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Historic Ventures 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
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