AARCH annually provides a wide variety of technical assistance to homeowners, business owners, municipalities and other not-for-profits on historic preservation matters. Examples of the assistance we provide are: helping with building conservation problems, identifying sources of funding for preservation projects, guiding historical research, hosting workshops, and providing information on historic sites surveys and National Register listings – typically more than 50 technical assistance requests each year! We also help historic property owners find a contractor or tradesperson for their project.
Just a few recent examples include:
- Clinton County Historical Association— a design for a new entry
- Adaptive reuse strategies for a Plattsburgh bank
- Conditions assessment of a camp on Tupper Lake
- Help with rehabilitation planning for Whitcomb’s Garage in Whallonsburg
- Assessment of a historic barn in Keene and Forest Lake Camp Lodge
- National Register Nominations for numerous properties and districts
- Town-Wide Cultural Resource Surveys – Willsboro, Schuyler Falls
- Tax credit workshop – Malone
- Existing conditions documentation – Historic camp in Essex
- Writing the Sacred Sites Grant for the restoration of the belfry of the Hague Baptist Church
- Providing information and resources to encourage the preservation of the Smith House in Westport, the Doll House at Camp Sabattis, and St. Gabriels Church in Paul Smiths
If you or your community have a project that could benefit from this kind of assistance, please contact Christine Bush, Preservation Services Director.
Additional Technical Assistance Resources:
Cultural Resources Surveys
Downtown Revitalization
Green Building, Sustainability, & Smart Growth
National Historic Landmarks Program
Treatment of Flood-Damaged Historic Buildings