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 2020 PRESERVATION NEWS & EVENTS
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During these tough times, the Cleveland Restoration Society realizes there is strength in the past to help move us forward, toward a more promising future. Join Dr. Todd Michney, CRS Marketing & Events Specialist Stephanie Phelps, President Kathleen H. Crowther, and CRS staff on Zoom for our CRS Book Discussion of Chapter 2: Black Builder-Entrepreneurs Fulfill the Dream South of Miles from The Making of Cleveland's Black Suburb in the City: Lee-Seville & Lee-Harvard!

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WATCH OUR NEW HERITAGE HOME PROGRAM VIDEOS
You can now watch our popular presentations Guide to Researching Your Home and Wood Windows: Repair or Replace from the comfort of your home! Go to our YouTube channel or Facebook page to watch our qualified technical staff explain how to research the history of your home and the pros and cons of keeping your original wood windows. For more information, go to https://www.heritagehomeprogram.org/.
HOUSE OF THE WEEK FEATURES HERITAGE HOME PROGRAM SUCCESS STORY
Photo: Derek Lindsay, CTown Media
In Cleveland.com's House of the Week series, they featured the William H. Ford House, the home at 4201 Franklin Blvd. The current owners restored the home to its original beauty and period charm, with the help of our Heritage Home Program.
This Victorian home in the historic neighborhood was built in 1891 and used over the years as a private residence, a boarding house for nuns and a flophouse. Though many historic elements remained, the house was in disarray when it was purchased at a sheriff’s auction in 2014. Broken windows, a hole in the kitchen floor, and major structural issues made the home unlivable. With a lot of dedication, the current owners undertook four rounds of construction over the course of three years to get it to where it is today.
OAC AWARDS CARES ACT ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR, RECIPIENTS INCLUDE CRS
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On November 19, the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) announced 296 grant awards totaling $20 million in economic relief from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the arts and culture sector. Cleveland Restoration Society is grateful to be included in the list of grant recipients.

For a complete list of awards, click here to view an Excel spreadsheet or here to view a PDF. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION: GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS, GOOD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Check out Donovan Rypkema's blog on the economic impact of historic preservation in a blog post for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
EVENTS CALENDAR
Thursday, November 26th - Thursday, December 31st
Take a Hike® Self-Guided Tour: Grand Department Stores & Historic Hotels
Gateway District

Enjoy a self-guided tour from Gateway District's regular Take a Hike® Season at your own leisure and pace while fully complying with social distancing rules! Using your mobile device’s GPS function, an interactive map will guide you through the tour with professional audio narrations at each stop. Each tour also includes companion videos that introduce you to notable figures from Cleveland’s past portrayed by professional actors and actresses!


Thursday, December 10th • 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Wright Virtual Visits: Fallingwater & Bradley House
Facebook Live
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

On Thursday, December 10, at 1pm Eastern/ 10am Pacific, tune in for a special edition. Go live at Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA) and the B. Harley Bradley House (Kankakee, IL) to explore the theme of Wright’s sites designed for entertaining and relaxation.To tune in, go to the Facebook page of either Fallingwater or Wright In Kankakee at the beginning of the event. You may need to refresh once or twice before the video stream appears.


Wednesday, December 16th • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Using the Standards for Rehabilitation to Guide your Next Building Project
Online Event
Heritage Ohio

How well do you know the National Park Service’s Standards for Rehabilitation? This set of 10 common-sense guidelines focuses on how to retain the historic character of your building, while adapting the building for current uses, whether in a residential or business setting. Thousands of building projects across Ohio have successfully used the Standards as a benchmark to achieve the best building rehabilitation outcomes. Learn from Mariangela Pfister, head of Technical Preservation Services at the State Historic Preservation Office, how these standards are applied to common rehabilitation situations.


Wednesday, December 16th • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Online Event
Western Reserve Historical Society

Enjoy a true Victorian holiday season and explore the ghosts and folklore that shaped 19th Century holidays in Cleveland. Whether you view them as creepy superstitions or tales with hidden wisdom, these stories are made to entertain and will leave you looking at holiday traditions in a whole new way.

Price: $15 general admission / $10 WRHS member admission
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Support has been provided by Ohio Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the federal CARES Act of 2020.

Generous project support is also provided by The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation.

The African American Civil Rights Trail project is supported through a grant from the African American Civil Rights grant program as administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The project has also been funded in part by a grant from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
 
The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government.