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The mission of the Washtenaw County Historic
District Commission (WCHDC)
is to protect the historic buildings, sites, objects, and landscapes of
Washtenaw County
and to promote a culture of historic preservation.
Special Event! - The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation
Is Historic Preservation good for local economic development?
The Washtenaw County Department of Planning & Environment will host the third in a series of four historic preservation workshops, “THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION,” on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 7:30pm, at the Michigan Union Ballroom, located at 505 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Community members, professionals in the field, and students are invited to attend this FREE event. It is not necessary to RSVP.
This event will feature Donovan Rypkema, author of The Economics of Historic Preservation, a pragmatic preservation scholar known for his bold communication style on the topic. He is the principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm. The firm specializes in services to private and public sector clients who are dealing with downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and the reuse of historic structures. Rypkema was educated at Columbia University where he received a Masters of Science degree in Historic Preservation. He has lectured widely on economic and preservation issues relating to rehabilitation, community development and commercial revitalization. In 2004 Rypkema established Heritage Strategies International, a new firm created to provide similar services to world-wide clients. He also teaches a graduate course in preservation economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Washtenaw County Historic Preservation Workshop Series has been made possible in part by a Certified Local Government grant from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office and supported by several major partners, including the Washtenaw County Historic District Commission, Michigan Historic Preservation Network, and the Ann Arbor Preservation Alliance. Special thanks also to our generous event sponsors, Turner Restoration of Detroit, Quinn|Evans Architects of Ann Arbor, and the University of Michigan – Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
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Content
Conant Farm Historic District Study Committee Preliminary Report -- Posted February 2008
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Historic District Commission Brochure (Describes all the current HDC districts)
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Contact information
Melissa
Milton-Pung, Principal Preservation Planner
734-222-6878
