This workshop will help owners of historic homes, maintenance personnel, property managers, general contractors, and anyone involved in the stewardship of older buildings to make informed decisions on the job. We will discuss the historical, material and technological changes that have shaped building construction practice. Through lectures and site visits, students will learn where to look and what to look for when assessing the overall condition of a structure, how to prioritize their work, establishing routine maintenance programs, and finding help for projects beyond their capacity. Information/registration: www.yestermorrow.org, 802/496-5545
 

New England Museum Association Annual Conference
Sustaining Communities: The Power of Museums
November 12-14, 2008, Warwick, Rhode Island

Join more than 800 colleagues in your region for networking and high-quality professional development. Affordable registration rates start at $200 for three days and $125 for one day. Scholarships and volunteer opportunities are also available.  Preliminary program books and registration forms are available online and will be mailed in early September. For more information, please visit www.nemanet.org. 

These properties were nominated as part of the Multiple Property Documentation Form -"Historic and Architectural Resources of Burlington, Vermont, Historic Context-The Evolution of Worker Housing, 1827-1956"  This MPDF was developed with a Certified Local Government grant to the City of Burlington to facilitate rehab of multi-unit buildings particularly for affordable housing.  It provides an overview of the industrial and commercial growth in Burlington resulting from the growth of water-powered industries and the success of Burlington as a port in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It describes the housing stock that developed in response of this growth to shelter the larger numbers of workers drawn to the city.  The MPDF will simplify documentation for National Register nominations of multi-unit buildings in Burlington that are covered by this MPDF as it provides much of the social context  usually researched and prepared for individual nominations.  
 
 
Downtown Bennington Historic District Boundary Increase
This National Register nomination is a CLG funded update and boundary increase to the original Downtown Bennington Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The original nomination included forty-six resources, thirty-seven of which remain standing in the historic district. The amended area of the historic district has a total of thirty-nine resources, and there are a total of seventy-six resources in the entire historic district - thirty-seven remaining resources in the original historic district plus the thirty-nine resources in the amended area. The historic district boundary increase includes extensions on Main Street and North Street, and one property on Silver Street.  The boundary increase adds residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, fraternal, transportation, and educational resources to the historic district, and reflects, to a greater degree than the original nomination, the rich and diverse architecture and history of Bennington village.  
 
 
Bridge 15 (River Bridge), Sharon
This Parker through truss bridge was built in 1928 and carries River Road across the White River in Sharon. Bridge 15 was built after the 1927 flood as part of the flood reconstruction effort. Its design was frequently used for longer span crossings greater than 160 feet. This bridge exhibits rolled beams used as verticals and diagonals in the truss webs, an innovation that distinguishes post-1927 bridges from earlier, more lightly built spans. The bridge serves as a gateway on the westerly edge of Sharon village. The bridge was rehabbed in 1994 and continues to carry traffic.