LANDMARK CONSULTING LLC 83 Grove Avenue  Albany, 12208 Phone/Fax: (518) 458-8942 www.landmarkconsulting.net

KIMBERLY KONRAD ALVAREZ Historic Preservation Consultant [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Landmark Consulting – Albany, NY June 2002- Present Began as sole-proprietor of Landmark Consulting in June 2002 to pursue personal preservation interests. Preservation services include conservation and condition assessments, historic structure reports and preservation master plans, cultural resource surveys, rehabilitation tax credit project administration, oversight of preservation grant projects and historic research to guide restoration efforts. In March 2010, Landmark Consulting was granted NYS WBE certification and in March 2011, the firm was organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Claude Emanuel Menders Architects – , MA June 2001 – June 2002 (renamed Menders, Torrey, Spencer Architects) Employed as a member of the Preservation Division of this small architectural firm. Worked as Preservation Planner responsible for the firm’s work in pre-development studies, condition assessments reports, master planning and building restoration.

Jean Carroon Architects Inc/Goody Clancy & Associates – Boston, MA August 1999–May 2001 Employed as a Preservation Planner/Architectural Conservator responsible for the firm’s work in pre- development studies and condition assessment reports. While working as an associate at Jean Carroon Architects, a 10-person architectural firm that worked exclusively with historic buildings, responsibilities covered a variety of disciplines from project management and construction administration to marketing and report development. In January of 2000, Jean Carroon Architects merged with Goody Clancy & Associates to strengthen their existing preservation division.

Massachusetts Historical Commission (MA-SHPO) - Grants Division, Boston, MA Dec. 1997-August 1999 Employed as a Preservation Planner to provide Technical Services to Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund grant applicants and recipients. Responsibilities included reviewing the eligibility of grant applications, making recommendations for selection of grant awards and management of projects through terms of contract. Grants management involved preparing contract documents, review and approval of plans and specifications, guiding appropriate methodology and technical aspects of restoration work, monitoring project compliance with bidding procedures and procurement requirements, and processing financial and project close-out documentation.

Building Conservation Associates, Inc. - Dedham, MA May 1997-Nov. 1997 Employed as an architectural conservator in the Regional Office of the New York City based firm. Worked on historic structure reports, historic paint analyses, produced conservation specifications, conducted conservation assessment program studies, and conducted numerous condition assessments.

Boston Landmarks Commission-Environment Department, City of Boston - Boston, MA Oct. 1995-May 1997 Employed as a preservation planner to staff two of the seven landmark district commissions in the City of Boston Responsible for the oversight of approximately 4000 buildings while processing applications for design review, working with developers, architects and property owners, administering public hearing (agendas, minutes, decision letters) and ensuring the compliance of the Historic districts' policies and standards & criteria.

Preservation Assistance Division, - Washington, D.C. June 1994-Feb. 1995 Employed through fellowship with the National Council for Preservation Education as a technical researcher. Responsibilities included researching and writing technical publications on historic and twentieth century building materials, as well as writing and editing entries for upcoming book publication.

Updated 10/1/2012 EDUCATION: Cornell University Graduate School, Ithaca, NY Fall 1992-May 1995 School of Architecture, Art, and Planning Master of Arts in Historic Preservation Planning

Richmond College, Florence, Italy Spring 1992 Studied abroad in Italy for a semester following the completion of undergraduate studies. Enrolled in classes at both Richmond College and Fortman Art Studios.

State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY Fall 1987-Fall 1991 School of Arts and Letters Bachelor of Arts in Art History, minor in Architecture & Design

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Save Fenway Park! – Board of Directors, Former President and currently Chairwoman www.savefenwaypark.com As founding President of a preservation organization with no staff, responsibilities involved a majority of the administrative tasks, as well as strategic planning, fundraising, media and public outreach efforts. Save Fenway Park! is a grassroots effort formed in 1998 to ensure that Fenway Park remains the home of the Boston Red Sox for generations to come. Initially developed as a growing coalition of individuals and organizations, the group and its members believe that Fenway Park is the Red Sox's most valuable asset, and a national treasure that should be renovated rather than replaced. Over the last ten years, the group’s focus has been more advisory to the new Red Sox ownership as they have undertaken renovation efforts.

Turpin Bannister Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians – Board of Directors, Treasurer The Society of Architectural Historians is an international not-for-profit membership organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide. The local chapter which includes all of Upstate New York, Vermont and Western Massachusetts plans programs, study tours, scholarly meetings, lectures and symposia for local and regional audiences.

Historic Albany Foundation – Member of the Board of Directors, volunteer www.historic-albany.org Historic Albany Foundation is a private, not-for-profit membership organization working to promote the preservation and appreciation of the built environment in and around the city of Albany. Involvement includes working as a member of the Strategic Preservation Planning Committtee, the Endangered Buildings Committee as well as conducting hands-on restoration workshops for Albany residents for the foundation.

Association for Preservation Technology / North East Chapter – past Member of Board of Directors www.aptne.org “APT” is a multi-disciplinary organization that promotes best practices, whether by modern methods or the historic ones, for conserving historic structures and their settings. APT/NE is an affiliate organization and regional chapter founded originally in the mid-1980s which conducts many workshops, co-sponsors events with local and statewide preservation organizations and sponsors symposia.

Recent Past Preservation Network – Founding member and previous Vice President www.recentpast.org Launched in October 2000 at the Preserving the Recent Past II Conference, RPPN is a ‘virtual’ organization that promotes preservation education, assistance and advocacy through the medium of new technologies, to encourage a contextual understanding of our modern built environment. The Network assists preservationists by providing an open community platform for the development and revision of practical strategies to document, preserve and re-use historic places of the recent past.

Member of the Preservation League of New York State Member of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Member of the Woman’s Club of Albany Member of Adirondack Architectural Heritage Member of DoCoMoMo-U.S. Former Member of the Boston Society of Architects, Historic Resources Committee

Updated 10/1/2012 PUBLICATIONS: “Restoring Our Appreciation of Historic Wood Windows: Making a Case for Restoration Versus Replacement” in The Local Landmarker, Issue 11, March 2009 (Newsletter of the Certified Local Government program overseen by NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation)

“The Lustron House: The endangered species of the Post-War Prefab industry,” for the DOCOMOMO-US newsletter, Spring 2008 & Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) newsletter, Winter 2009.

“After the Final Whistle: Reuse Alternatives for Abandoned Stadiums”, Conference Proceedings from Presentation & Panel Discussion for the Preserve & Play Conference, (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Technical Preservation Services 2005)

Cultural Resource Management Bulletin, Volume 23. No. 10, 2000 “Fenway Park’s ‘Green Monster’: Cash vs. Tradition” – Dec. 2000. (National Park Service Publication)

Preservation Brief 40: Preserving Historic Ceramic Tile Floors, (Co-authored with Anne E. Grimmer) (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Heritage Preservation Services 1996)

Twentieth Century Building Materials: History and Conservation, (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995)–Numerous chapters: "Vinyl Tile," (Co-authored with Paul D. Kofoed); "Gypsum Board," (Co-authored with Michael A. Tomlan); "Plate Glass," (Co-authored with Kenneth M. Wilson); "Decorative Plastic Laminates," (Co-authored with Anthony J. T. Walker and Nicole L. Stull); & "Fiberboard," (Co-authored with Carol Gould, Kathleen Catalano Milley, & Rebecca Gallagher)

ADDITIONAL WRITTEN WORK: Hyde Hall: A Historic Structure Report Researched and written for Friends of Hyde Hall (October 1993). Sponsored by The Andy Warhol Foundation.

Diagnostic Methods for the Control of Moisture in Historic Buildings: A Case Study of Hyde Hall Thesis presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Historic Preservation Planning (July 1995).

Home Field Advantage: Why Renovating Fenway Park Makes Sense Co-written with officers of Save Fenway Park! Board as a testament of why Fenway Park is the Boston Red Sox’ greatest asset on economic, business, community conscious and sports terms. (April 2002).

National Register Nomination- Straight House & Civil War Enlistment Center, Washington County, NY National Register nomination for this early colonial settler’s home in the Adirondack region (c. 1801) and the last remaining Civil War enlistment center in New York State. (July 2004)

Viets Tavern Historic Structure Report Researched and written for the State of Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (May 2006)

National Register Nomination- Knox Street Historic District, Albany County, NY National Register District nomination for 23 buildings along Knox Street (adjacent to Washington Park) in Albany, NY. These brick row houses date from the 19870 & 1880s, with the exception of the original settlement house in this area which dates to 1838. (March 2007)

National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form - Lustron Houses in New York National Register documentation of a thematic or multiple property group of post-war Lustron houses. This multiple property nomination was based on the information gathered through the NYS Lustron Project from January 2007 through August 2007, which involved surveying and documenting Lustron houses across five different regions of the state. A final database included 99 properties, with 7 properties having been demolished and at least 28 properties found to be eligible for individual National Register listing. (September 2007)

Updated 10/1/2012 Wood Window Repair Workshop Manual Written as a handout for window repair workshop conducted for property owners. (August 2004, revised Oct. 2007)

Local Landmark & National Register Nomination- Lower Washington Avenue Historic District, Albany, NY National Register District nomination for 27 buildings along two southern blocks of Washington Avenue in Albany, NY. These brick & stone structures date from the 1810 to the 1930s, and exemplify every popular architectural style over a 125 year period of Albany’s westward development (September 2010 –designation pending)

National Register Nomination- The University Club of Albany, Albany County, NY National Register nomination for this early 20th century civic clubhouse building designed by Albert Fuller and the Hoggson Brothers. (c. 1914-1925) (December 2010)

Saratoga Race Course Cultural Resources Inventory – Phase One: Cultural Landscape Inventory & Architectural Resource Survey of Backstretch Structures. Study in collaboration with Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC, produced for the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, Preservation League of NY State & NYS Council on the Arts, New York Racing Association, City of Saratoga Springs, and Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency. (September 2010)

Saratoga Race Course Cultural Resources Inventory – Phase Two: Cultural Landscape Inventory & Architectural Resource Survey of the Frontside & Back Yard. Study in collaboration with Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC, produced for the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, New York Racing Association and Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust. (May 2011)

PRESENTATIONS: “The Historic Saratoga Race Course: A Collaborative Cultural Resource Study” – Co-Presented with Martha Lyon, Principal of Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture at the annual conference of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) in Charleston, SC, September 2012.

“Fen-tennial: Celebrating 100 years at Fenway Park – the last 15 years of Saving Fenway Park” – Presented with Tim Wiles, Head Librarian of the Baseball Hall of Fame to the Friends of Clifton Park/Halfmoon Library as part of their Friday Mornings programs, April 2012.

“Beyond the Grandstand: Historic Architecture and Landscape of the Saratoga Race Course Backstretch” – Sponsored by Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation and presented along with Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture to members of the Saratoga Springs community at the Public Library in July 2010.

“Restoring our Appreciation of Historic Wood Windows” – This topic has been presented in a variety of formats over the years for Historic Albany Foundation’s Preservation Workshop Series; to the City of Albany Historic Resources Commission (Nov. 2007); to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation at their 2006 Annual Conference, Preservation 360º; as a full day workshop for Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) presented at Camp Sagamore, Oct. 2007, and presented as workshops sponsored by Albany Neighborhood Associations to homeowners, summers of 2004 & 2005.

“The Lustron House: Searching the State for Modern Metal Marvel of the Post-War Era” – Presented to the Albany Institute of History & Art as part of their “First Friday’s Event”, May 2007.

“History and Development of Albany’s Helderberg Neighborhood” – Presented to the Albany County Historical Association, April 2005.

“The Lustron House – A Brief History” – Presented to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation at their 2005 Annual Conference, Preservation 360º.

“Period Paint Schemes & Color Selection” -- Presented to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation at their 2005 Annual Conference, Preservation 360º, as well as part of their 2010 Fall Lecture Series.

“After the Final Whistle” Reuse Alternatives for Abandoned Stadiums” – Presented at the National Park Service “Preserve & Play” conference in May 2005 in Chicago, IL. Updated 10/1/2012 REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS: The Woman’s Club of Albany, Albany, NY (2008-2012) Architectural Design Services in collaboration with Preservation Architecture for the Restoration of the West Bay (masonry) & New Accessible Restroom for project funded in part by the State Environmental Protection Fund, The Community Foundation of the Capital Region, and DASNY. Produced Concept Design Study for the Woman’s Club of Albany in 2009 and provided project oversight of window restoration, storm window fabrication and ballroom restoration (2008-2010) (c.1895), Albany, NY (NR listed)

First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie, NY (2003, 2007-2008) Conducted brownstone investigation, condition assessment and treatment recommendations. Study funded by the NY Landmark Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Program. Provided full design services for restoration of brownstone, repair of brick walls and moisture protection improvements. (c. 1850s) Restoration project funded by the State Environmental Protection Fund (EFP). (NR listed)

Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY (2009-2011) Commissioned by Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation and funded by a PreserveNY grant, Arthur B. Solomon Charitable Trust and NYRA. Cultural Resource Survey & Recommendations for Treatment of the Buildings & Landscape at Saratoga Race Course (c.1847-1955). (NR listed)

Hyde Hall State Historic Site, , Cooperstown, NY (1993, 2007-2009, 2011) Historic Structure Report; Conservation Assessment Report; Moisture and Conditions Study and Remediation plan for Hyde Hall State Historic Site (Philip Hooker, c. 1803-1835), Cooperstown, NY (National Historic Landmark)

State University of New York Albany Campus, Albany, NY (2008) Getty Foundation Heritage Campus Master Plan - State University of New York Albany Campus (Edward Durell Stone, 1963) - History and Evolution (as consultant to Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects)

Fifth Meetinghouse of First Church of Christ, Lancaster, MA (2006) Getty Grant Proposal for Architectural Conservation of the 5th Meetinghouse of First Church of Christ, Lancaster, MA (National Historic Landmark)

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany NY (2005) Historic Structure Report of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Patrick Keely, c. 1852), Albany NY (as consultant to Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects)

Viets Tavern, Old New Gate Historic Site, East Granby, CT (2006-2007) Historic Structure Report of the Viets Tavern (c. 1760) Part of the Old New Gate Historic Site, E. Granby, CT (as consultant to Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.) (NR listed)

Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern, Wilmington, MA (2001-2002) Preservation and Interpretative Directions Plan for the Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern, a c. 1770 tavern and house museum; while working for Claude Menders Architects. (NR listed)

Robert Treat Paine Estate (Stonehurst), Waltham, MA (2001) Preservation planning work and coordination of a Historic Interiors Conservation Report for the Robert Treat Paine Estate (Stonehurst) funded by a Getty Foundation grant. While working for Claude Menders Architects. (National Historic Landmark)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA (2000) Space analysis study on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum while working with Goody Clancy & Associates. (NR listed)

Trinity Church in Copley Square, Boston, MA (1999-2000) Environmental monitoring project at Trinity Church in Copley Square which monitored the relative humidity and temperature levels at 25 locations throughout the sanctuary and attic space in order to better understand the internal climate and its impact on the decorative John Lafarge wall paintings. While working with Goody Clancy & Associates. (National Historic Landmark)

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McKim Building, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA (1997) Worked on the Historic Structure Report of this significant Boston Landmark while working for Building Conservation Associates. (National Historic Landmark)

National Register Nominations University Club of Albany, Albany, NY (2010-2011) National Register nomination for the University Club of Albany (c. 1914-1925) (Albany County). Listed March 2011.

Lower Washington Avenue Historic District, Albany, NY (2009-2010) Commissioned by Historic Albany Foundation and funded by a PreserveNY grant. Cultural Resource Survey and preparation of Local District and National Register nomination for the Lower Washington Avenue Historic District (c. 1810-1935) (Albany County)

Lustron Houses of New York State (2006-2007) Commissioned by Historic Albany Foundation and funded by a PreserveNY grant. Statewide survey of 95 Lustron homes and Multiple Property National Register nomination for the Lustron Houses of New York State (c. 1948-1951).

Knox Street Historic District, Albany, NY (2005-2007) National Register nomination for the Knox Street Historic District (c. 1835-1930) (Albany County). Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Applications (Parts 1-3) for 135-158 Knox Street, Albany, NY (approved, $7million project)

The Straight House & Civil War Enlistment Center, Hartford, NY (2003-2004, 2007) National Register nomination and Conservation Assessment Report for the Straight House (c. 1801) and Civil War Enlistment Center, Hartford, NY (Washington County)

Conservation Assessment Program – Architectural Assessments Neversink Valley Area Museum (D&H Canal Park, Cuddebackville, NY (2008 & 2009) Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Report for the Neversink Valley Area Museum (D&H Canal Park) (c.1820s) & subsequent condition assessment report on Old General Store. Funded in part by Heritage Preservation. (NR listed)

Boscobel Restoration Museum, Garrison, NY (2007) Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Report for Boscobel Museum (c.1806), Garrison, NY. Funded in part by Heritage Preservation. (NR listed)

Bidwell House, Monterey, MA (2006) Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) Report for the Bidwell House (c.1750), Monterey, MA. Funded in part by Heritage Preservation. (NR listed)

Updated 10/1/2012