| Around The Block | Rhode Island Preservation News
November 30, 2007 | | Preserve Rhode Island News | PRI receives grant for new website from the National Trust for Historic Preservation  This November, Preserve Rhode Island was awarded a $3000 grant from the Trust's Antoinette Downing Preservation Fund for Rhode Island to assist with the development of a new website. Unfortunately, the PRI website was permanently deleted this summer due to a server error. At this time, the website only displays the latest issue of PRI's statewide preservation eNewsletter, Around the Block. PRI hopes to have the new website homepage online by March. We will keep you posted on its progress!
Other Rhode Island recipients include: Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. received $1,500 for their project "Footsteps in History" Preserve America Weekend, which involves 24 communities of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council will hire a consultant to design printed materials for the "Footsteps in History" Preserve America Weekend in an effort to encourage new visitation from new markets, particularly outside of the Valley. Held on Columbus Day Weekend in October, more than 100 sites are open for tours, interpretative narrations, and experiential events. The Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund (PPSRF) has received $3,000 for a Preservation Education Initiative in Providence. In June 2006, Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund purchased the former RI Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals first headquarter building and will be moving their offices from the East Side to the West Side of Providence. This move will enable PPSRF to be more accessible to its client base and to better serve the lowest income census tract. The new location will house the PPSRF administrative offices and a new preservation resource center that will provide support services to owners of historic properties in many categories such as: building rehab, restoration techniques, project management, code violations, lead paint abatement, referrals to architects, historic district regulations and applications, etc. PPSRF has requested funds to support the creation of a new website lead by consultant Laura Mullen of Pinpoint Studio, and printing cost associated with education materials in English and Spanish. Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association has received $1,000 for the 1749 Beavertail Light Station Foundation Base Radar Imaging and Documentation Survey in Jamestown. The original 1749 stone lighthouse foundation, designed by Peter Harrison, was rediscovered during the Hurricane of 1938. This request to survey and document the lighthouse base ruin will help determine the course of action to either stabilize the structure from additional erosion, to relocate the stone base, or to let nature take its course. The archeological consultants will be Daniel Lynch of Soil Sight Services and James Wermuth.
| | PRI awards five preservation mini-grants for its Fall 2007 round Preserve Rhode Island (PRI) is pleased to announce that five preservation projects from around the State have received funds from the Preserve Rhode Island - Citizens Bank Foundation Mini-Grant Program. Through the generosity of the Citizens Bank Foundation, PRI established the mini-grant program in 1999 to provide seed money for a wide range of historic preservation projects in Rhode Island. In the past eight years, the mini-grant program has provided nearly $61,000 for 66 preservation projects statewide. Fall 2007 Mini-Grant Recipients: Smithfield High School has received $1000 to assist with costs associated with the development and implementation of The History of Early American Houses, an educational unit created for a Historic Preservation/Traditional Building Arts program at the school. Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society has received $1000 to help cover the cost of printing brochures and completing an accompanying CD for a Self-Guided Tour of the Town of West Warwick. The tour covers 11.5 miles through the  villages of Riverpoint, Westcott, Natick, Lippitt, Phenix, Clyde, Arctic Center, Centreville, and Crompton. West Broadway Neighborhood Association in Providence, has received $1000 to help cover the cost of hiring consultant David Finney of Design Partnership to complete a renovation study of the Asa Messer Elementary School and Annex, a threatened neighborhood school on Providence's West Side. Town of Coventry has received $712 to help offset the cost of fabrication, installation and associated landscaping improvements for an educational sign in Harris Village that will foster an appreciation for local history, historic resources, and the revitalization of the village. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Woonsocket, has received $1000 to help cover the cost of hiring Ocean State Planners to complete a survey of St. James/Bernon Cemetery, a section of Phase I of the St. James/Bernon Cemetery Restoration and Education Project. Non-profit organizations looking for funds to aid their preservation project are encouraged to apply for the May 30th, or October 31st, 2008 deadlines. Grants range from $300 to $1000. A 100% cash match is required and no in-kind matches are permitted. Grants may be used for fees associated with preservation and planning consultants, planning studies, project designs, or the creation of preservation education projects. Expenses related to regular maintenance and repairs of structures, professional training, conferences or seminars are not eligible. To learn more about the mini-grant program please contact Susanna Prull at (401) 272-5101 or sprull@preserveri.org | | Rhode Island Green Building EXPO - Student Edition Presented by Building Event Solutions Tuesday December 4th, 8:00am-1:30 pm Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI 02905 
Professional Development Seminar Global Footprint Experience Participants will focus on the 'big picture' of home energy consumption and conservation and will gain an understanding of essential concepts such as peak oil, embodied energy, negawatts, zero energy homes, and the impact of energy usage on the earth's climate. The seminar will include discussion of selected clips from films, such as "An Inconvenient Truth" and "The end of Suburbia" and the importance of conservation with respect to building construction. A case study of an extensive 'net zero' home energy retrofit project in progress will be presented in detail and discussed. Participants will be exposed to new energy conservation and renewable energy technologies and design approaches, along with information on some of the latest scientific research into transforming our energy usage to reduce carbon emissions.  Build Workshop: Window Restoration
Historic Buildings are an integral part of Rhode Island's built environment. The value of a building's historic integrity is based on the amount of original building components remaining intact. Windows are the single most vulnerable part of a building. Fluctuating temperatures, moisture, sunlight and functional damage require maintenance and upkeep. Windows are expected to provide light, air and operation for a building, while remaining energy efficient and functional. This workshop will demystify historic sash and window systems, talking about methods of restoring function, finishes and making them energy efficient. The workshop will cover the history of windows and glass, the anatomy of historic window types, window functions, methods of repair and restoration, weather-stripping, lead safe window operation, energy efficiency and energy panels. Other Learn/Build Workshops include: Drywall and Sound Control, HVAC: The Heart of the Home, Insulating Concrete Form (ICFS) Foundations, Leak-Proof Skylight Installation, Window and Door Flashing Systems & Installation. Registration Fee is $25 for current RI instructors and includes access to the professional development seminar, the learn build workshops, exhibitors, and a complimentary luncheon. For more information please contact Paul Wolff, Director of Education, Building Event Solutions, 2 Loop Drive, North Kingston, Rhode Island 02852. | | Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Hearthside Lincoln Festival of Lights Open House on Sunday December 2nd from 1:00-7:00 p.m. Enjoy a self-guided tour, a visit by Santa, and Christmas melodies. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. 
A Christmas Carol Candlelight Reception on Sunday, December 9th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Enjoy the warm beauty of Hearthside by candlelight, complete with a tour by guides dressed in Victorian finery. Ring in the season with live music and Victorian carolers singing traditional favorites. Sip wassail and enjoy hot hors d' oeuvres. Extend your step back in time and plan a whole evening of holiday celebration. Begin with a tour and reception at Hearthside, and then proceed to even more festivities at "Fezziwig's Party" taking place between 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Cumberland's Blackstone River Theatre, complete with music and dancing from the Victorian era. Tickets in advance for Hearthside event only are $12, for Blackstone River Theatre event, $15. Visit www.hearthsidehouse.org for more information or call 401.726.0597 to purchase tickets for the Christmas Carol Reception. | | Rhode Island Preservation News Links | Smithfield
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