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MONTHLY MEETING
PTP meetings take place on the last Monday of most months usually beginning at 7:30 p.m. and are preceded by an optional social dinner at a restaruant close to the meeting site. They typically take place at historic sites and include a presentation by a guest speaker. Most meetings are open to the public, although a few each year are limited to members only. PTP’s annual meeting is in January, and there is an annual picnic in July.
UPCOMING MEETING
Please join us at the next PTP monthly meeting
PTP Monthly Meeting
April 28, 2008
Tudor House and Olde Harbor Inn
7:00 Tour
7:30 Meeting
8:45 Dessert
RSVP due by Thurday, May 15.
Our speaker will be Dr. Donna DeBlasio, director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Youngstown State University. Dr. DeBlasio’s involvement in working class studies began with the early development of Youngstown’s Labor and Steel Museum in the renowned Michael Graves building. For more information click here.
PAST MEETINGS
April 28, 2008
The new year's the time for taking stock of where we've been, where we are, and where we're going, a valuable exercise for the preservation-minded as they move forward in 2008. Last year PTP tallied over forty societies and organizations focused on history and preservation. So, let's take stock of Summit County now.
For more information click here.
March 31, 2008
Preservationists often focus exclusively on the structure, ignoring the surroundings which would make their effort more memorable. Rebecca Rogers, a trained architect and recognized historic preservationist, will be our guest to discuss preserving buildings and their landscapes. For more information click here.
February 2008
No meeting.
January 28, 2008
Speaker will be Mr. Ted Curtis, VP, Capital Planning & Facilities
Management, University of Akron. Meeting follows dinner. For more information click here.
November 26, 2007
7:30 p.m., Book talk and signing by Russ Musarra & Chuck Ayers on their latest book, Walks around Akron: Rediscovering a City in Transition. Site of dinner and talk is the Heisman Lodge, which is on the hillside overlooking Derby Downs. For more information click here.
October, 29, 2007
For two years, workers have been flying around the Akron Municipal Airport Terminal, recently Café Piscitelli, transforming it into offices and labs for Theken Spine, a firm that develops spinal implants and related products. The 1931 Art Deco terminal building was designed by Akron Public School architect M.M. Konarski, and built by O.C. Harbaugh. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 for its significance in architecture and transportation. For more information click here.
September 24, 2007
Preservation engineer Elwin Robison, Professor in Kent State University’s College of Architecture, and Senior Associate with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., will give a presentation on his work as a structural engineer on Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1908 Westcott House
located in Springfield, Ohio. For more information click here.
August 27, 2007
Our meeting will begin at 6:30 in the 91 Restaurant with landscape historian Mary Paolano Hoerner introducing Todd Westrick of the landscape and architectural design firm Westrick & Co., Inc. Todd will give a presentation on restoration and rehabilitation of historic gardens with a focus on the T.K. Harris Estate, the current Cebulko residence in Hills and Dales, followed by a tour of those grounds. For more information click here
July 30, 2007
Members and guests are invited to Progress Through Preservation's annual picnic at Crown Point Farm and Education Center. PTP will provide meat, soft drinks, and place settings. Crown Point has tables and chairs, and electrical outlets in the barn for our use. You will bring a dish to share with serving pieces, both to be labeled with your name. You may bring a stronger drink if you wish. For more information click here
June 25, 2007
When first built in 1838, the Greek Revival Dover Farm was one of the largest and grandest houses in all of Cuyahoga County and stood on one of the largest farms in the county, at 3,500 acres or over five miles square. It is now the home and office of building preservation consultant Steve McQuillin. See how Steve has used his talents in saving this old house and making it an enjoyable place to live, work and play.
Steven McQuillin & Associates are building preservation consultants registered in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see www.mcquillinassociates.com.
April 30, 2007
The ICA was the first regional art conservation/preservation center in the United States and is the only not-for-profit art conservation treatment and education facility in the region. Its facilities occupy a building originally built in 1926 as a showroom and warehouse for Vitrolite, an innovative structural glass company; the historic building has been retrofitted with laboratories/studios, offices, workshops, and a large art storage facility. In its new facility, the ICA now has sufficient space to accommodate especially large paintings, murals, and outdoor sculptures, and to conserve textiles and objects in well-equipped and appropriately sized labs, as well as nearly 4,000 sq. ft. of fine art storage. For more information click here.
March 24, 2007
Presentation by Mark Albrecht, from the City of Akron’s Special Projects, and Jack Crews, project developer, speaking on the plans for Akron’s Main Street north of the Civic Theatre, from the Whitelaw Building through the Landmark Building on the corner. For more information click here.
February 24, 2007
Roger Smalley, Executive Director of the Medina Community Design Committee, on the works of the CDC, starting the meeting at the Medina Steakhouse & Saloon, 538 W. Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, followed by a tour of the Munson House, CDC’s headquarters at 141 S. Prospect Street, Medina, Ohio. For more information click here.
January 29, 2007
Featured speaker Mitchell Kahan, director and CEO of the Akron Art Museum, discusses "Old Meets New: The Akron Art Museum in the 21st Century" and provides an overview of the current
expansion project which will triple the size of the facility when it reopens in July 2007. Meeting includes the election of PTP officers and board members for 2007. For more information click here.
November 27, 2006
Rabbi David Lipper leads a tour of the Temple Israel sanctuaries and their sacred Judaic objects and provides a history of the congregation, followed by a slide presentation on the architecture of the 1911 building by trustee and Cleveland architect Robert Godshall. For more information about the meeting, and the optional social dinner preceding the event, click here.
October 30, 2006
Former Akron Fire Station Number 3, a 1901 Italian Renaissance Revival building at the corner of Maple and Crosby streets in West Akron, takes on new life as an office building and restaurant. PTP will visit the project and learn more about development plans for the site. For more information about the meeting, and the optional social dinner preceding the event, click here.
September 25, 2006
Aviation history is being showcased in a former Ohio Air Guard hangar adapted for use as an air museum by the Military Aviation Preservation Society (MAPS). PTP will visit the facilities and tour the growing collection of vintage military and civilian aircraft and related items on display. There is an admission charge to the museum. For more information, click here.
August 28, 2006
Member Only Event
A special visit, limited to PTP members only, to a remarkable historic home overlooking Lake Erie includes a light boxed supper, a stroll through gardens designed by Warren Manning and Ellen Biddle Shipman, and a presentation by landscape historian Mary Paolano Hoerner. For more information, click here.
July 31, 2006
PTP Annual Picnic at Turkeyfoot Island Club in Akron.
Please read more about Turkeyfoot Island.
June 26, 2006
A joint meeting with the Canton Preservation Society in the recently renovated Canton Club.
Please read more about our June 26 meeting.
May 22, 2006
Kent Architect Doug Fuller will show us the recently restored Kent Dam and the adaptation of the Bissler Building, and other preservation efforts near the Cuyahoga River and Main St. in Kent, Ohio.
Please read more about our May 22 meeting.
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