Information Related to Responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior Section 3, Executive Order 11593 Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation National Park Service Vol. 2 No.6 DECEMBER 1977 UN N CENTER MAINTENANCE CENTRAL SENIORS by Robert E. Miller Over 21,000 private foundations in the repair program to help senior citizens re­ US award grants totalling nearly $2 billion. Historic Preservation Coordinator Michigan History Division tain their own homes was a legitimate ac­ Anyone wishingto learn where these foun­ tivity under the provisions of Title III ofthe dations are located, what their grant­ Older Americans Act of 1965 (Public Law making programs are, or what information A housing rehabilitation program that 89-73; USC 79 Stat 218). They then raised to incl ude in a proposal can refer to various approaches the ideal is one that maintains a 15% match for the basic HEW grant of resources provided by The Foundation the architectural integrity of the houses $49,500 and started fixing houses. The in­ Center. being repaired, provides employment op­ itial success of the program earned ita sup­ A nonprofit, independent organization portunities for senior citizens and training plemental grantof$22,000for FY76. By this headquartered in New York City, The opportunities for young craftsmen, sup­ time Maintenance Central had attracted Foundation Center collects, analyzes, and plements the activities of various social ser­ the attention of Detroit's Community and provides public, factual information on vice agencies, and costs 80% less than Economic Development Department philanthropic foundations by: 1) operating other rehab programs. It is also one that (CEDD), which was implementing its own public reference libraries in the New York doesn't exist. Or at least it didn't exist until loan/grant program using community de­ headquarters and Washington, D.C., and 2 years ago when two women in Detroit velopment block-grant money. The effi­ at newly established field offices in Cleve­ founded a nonprofit organization called ciency of the Maintenance Central opera­ land and San Francisco; 2) cooperatingwith Maintenance Central for Seniors. tion impressed CEDD officials. Maintenance special collections in over 55 libraries and Harriette Hunter had experience both in Central's $800-per-unit average costs com­ foundation offices in 44 states; 3) conduct­ restoring old houses and in working with pared favorably with CEDD's own costs of ing the Associates Program, a free service the needs of senior citizens. Linda Mc­ approximately $4,000 per unit. Mainte­ for those needing frequent and extensive Creedy, a trained social worker, was fa­ nance Central applied for and, with strong access to foundation information; and 4) miliar with federal programs for senior cit­ support from the city council and CEDD, publishing reference sources. izens. They convinced the Detroit-Wayne received a $275,000 grant from the city continued on page 3 County Area Agency on Aging thata home block-grant entitlement. continued on page 2 DIGEST OF CASES VICTORIAN SOCIETY OFFERS 1967-1977 SUMMER SEMINARS IN BRITAIN AND US Councils First Decade Two 3-week seminars-one in Boston coach, accommodation fees and break­ and one in London-are being sponsored fasts, and is payable to the Victorian Society The Advisory Council on Historic Pres­ by the Victorian Society in America, and Summer School in England. The cost will ervation has published a "Digest of Cases will concentrate on the history of Victorian not cover public transportation in London 1967-1977" that reflects the first decade of architecture in the two countries. nor meals other than breakfast. their experiences under Section 106 of the February 1, 1978, is the deadline for re­ The cost of the seminar in Boston will be National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. ceipt of applications, and those accepted $450 tuition, which is payable to the Vic­ Most cases have been settled and this ma­ will be notified in March. Both events are torian Society Summer Seminar. Accom­ terial provides meaningful insight into the scheduled for July 9-29, 1978. Lectures at modations at the Boston University will principles and concepts that guided the both seminars will be by some of the lead­ range between $100 and $150, depending Council through its deliberations. ing scholars and experts on the architec­ upon what you choose, and will include The digest contains a synopsis .of 34 un­ ture and art, and on the social and religious breakfasts from July 9 to the morning of dertakings, the Council's findings and con­ , histories. July 29. cI usions, the agency response to the Coun­ Accommodations in London will be at While the deadline is February 1, there cil's comments,and the present status of the Tennyson Hall, Bedford College, Uni­ are still a few scholarships available. For the project. Examples of cited cases include versity of London, which is in Regents Park, application forms and information on the Old US Mint in San Francisco, Califor­ London NW1. This area is close to central scholarships write to the Victorian Society nia, the Old Post Office in St. Louis, Mis­ London and within walking distance of bus in America, The Athenaeum, East Wash­ souri, the Charleston Historic District in routes and underground stations. Lost for ington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106, or Charleston, South Carolina, and the Fa­ the London seminarwill be $550, which will telephone 215/627-4252. neuil Hall and Quincy Market in Boston, include entrance fees, transportation by -Robert Haynes Massach usetts. The "Digest of Cases 1967-1977,1/ a spe­ cial issue of Report, vol. 5, no. 6, Septem­ ber 1977, is available from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1522 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20005. -Betty Berry Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC, as p a MODEL SURVEY UNDER Office of Parks and Recreation. State sur­ TWO vey forms were used. Copies of the forms WAY IN WASHINGTON will be retained by the Division for Historic PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COUNTY Preservation, the planning department, the town clerk, and local historical societies. Technical Preservation Services Division In order to utilize the results of the survey is pleased to announce that Photogram- . Reprinted from Newsletter / Preservation as a planning tool, the planning depart­ metric Recording of Cultural Resources, by league of New York State (January 1977) ment has developed comprehensive his­ Perry E. Borchers, and Waf/papers for His­ torical site maps for each town on which toric Preservation by Catherine Lynn Fran­ Under the sponsorship of the Washing­ each site and historic district is located and giamore, are now being distributed to all ton County Planning Board, a coordinated rated according to significance. Executive Order 11593 Federal Represen­ countywide survey is now in its third year Rather than interview each property tatives and State Historic Preservation Of­ of operation. The organization and imple­ owner individually, workshops are held ficers, the National Trust for Historic Pres­ mentation of the program may well be of which survey volunteers and several older ervation, the American Institute of interest to other planning agencies and to residents from particular neighborhoods Architects State Preservation Coordina­ preservationists in the state. were invited to attend. Special visits are tors, and all units of the National Park Ser­ The need for a countywide survey was arranged to the housebound elderly. This vice. Copies are available from the Super­ recognized by the planning board in 1972, contact with older persons within each intendent of Documents, US Government and work was begun in 1974. The goal of community has proven to be invaluable in Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. the survey was to record all structures over recording the history of a countywhere the Photogrammetry (stock number 024-005- 50 years old. Using HUD Section 701 plan­ last history was published nearly a century 00684-2) is $1.90 per copy; Waf/papers ning funds, a part-time position of historic ago. (stock number 024-005-00685-1) costs $2.20 preservation coordinator was established In June, 1976, recognizing the tremen­ per copy. within the planning department. This po­ dous public interest in the county's heri­ sition has been an important key to the tage, the county published a book entitled A 25¢ DISCOVERY success of the Washington County survey. An Introduction to Historic Resources in The coordinator has been responsible Washington County which featured the Recently discovered drawings from the for locating interested volunteers in each material that had been collected as part of office of Waddy Butler Wood were dis­ of the county's 17 towns and for introduc­ the survey. Local reaction was very enthu­ played at an exhibition-" A25¢ Discovery: ing them to the concepts of historic pres­ siastic, and the original printing of 5,000 Architectural Drawing by the Firm of Waddy ervation and to the methodology of the copies was sold out within six months. B. Wood"-held in Washington, DC, atthe survey. The planning department provides The basic survey is now in its third and Woodrow Wilson House between October the volunteer survey teams with maps and final year, although plans call for it to be 1 and October 31,1977. One of the designs film. continually updated. It has proved to be was a perspective view of the 1936 Innau­ When the survey was begun, each team a constant challenge tofind newvolunteers gural Parade viewing stand in front of the was encouraged to select a survey chair­ and to maintain the enthusiasm of other White House. Wood's Greek Revival de­ man who would be responsible for locating volunteers. It has also proved important to sign was apparently developed from an­ other volunteers. The team chairmen are realize that the survey cannot be hurried other drawing found with it-a 1934 HABS also responsible for local publicity and because the volunteers, while dedicated drawing of the Hermitage, Andrew Jack­ serve as a critical communications linkwith and perservering, must intersperse their son's home near Nashville, and presently the county.