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July 2016 Preservation News & Events
Ward 1, Lee-Harvard & Lee-Seville Project, Myrtle Highview
Shining a Spotlight on Cleveland's Historic Ward 1
In collaboration with Councilman Terrell Pruitt, the Harvard Community Services Center and Cleveland State University's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, the Cleveland Restoration Society is pleased to present two discussions that explore the cultural heritage of Ward 1. Many of today's African-American leaders, both in Cleveland and beyond, came up in Cleveland's Ward 1. The neighborhood offers a positive story of success despite obstacles. The predecessor Village of Miles Heights was racially integrated in the 1920s, and elected the first African-American mayor in the State of Ohio in 1929. The larger Lee-Harvard community established many of the first citizen's councils and neighborhood associations in the region, and residents are still known for their strong community involvement and activism.
 
The history of this unique district is now being written - and you can participate in its scripting! Be part of our collaborative effort to tell the stories of the greater Lee-Harvard neighborhood - its people, its institutions and its remarkable heritage. The first discussion, Lee-Harvard's African American Heritage: 1925-1975, will be held on August 17 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Harvard Community Services Center and the second, Cleveland's Suburb in the City: The Development and Growth of Lee-Harvard, will be held on October 6 from 4:00 -6:00 p.m. in the Atrium of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Both events are free and open to the public. Both discussions will be led by Dr. Todd Michney, Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
 


Joseph & Feiss
26 Historic Rehabilitation Projects Awarded State Tax Credits
Last week the Ohio Development Services Agency awarded $27.8 million in Historic Preservation Tax Credits to 26 applicants to rehabilitate a total of 39 historic buildings. It is anticipated that these tax credits will invest a combined total of $261.4 million by private investors into 14 different communities across the state. A number of these buildings were vacant and provided no economic benefit to their communities prior to rehabilitation (like Joseph and Feiss Clothcraft Warehouse on W. 53rd Street in Cleveland, pictured here). Six of the awarded projects were in Northeast Ohio! Photo by Wikimedia Commons. 
 
 
 
Schedule for Round 17 of OHPTC
The schedule for applying for Round 17 of the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits has been announced by the Ohio Development Services Agency. The first deadline, Intent to Apply, with SHPO Pre-App meeting, is August 15.
 

State Senator
Ohio History Tax Fund Saved
A big thank you to everyone involved in saving the Ohio History Fund this spring! Under threat of losing the fund due to the state law that requires all state income tax check-offs generate a minimum of $150,000 or face elimination if they fall short two consecutive years, hundreds responded and contacted our state legislators. State Representative Kirk Schuring (R-Canton) sponsored an amendment that lowers the threshold from $150,000 to $50,000 with elimination for check-offs that fall short over five consecutive years, instead of two. That amendment pushed forward House Bill 182, legislation that revised the income tax threshold and was signed June 27, 2016 by Governor Kasich. Representative Schuring was honored at this year's Statehood Day by earning the Ohio History Leadership Award for his efforts in this issue.


   
Maxine Levin College Dean
Welcome Dean Anglin
The Cleveland Restoration Society extends a warm welcome to Dr. Roland V. Anglin, Dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Dr. Anglin is nationally-recognized for his work in the area of economic and community development. Before joining the Levin College, he was director of the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies and a Senior Advisor to the Chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark. Dr. Anglin's tenure at the Cornwall Center was marked by a significant expansion in the institution's effectiveness in producing quality applied research to address pressing urban challenges. While at Rutgers-Newark, Dr. Anglin was on the planning team for the December 2015 Legacy City Preservation: A National Conversation on Innovation + Practice event, which showcased exciting new approaches to preservation in legacy cities and aligned with the launch of the Action Agenda for Historic Preservation in Legacy Cities.
Dr. Anglin began his academic career at Rutgers University in 1987 and was recruited to the Ford Foundation in 1991, where he served first as the program officer responsible for community development and became the Deputy Director for Community and Resource Development. At the Ford Foundation, Dr. Anglin supported a number of community development collaborations across the country, which brought together public and private sector resources to help grow the capacity of community-based development organizations to direct community revitalization.

Dr. Anglin has published three books: Promoting Sustainable Local and Community Economic Development (CRC Press); Katrina's Imprint: Race and Vulnerability in America, with colleagues (Rutgers University Press), and Resilience and Opportunity: Lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita, with colleagues (Brookings Institution Press). His current research focuses on the changing dynamics of current local and community development practice. He earned his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College, his master's degree from Northwestern University, and his doctorate from the University of Chicago.
The Levin College of Urban Affairs offers a graduate certificate in Historic Preservation as well as a specialization in historic preservation within the Master of Urban Planning and Development program. The College was the co-organizer, with CRS, of the first national conference on Historic Preservation in America's Legacy Cities, held in June 2014. Under Dr. Anglin's leadership, the College will continue its focus on planning, policy and management of legacy cities such as Cleveland, including the role of historic preservation.


 
Short Survey Gives You a Voice for Arts & Culture
What makes you feel most creative? What makes you feel connected to your community? Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) has created a short, five-minute survey to learn what kinds of experiences are meaningful and valuable to you. CAC is a ten-year old public agency that supports nonprofits all over Cuyahoga County, including the Cleveland Restoration Society. CAC funds are from a tax on cigarettes that was recently re-approved by voters. Your answers will help CAC decide how to use those funds for the next decade. Take the survey, like and share it on social media, and encourage others to take it as well. Thank you!
 


Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Celebrates Vibrancy
Congratulations to all of the winners recognized at this year's Vibrant City Awards Lunch! Hosted by Cleveland Neighborhood Progress at the Cleveland Masonic Auditorium with an audience of 600 guests, nine awards were given: Joe Cimperman for the Morton L. Mandel Leadership in Community Development Award; Cleveland Metroparks for the Vibrant City Impact Award; Stockyards, Clark Fulton, Brooklyn Centre CDO -La Placita for the CDC Collaboration Award; University Circle Inc. - Wade Oval improvements for the CDC Neighborhood Placemaking Award; Famicos Foundation - EITC Program Management for the CDC Economic Opportunity Award; Campus District, Inc. & St. Clair Superior Development Corp. - Night Market Cleveland for CDC Neighborhood Branding & Marketing Award; Burt Saltzman of Dave's Supermarkets for Corporate Partner Award; Mike DeCesare of Case Development for Urban Developer Award; and Joseph Black of Central Neighborhood for the Civic Champion Award.
 
 
Calling all Photographers: Greater Ohio Wants Your Images
Greater Ohio seeks photos showcasing Ohio's cityscapes, neighborhoods, green infrastructure, shops & restaurants, and farmland. If you have great photography skills and enjoy capturing the essence of Ohio's cities and landscapes, then Greater Ohio would like to feature your images in its publications.
 


Enterprise Community Partners Call for Proposals
Submit a proposal now for Enterprise's 3rd Annual Nurture an Idea Awards and be eligible for to win one of two $10,000 grants that will be awarded to non-profit organizations. The Nurture an Idea Forum was designed to showcase innovative ideas that build communities of opportunity for low and moderate income people. Proposals are due by July 12 and the finalists chosen to present their ideas at the forum will be notified on August 15.
 


Emerging Professionals Scholarship to Heritage Ohio Conference
This year for Heritage Ohio's annual conference, emerging scholars will have the opportunity to win a scholarship from Schooley Caldwell that pays expenses to attend and present at the conference. Two scholarship winners will be selected, who will give a mini-presentation on their preservation work at the conference. Proposals will be accepted until Friday, July 29. Winners will be announced in August.

 

Join the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program
Are you a passionate and tireless community leader trying to make your neighborhood a better place? Do you want to improve your leadership skills in order to create more positive change in Cleveland? Are you willing to make a commitment to fully participate in a nine-month, fifteen-session leadership development program? Do you want to join 166 colleagues who are networking with each other and using their newly acquired skills to improve their neighborhood? If you answered yes to these questions, consider applying for the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program. Applications are due by August 1.



Call for Abstracts for the 2017 Michigan Statewide Preservation Conference  
The Michigan Historic Preservation Network has announced its 37th Annual Statewide Preservation Conference, "Imagine the Power of Partnerships". The conference will be held May 17-20, 2017 in Petoskey, on the campus of North Central Michigan College. Session abstracts for presentation are now being considered. The deadline for submission is September 11, 2016.
 
 
   
Key Bank volunteers
A BIG thank you to KeyBank employees!
Volunteers from KeyBank took time out of their day to "Make a Difference" at the Sarah Benedict House during the organization's annual Neighbors Make a Difference Day. More than a dozen enthusiastic KeyBank employees organized, scrubbed and polished the house to get it ready for the summer event season. We loved having them and look forward to seeing them again next year.
 

Heritage Ohio logo
Early Registration Open for Heritage Ohio Conference
Registration is now open for Heritage Ohio's Annual Preservation and Revitalization Conference, to be held in Cincinnati October 10 - 12 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. Early registration for Heritage Ohio members is $225 through the end of July.

 
  
Cleveland City Hall
Cleveland City Hall 100th Anniversary Celebration
Join the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Cleveland City Hall and the 45th anniversary of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission on Thursday, August 11, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m with a tour of city hall. Cleveland City Hall was the first building to be designated a Cleveland Landmark and who better to lead the tour than John D. Cimperman, who wrote the Landmarks Ordinance and served as the director of the first Landmarks Commission for 18 years. The tour will conclude in the Council Chambers for additional presentations to commemorate this historic anniversary. This anniversary celebration is made possible by the co-sponsoring of the AIA Cleveland Chapter, Cleveland Decorative Arts, Cleveland Landmarks Commission, Cleveland Restoration Society, Early Settlers Association, The Institute of Classical Architectural and Art Ohio & Lake Erie Chapter, Western Reserve Architectural Historians, and Western Reserve Historical Society. You must RSVP by August 1 and bring photo ID for the tour. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.

Click here to RSVP.

 
Calendar
 
Now - August 28
The Bridges of Cleveland - An Artistic journey in Fused Glass
Featuring the fused glass artwork of Daniel G. Pruitt
Opening Reception July 22, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Malvina J. Freedson Gallery, Winton Place, 12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
 
July 10
Bike Tour: Open House Tour
Shaker Historical Society, 16740 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights
2:00 p.m., RSVP to 216-921-1201, $
Shaker Historical Society
 
July 11
Policy Briefing: Housing Insecurity in the U.S. and in Cleveland
The Centers for Families and Children, Mandel Room
4500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., RSVP to jsherron@enterprisecommunity.org by July 8
 
July 12
Heritage Home Program Info Session
North Olmsted City Hall, Council Chambers
5200 Dover Center Rd., North Olmsted
6:30 p.m., FREE
Cleveland Restoration Society
 
July 13
Heritage Home Program Info Session
Newburgh Heights Village Hall, 4863 E. 71st St., Cleveland
6:00 p.m., FREE
Cleveland Restoration Society
 
July 14
Thirsty Thursday at the Shaker Historical Museum
16740 South Park Blvd., Shaker Heights
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., RSVP to 216-921-1201 or rzeager@shakerhistory.org, FREE
Shaker Historical Society
 
July 20
Webinar: "New Funding Options for Building Rehabilitation You Are Not Using"
11 a.m. - Noon, registration required, FREE for HO members
Heritage Ohio

July 22
City of Cleveland 220th Birthday Celebration
The Metropolitan at The 9
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 
July 23
Highland Heights Community Fair
Community Park, 5905 Wilson Mills Rd., Highland Heights
12:30 p.m., FREE
 
July 28
Heritage Home Program Info Session
Highland Hills Shaker House Municipal Complex Room 14
3700 Northfield Rd., Highland Hills
7:00 p.m., FREE
Cleveland Restoration Society
 
July 30
Live Cleveland Tour
10:00 a.m., registration required, $


Save the Date

August 9
Annual Members Meeting
Sarah Benedict House, 3751 Prospect Ave., Cleveland
9:00 a.m, registration required, FREE
Cleveland Restoration Society

August 11
100th Anniversary of Cleveland City Hall
Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland
5:00 -6:30 p.m., RSVP to ohio@classicist.org or 216-631-0557 by August 1
Institute of Classical Architecture & Art - Ohio & Lake Erie Chapter
Cleveland Restoration Society
Cleveland Decorative Arts
Cleveland Landmarks Commission
AIA Cleveland
Early Settlers Association
Western Reserve Architectural Historians
Western Reserve Historical Society
 
August 17
"Lee-Harvard's African American Heritage: 1925-1975"
Harvard Community Services Center
18240 Harvard Ave., Cleveland
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., registration required, FREE
Cleveland Restoration Society

September 13-16
2nd Preservation in America's Legacy Cities Conference
Neighborhoods in America's Legacy Cities: a Dialogue in Detroit
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
  
September 24
2016 Annual Benefit
Cleveland's Cultural Heritage: Slovenia
Slovenian National Home, 6409 St. Clair Ave, Cleveland
5:30 p.m.
Cleveland Restoration Society 
 
October 6
"Cleveland's Suburb in the City: The Development and Growth of Lee-Harvard"
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University
4:00 - 6:00 p.m., registration required, FREE
Cleveland Restoration Society 

December 2
New Members Reception
Sarah Benedict House, 3751 Prospect Ave., Cleveland
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Cleveland Restoration Society
 
December 2
Member Holiday Party
Sarah Benedict House, 3751 Prospect Ave., Cleveland
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland Restoration Society
 
Kerri Broome, editor | Cleveland Restoration Society | 216-426-1000 |  www.clevelandrestoration.org 


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