May 2, 2003

CONTACT:
Deanna L. Bremer
Director of Marketing
Cleveland Restoration Society
Phone: (216) 426-3111
Fax: (216) 426-1975
E-mail: dbremer@clevelandrestoration.org

REGIONAL PRESERVATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN OBERLIN

On Saturday, May 31, 2003 from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., the Cleveland Restoration Society and Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio will hold a regional historic preservation conference, Building Community Through Preservation, in Oberlin, Ohio. The conference will draw participants from throughout northeastern Ohio and will offer an intensive series of lectures, tours and workshops to help build our region’s knowledge of preservation tools and techniques.

Cuyahoga County Treasurer, James Rokakis, who has partnered with the Society to provide the Heritage Home Loan Program for owners of older and historic homes, will give the keynote address. Regional and local experts will address such themes as listing a property in the National Register of Historic Places, saving Ohio’s historic neighborhood schools, and using green building techniques in historic buildings. Local guides will offer walking tours of Oberlin, Oberlin College and African American landmarks.

Sessions will be held in the Oberlin College Science Center, 130 West Lorain Street. The conference includes lunch and ends with a special reception in the restored Peters Hall, a Richardsonian Romanesque structure built in 1885 and restored in 1997. Tickets are $35 for members of the Society and $45 for non-members. Scholarships are available. For information and registration, call the Society at (216) 426-1000.

The Cleveland Restoration Society/Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio is the region’s largest non-profit preservation organization and is a Local Partner affiliate of the National Trust. Founded in 1972, the Society is dedicated to the preservation of greater Cleveland’s historic resources.

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