Introduction to Preservation Philosophy
The Stephen Jacob House (1785) will serve as the case
study for this year’s course.
Dates: Tuesday- Thursday, July 9-11 Windsor, Vermont
Instructors: Lisa Sasser, AIA, and principal, Quid Tum Consulting; Ben Haavik, Team
Leader for Property Care, Historic New England, and Judy L. Hayward, executive director,
The Preservation Education Institute, Historic Windsor, Inc.
Cost: HWI/PEI members: $295. Others: $355. Includes Lunch daily
Course Description:
The historical context of a historic site is the most important basis for resolving maintenance and
repair dilemmas. This course will help anyone working on historic buildings from front-line
maintenance staff and “handymen” to contractors, architects, and executive property managers
implement a preservation maintenance strategy for any historic property. Topics covered include
applying the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, evaluating historic architectural detail,
building diagnostics tools and testing, and developing a maintenance plan.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to:
1.
Analyze historic structures reports for assistance in implementing repairs, projects and
maintenance plans for buildings and landscapes.
2. Use basic diagnostic tools to determine condition of historic buildings such as moisture
meters, and boroscopes; know when to call in specialized contractors and professionals for
detailed evaluation.
3. Implement a systematic, pro-active maintenance plan through class discussion of slides,
lectures, case studies, reading materials, and hands-on examination of building
components.
4. Identify situations where historic fabric must be preserved, may be repaired or replaced
in-kind with like materials, or where substitute materials are appropriate for replacement.
Text included in tuition:
Managing Maintenance by John Leeke
The Preservation Education Institute is rehabilitating the Stephen Jacob House for its future
office, classroom, and three market-rate apartments. The house was built by Stephen Jacob, a
Vermont Supreme Court Justice sued by the Town of Windsor for the care of Dinah Mason White,
a slave that Jacob had purchased in direct violation of anti-slavery provisions in Vermont’s 1777
constitution. This case, tried before the Vermont Supreme Court in 1802 where Jacob recused
himself, held in Jacob’s favor but the Court ruled that slavery was indeed unconstitutional in
Vermont This declaration appears to have been the first such declaration by a precedent-setting
court in the United States.
This Course is co-sponsored by the Preservation Trust of Vermont and the Vermont
Housing and Conservation Board. To register, contact Historic Windsor, Inc. Preservation
Education Institute PO Box 1777 Windsor, VT 05089; by phone 802- 674-6752 or email at
histwininc@valley.net or complete the form below and return by mail. Purchase orders accepted.
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