be in a seminar-style format and Jan's very interested in hearing questions from us, so please think about how your own work relates to vernacular architecture prior to the event.
Jan's approach to studying vernacular buildings through typology, rather than style, was quite interesting and got students thinking about the way we approach vernacular architecture. Her work in the field has been quite extensive, working in planning, nonprofit advocacy and as a preservation consultant, and I'm looking forward to more opportunities to interact with her during our time here.
2) Open House was quite an enjoyable event on March 26-27. Seven prospective HPPers with quite a bit of experience in preservation and related fields visited and seemed to be quite interested in the program.
-- Katelyn Wright
M.A. Candidate, 2010
Historic Preservation Planning
Cornell University
Vice President, Preservation Studies Student Organization
The Historic Preservation Office and NJ Historic Sites Council are pleased to announce the 19th Annual Historic Preservation Awards recognizing the efforts of individuals, organizations and government agencies to preserve the State's valuable resources.
On May 28, 2009 awards will be presented to the winners at the Annual New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony celebrating Historic Preservation Month at the Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/4sustain/awdsprogram.htm
The Awards application can be download from the Historic Preservation Office website at:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/4sustain/19thaward_app.pdf
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Sara
Sara Andre
Historic Preservation Specialist
NJ Historic Preservation Office
sara.andre@dep.state.nj.us
(609) 292-0032
by Michael Tomlan and Jeffrey Chusid In the March 16, 2009 edition of The Newsletter of The Historic Resources Committee
Please help contribute to the PSSO's Work Weekend 
fundraising efforts by shopping for t-shirts, magnets, mugs, stickers etc. at their Cafe Press store.
Quoted from their store:
"NEW DESIGNS COMING SOON!!!! Proceeds from the Cornell University Preservation Studies Student Organization store will fund "Work Weekend 2009," April 3-5 at the National Register-listed Liberia Plantation in Manassas, VA. Work Weekend is a three-day, hands-on, educational opportunity for students and alumni, as well as a way to help communities preserve or restore their historic buildings. More designs to come soon will fund other PSSO activities throughout the year, including recruiting guest lecturers to Cornell and preservation projects in the Ithaca area. Please see our website for more information on the organization"
Dear HPPA,
Greetings from Ithaca, New York. On behalf of the Preservation Studies Student Organization at Cornell University, I am pleased to inform you of a very special event that I hope you will attend and share with others in your organization.
On April 10, 2009, renowned preservationist, activist, and urbanist Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., will be speaking at Cornell's Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, at 3:00 PM. 
Mr. Ziegler's pioneering work has promoted historic preservation as an effective means to create sustainable affordable housing, healthy neighborhoods, and economic development. As such, his work has been as much about social justice for disenfranchised populations as it has been preserving important places.
Mr. Ziegler is best known for creating the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) to combat urban renewal policies that devastated Pittsburgh -- literally and spiritually -- making it one of the most segregated cities in the United States. PHLF's Manchester neighborhood project was the first urban renewal project to create a preservation district within a predominantly African-American neighborhood and the first to be administered by the residents themselves.
Ziegler has authored five books on historic preservation and is the recipient of the Private Sector Achievement Award from the President of the United States. He is the recipient of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Crowninshield Award and Preservation Pennsylvania's Otto Haas Award. Cosponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and the Preservation Studies Student Organization.
The event is free and open to the public.
Sincerely,
Emma Waterloo
MA Candidate, 2010
Historic Preservation Planning
President, Preservation Studies Student Organization
Cornell University
Historic Preservation Planning
Work Weekend in Manassas, Va
April 3-5, 2009
The Cornell University Preservation Studies Student Organization (PSSO) announces that the program's annual Work Weekend will take place at Liberia Plantation in Manassas, Virginia, April 3-5, 2009.
Liberia Plantation is an 1825 plantation house on 18 acres of property in the Liberia Historic District in Manassas, Virginia. The property is being restored with the assistance of historical architect C. Richard Bierce, AIA of Alexandria, Virginia and Oak Grove Restoration Company under the Rehabilitation Tax Credit program. The current project is about to complete Phase I (stabilization) of the property, which belongs to the City of Manassas.
Work will take place from Friday to Sunday. If you have specific expertise in any of the project areas please let us know!
