Restoration Society Offers Free Old House Advice

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

Restoration Society Offers Free Old House Advice

The Cleveland Restoration Society and Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio (CRS) will offer an expanded program of free “This Affordable Old House” workshops this spring at Northeast Ohio locations. Homeowners will receive tips for maintaining their older home, organizing rehab projects, selecting a contractor, exterior painting, improving energy efficiency and more. Individual consultations will be available. The workshops, which are free and open to the public, are scheduled for:

March 8, 2005 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Cleveland Public Library, Eastman Branch, 17602 Lorain Ave.
March 8, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Cleveland Public Library, Memorial/Nottingham Branch, 17109 Lakeshore Blvd.
March 9, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Chagrin Falls Public Library, 100 East Orange Rd.
March 10, 2005, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., CH-UH Public Library, University Heights Branch, 13866 Cedar Rd.
March 15, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Cuyahoga County Public Library, Independence Branch, 6361 Selig Dr.
March 16, 2005, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Cleveland Public Library, Walz Branch, 7910 Detroit Ave.
March 22, 2005, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Cleveland Public Library, South Brooklyn Branch, 4303 Pearl Rd.
April 13, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Cuyahoga County Public Library, Bay Village Branch, 502 Cahoon Rd.
April 19, 2005, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Mount Zion Congregational Church, 10723 Magnolia Dr.
April 18, 2005, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., CH-UH Public Library, Coventry Branch, 1925 Coventry Rd.
April 25, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd.
May 4, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Parma Regional Library, 7335 Ridge Rd.
May 19, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Rocky River Public Library, 1600 Hampton Rd.
May 23, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Shaker Heights Main Library, 16500 Van Aken Blvd.
May 25, 2005, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., Cuyahoga County Public Library, South Euclid/Lyndhurst Branch, 4645 Mayfield Rd.

In addition, CRS will sponsor a free “How to Paint This Old House,” seminar at Shaker Heights Main Library, 16500 Van Aken Blvd., on April 26, 2005, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. and a lecture on “Recently Historic Housing Styles” at the Cleveland Public Library, West Park Branch, 3805 W. 157th St. on May 24, 2005, from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. For more information and additional locations and dates, call (216) 426-1000 or visit www.clevelandrestoration.org.

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 for Historic Preservation. Founded in 1972, the Society is dedicated to the preservation of Greater Cleveland’s historic resources.

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