Lighting the Way: Cape Henry’s 225th Anniversary n October 1, 1792, Cape Henry Lighthouse’s fish oil lantern A Voice for Historic Places Since 1889 shone for the very first time. O225 years later, we are commemorat- Preservation Virginia works as a respected ing the anniversary of the first Federal resource, experienced advocate and creative Public Works project completed by catalyst to advance solutions that keep the heart and soul in Virginia’s communities. the fledgling Unites States government. Events are on-going throughout the BOARD OF TRUSTEES year, and please save the weekend of August 4–7 for National Lighthouse Patricia Loughridge Dennis W. Hedgepeth PRESIDENT Richmond, Virginia Day. Look for an announcement Richmond, Virginia Genevieve P. Keller about an October anniversary party. Alexander C. Graham, Jr. Charlottesville, Virginia You’re invited! VICE PRESIDENT H. Pettus LeCompte Midlothian, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Trip Pollard William Luke VICE PRESIDENT Henrico, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Linda Marks We can’t speak up without you Joseph D. Cheely Mechanicsville, Virginia TREASURER In our demanding economy, you have a say. Your investment: Richmond, Virginia Gary Ometer Richmond, Virginia • Builds an effective public policy program that protects and Anne Geddy Cross IMMEDIATE Elizabeth S. Kostelny promotes Virginia’s historic places. PAST PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EX OFFICIO AND BOARD SECRETARY • Serves more than 291,000 people per year through educational Hanover, Virginia Richmond, Virginia programming at our 6 historic sites. Ernest Clifford Barrett, III* HONORARY • Brings more people together to save more places that make a Washington, D.C. TRUSTEES difference. Sally Guy Brown William G. Beville Alexandria, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia You make this work possible. Thank you! Audrey Paulette Davis C. Hobson Goddin To give or renew your support, contact Amy Garmon at 804.648.1889, Alexandria, Virginia Richmond, Virginia ext. 305, or donate securely online at www.bit.ly/preserveva Ken Farmer William B. Kerkam III Charlottesville, Virginia Richmond, Virginia John H. Guy IV Shirley T. VanLandingham Alexandria, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D. D. Anderson Williams Penn Laird, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia

*Ernest Clifford Barrett, III passed away in February 2017. Ford significantly impacted preservation, education and advocacy in Virginia’s communities through his leadership on our Board of Trustees. Watching Ford round the corner at the John Marshall House, cross the street at the Cole Education in action: students from the University of Virginia attended Digges House and walk up to the registration the annual Legislative Reception to learn more about public policy and desk at the Annual Preservation Conference the benefits of historic preservation in Virginia. filled our staff and volunteers with so much joy—because Ford always showed up, with Preservation Virginia new friends to introduce and his own name 204 West Franklin Street tag. His dedication was steadfast and we will Richmond, Virginia 23220-5012 deeply miss him. www.preservationvirginia.org HISTORIC VENTURES 804.648.1889 SPRING 2017 8 HISTORIC VENTURES Preservation from Where I Stand Find, Survey, Interpret: Saving Virginia’s Rosenwald Schools pring is the season of new beginnings. Often uring a time of racial segregation and new beginnings characterize our work in under-funding of African-American schools, historic preservation. An abandoned building D Rosenwald schools provided educational Sis adapted for new uses. A historic event or place is opportunity to African-American children through- “This Ventures examined in a new way. A beloved colleague opens out the South. Between 1917 and 1932, 367 Rosenwald the door to the next chapter of his life. schools were built in rural areas across Virginia. introduces your At Preservation Virginia, we have embraced Julius Rosenwald, eventual owner of the new president, new beginnings and change as a part of our DNA. Sears-Roebuck Company, created a fund which Some may view that as a contradiction with the acted as seed money for the construction of the Patricia term “preservation.” However, we see it as the schools. As a result, African-American communities Loughridge, who opportunity to connect in new ways, to gain new raised millions of dollars to match Rosenwald’s perspectives and to be a part of the continuum contributions and help fund school construction. succeeds Anne that connects the past to the present and beyond to Many of these schools operated through Geddy Cross.” the future. the 1960s. Today, Rosenwald schools represent a In this issue of Historic Ventures, you will read critical yet under-told chapter in the history of Civil about new research at Historic Jamestowne and a Rights in America. new exhibit at Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown. You’ll The 2013 Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic enjoy a preview of plans for this year’s Virginia Places list included Rosenwald Schools. Since that Preservation Conference in Petersburg. You will see listing, we’ve worked with local communities and how finding, surveying and interpreting Virginia’s organizations across Virginia to identify, preserve Rosenwald schools brings new perspectives about and find new uses for these structures. our collective history and connections to one another. Through a grant from the National Park Service And as we congratulate Louis Malon on his retire- and Virginia Department of Historic Resources ment, you’ll learn how we are ensuring that his (DHR), the Saving Virginia’s Rosenwald Schools multiple responsibilities will be met in the future. project is underway. Through a comprehensive and Preservation Virginia and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities staff meet with This Ventures introduces your new president, systematic new process, we are working to answer alumni from The Julius Rosenwald High School in Northumberland County, Patricia Loughridge, who succeeds Anne Geddy questions like, “How many schools still stand?” and, Virginia. This school opened in 1917 as Northumberland County Training School. Cross. Patti is a museum professional and a “How do we organize to save them?” Starting with life-long preservationist who has lived in Lexington, counties within the Piedmont region and with local Knowing what’s out there is essential before Hanover and now resides in Richmond. She community support, we will locate as many of these continuing to the next phase—finding adaptive is passionate about preservation and especially schools as possible and determine the condition of reuses for these buildings and interpreting them the synergy between historic preservation and the buildings. Volunteers on the ground will help appropriately. Let’s locate, survey and interpret them community revitalization. locate the schools and conduct surveys following the together. If you’d like to help out, contact Justin Spring forward with Preservation Virginia! Anne Geddy Cross, Elizabeth S. Kostelny and guidelines of DHR’s database system. Sarafin at [email protected] Patricia Loughridge after a special tour of the White House in November 2016. Highlighting the Benefits of Historic Preservation Elizabeth S. Kostelny Patricia Loughridge uring this year’s General Assembly Session, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRESIDENT we continued to highlight the benefits of historic preservation in Virginia. At our annual COVER: The roof D replacement at Bacon’s Legislative Reception, we organized our network Castle began in early of local preservation organizations, developers and March 2017. Peter Post, supporters of the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit renowned restoration and shared the message with our guests. We presented specialist, spent the a strong case about the economic benefits of the credit winter trimming and to the sub-committee reviewing the proposed bill, who shaping each shingle by kept the credits intact. hand at his workshop. This reception was made possible by the generous Now the shingles are support of our sponsors: Commonwealth Advisors, protecting the oldest Daniel & Company, Inc., Citizens for a Fort Monroe brick dwelling in North National Park, National Trust for Historic Preserva- America. Your support Elizabeth S. Kostelny, Patricia Loughridge and the tion, Piedmont Environmental Council, Williams made this possible. Honorable Angela Navarro, Deputy Secretary of Mullen, Rehab Development & Rehab Builders, Natural Resources, at Preservation Virginia’s annual Mr. Trip Pollard, Mrs. Genevieve P. Keller, Walter Legislative Reception on January 26, 2017. Parks Architects and Mr. Harry J. Warthen, III.

2 HISTORIC VENTURES 3 PRESERVATION VIRGINIA Planning for New Beginnings to Serve Virginia’s Communities hat happens when a longtime employee announces he will retire? While some might panic, we decided on a more Wdeliberate process. Any company or organization is only as good as the people who staff it. Success results from employees with passion, drive, knowledge and expertise. Equally important to hiring great staff is continuing that work when they reach a well-deserved retirement. Early last year, Louis Malon made known his plan to retire in June 2017. He joined Preservation Virginia’s team in 1982, and is a critical part of what we do. As director of preservation services, he accumulated a vast knowledge of our properties’ Louis leads a workshop at Historic preservation maintenance history. He developed Jamestowne for archaeology staff relationships with people and communities all and volunteers in 2011. across the Commonwealth, and created a reputation for helping those in need. “I’ve been involved for a quarter of the entire history of this 128 year-old organization,” Louis said, “and that’s a bit daunting if you think about it!” Having this ample, advanced notice, we mapped a thoughtful strategy that would ease this transition of leadership and help us chart the future. We turned to the Jessie Elizabeth and Louis share a laugh at Preservation Ball duPont Fund for help. Virginia’s 1991 Annual Meeting at Bacon’s Castle. With a generous grant, we there are other staff departures?” Their findings undertook a comprehensive resulted in a more effective management structure, review of not only functions as well as recommendations to guide how all of of the Preservation Services Louis’s responsibilities would be met after department, but of each his retirement. department in the entire The last step was to find Louis’s successors. organization. The work was As part of the reorganization, an architectural approached in three phases: conservator and preservation programs manager cataloguing Louis’s work, were hired. The conservator will focus on the bricks performing an organization and mortar work that fell under the director of assessment and finding a preservation services’s purview and the programs permanent hire. manager will absorb the advocacy and community First, a temporary resource work. Both positions are working alongside preservation services assistant Louis to help ease this transition. captured as much of Louis’s This thoughtful and thorough approach institutional knowledge as helped us evaluate succession leadership as a whole possible and organized his files within the organization. By proactively preparing

JOHN ROONEY to enhance the archives. Using for the inevitable, Preservation Virginia is better Statewide Preservation Louis accepts an award a digital scanner, over 200,000 items were scanned positioned to have seamless transitions. The most from the Historic Peters- and catalogued, including reports, research docu- surprising thing? As the baby boomer generation Starts in burg Foundation in May ments, architectural drawings, photos and slides. ages, this process is serving as a model for colleague We are pleased to introduce you to Janelle Sahutski, 2016 for his significant The scanned copies are now an all-in-one resource institutions that also anticipate leadership changes architectural conservator, and Lisa Bergstrom, preservation Your Backyard contributions to historic for staff and researchers. in the coming years. programs manager. Janelle and Lisa are working with The 2017 Most Endangered Historic Places list preservation in the City Next, a consulting firm, Warren Whitney, Through the generous support of the Jessie Louis in an effort to ease the transition of his myriad of of Petersburg. interviewed and developed an evaluation tool to Ball duPont Fund, we’re on sound footing as Louis responsibilities. is announced Tuesday, May 9th. Stay tuned! analyze how staff allocated time across mission- Malon retires this summer. But the work’s not done. related projects and activities. The consultants asked “We’ve grown an amazing amount over the last 35 the questions, “Are we structured in a way that best years,” Louis said, “but there’s so much more we can fulfills our mission?” and “What will we do when and will do. And that’s exciting.”

4 HISTORIC VENTURES 5 PRESERVATION VIRGINIA Book Conservation Kicks-off New Interpretation at Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown

ur newly-conserved, two volume set of Laws for one-half-hour, and then have new ideas to With the return of our Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu’s meditate on for the rest of the day. recently conserved Spirit of the Laws are on display at Patrick When you visit Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown Spirit of the Laws by OHenry’s Scotchtown. Spirit of the Laws are the first for a tour, you have the opportunity to discuss the Montesquieu, general in an on-going effort to grow and share Henry’s influence of the Enlightenment on our government tours at Patrick Henry’s library collection. and the dilemmas facing the framers of the Scotchtown explore Montesquieu’s political treatise, Spirit of the constitution as they pondered democracy and a the ways in which Henry Laws, was one of the most heavily cited works during new republic. You might even take a page from and other framers of the Constitutional Conventions. Its influence is Henry and prepare for the discussion by reading your the Constitution looked Archaeology Continues seen in the separation of powers doctrine and our own copy of Spirit of the Laws! to Enlightenment system of checks and balances. Patrick Henry noted Thank you to the Lela Marshall Hine Trust for philosophies to shape Beneath Historic that as a young man, he would read Spirit of the their generous gifts to conserve Spirit of the Laws. the new country. Jamestowne’s Memorial Church Explore the Value of Partnerships at the

CHUCK DURFOR Virginia Preservation hroughout the winter, archaeologists excavated beneath the floor of the 20th-century Memorial Conference Church and studied the remains of two earlier or the 32nd year, friends of historic preser- Tchurches. Archaeologists are particularly interested vation gather to explore preservation in finding the 1617 church foundation because ideas and initiatives. Save the date for the America’s first legislative assembly met in this FVirginia Preservation Conference on Friday, church in 1619. This effort is part of Jamestown October 6. This year, Petersburg will be the Rediscovery’s preparations for the 400th anniversary host city where we explore the collaborations of that meeting. New exhibits explaining the church between private and public sectors that are history will be installed after excavation. strengthening Virginia’s communities. New Archaeologists have been poring over the restaurants and other businesses are leveraging excavation and handwritten notes from the the opportunities for heritage tourism and the founding members of Preservation Virginia, then synergy of a creative community. the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Learn more at www.bit.ly/vapresconf. Antiquities, who excavated the site between 1894 ANNA RICHARDSON HARTLEY MARY and 1903. Their goal is to expand upon the early Bob Chartrand, staff archaeologist, excavates This conference is possible through generous support excavations and learn more about the evolution of a portion of the floor of the Memorial Church at from our sponsors. To discuss sponsorship the church structures. In December, archaeologists Historic Jamestowne. opportunities, contact Will Glasco at 804.648.1889, dug a 10 feet by 6 feet test in the southeast corner Please visit and witness the rediscoveries ext. 311, or [email protected] of the chancel. Removal of the early 20th century that are uncovered every week during this exciting Planning is underway for the annual Virginia Preservation Conference, backfill revealed details of the 1640s church time at Historic Jamestowne. Learn more at to be held in Petersburg. Save the Date: October 6. foundations and sections of original wall plaster. www.historicjamestowne.org.

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