The newsletter of the Cleveland Restoration Society, NEO's voice for historic preservation. We believe in the future of our built heritage, from our neighborhoods to our monumental landmarks. 
DECEMBER 2019 PRESERVATION NEWS & EVENTS
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE FOR OUR 2019 HOLIDAY GIFT MEMBERSHIP
Give the gift of preservation this holiday season! Now through January 5 th , you can purchase a Cleveland Restoration Society Household Membership and a copy of The Making of Cleveland’s Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville and Lee-Harvard for just $55.00, the price of a standard Household Membership.*

Give a gift that friends and family can enjoy throughout the year!

A Cleveland Restoration Society Household Membership includes:
  • Invitations to all household members to attend free members-only events such as SNOOP! tours and our annual membership meeting
  • Two discounted tickets to our annual awards ceremony, Celebration of Preservation
  • A subscription to our biannual printed magazine Facade
  • A subscription to our monthly eNewsletter Perspectives

* This offer available for gift memberships only, not valid for membership renewals
NOMINATE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECT FOR THE 2020 CELEBRATION OF PRESERVATION
CRS and AIA Cleveland celebrate National Preservation Month each May by recognizing outstanding historic preservation projects from the region during our annual Awards Program. Projects are nominated by the community and reviewed by a jury of historic preservation experts and certified architects. Our program highlights award winning projects through visual storytelling followed by a celebratory reception.

Nominations Due February 14, 2020 by 5:00 pm.
PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE MAKING OF CLEVELAND'S BLACK SUBURB IN THE CITY: LEE-SEVILLE & LEE-HARVARD
A great gift for the holiday season! Available for $19.99.
Our story starts just west of the intersection of Lee and Seville Roads, where a Black enclave took shape in the 1920s. By establishing a foothold in Cleveland’s far southeastern reaches, African Americans laid the successful groundwork for this vicinity to develop as a Black “suburb in the city.”

The Cleveland Restoration Society, a regional historic preservation non-profit, has worked for the past several years collecting community history, interviewing and filming residents of the neighborhood, and scouring archives and private collections for historical images that help tell the story of this remarkable place.
THIRD FLOOR SPACE FOR LEASE
The Cleveland Restoration Society's Third Floor Suite in the historic Sarah Benedict House in Mid-Town is available for lease. The offices are centrally located in an established neighborhood with easy access to the freeway and downtown. Onsite free parking is available. The Third Floor offers approximately 1,700 SF of fully improved office space in four to five rooms, a restroom, and storage facilities. The space is fully accessible by an elevator.

For more information or to view the property, please contact Tom Jorgensen at   tjorgensen@clevelandrestoration.org
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our 2019 Annual Fund! Your gifts will be used to rescue endangered buildings, revitalize neighborhoods, promote cultural heritage and assist sacred spaces.

Haven't sent in your gift? There is still time to make a difference, just click the link below.
CALENDAR
Saturday, December 14th • 11 :00 am - 12:00 pm
Lorain-Carnegie & Main Avenue Bridges: Cleveland's High Level Sister Bridges
Main Library, LSW 02, 2nd Floor, Learning Commons
Cleveland Public Library

Local bridge experts Dario Gasparini and Bill Vermes share the history of two of Cleveland's iconic landmarks, the sister viaducts of the Lorain-Carnegie and Main Avenue Bridges. 


Tuesday, December 17th • 10 :00 am - 12:00 pm
Free Public Tour of Severance Hall
Severance Hall
Cleveland Orchestra

Regarded by many music-lovers as one of the world's most beautiful concert halls, Severance Hall is a true gem in the city of Cleveland. Incorporating some of the finest materials and most advanced features available at the time of its construction, there are hidden delights throughout the building.

Reservations are required; call our Ticket Office at 216-231-1111

For more information click here . Email info@clevelandorchestra.com for questions.

Wednesday, December 18th • 12 :00 pm - 2:00 pm
Appalachia Heritage Luncheon
Ohio Statehouse Atrium
Heritage Ohio

Celebrate Appalachia’s Culture, Nature, & Heritage at the 9th Annual Appalachia Heritage Luncheon in the Statehouse Atrium.

2019 Success Stories: Sugar Bush Foundation, Dickens Victorian Village, Linda Showalter Marietta College Archivist, Leetonia Beehive Coke Ovens, Rankin House, D-Day Conneaut, Ivan and Deanna Tribe

The Sam Jones Model Citizen Award will be presented to Gay & Bruce Dalzell.

Show up early (10:30 am), for Historic Statehouse Tours led by Architects Bob Loversidge and Tom Matheny. The buffet luncheon is at 11:30 and the program begins at 12:00 noon.

Click here to purchase tickets

Saturday, December 21st • 1 :00 pm - 3:00 pm
Holiday Open House
The Hickories Museum
Lorain County Historical Society

Join us for self-guided tours of The Hickories, decorated for the holidays. All are welcome to this free event. Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information click here.

Saturday, January 11th • 1 0:30 am - 2:00 pm
Genealogy & Family History Research Clinic
Main Library, LSW 06, 6th Floor, Center for Local & Global History
Cleveland Public Library

The Library’s Genealogy Clinics are informal sessions during which you can receive help from expert volunteers and Library staff. For beginners: volunteers provide informal instruction in starting your family history/genealogy. For more advanced researchers: volunteers draw on their extensive experience to help you answer your genealogy questions and to help you find strategies to move your research forward.

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