Richmond’s Historic Preservation Commission begins a six-part series of workshops March 16.
The free workshops are designed to inform the public how to properly repair, maintain and preserve historic homes and buildings, according to a news release. Each workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon the third Saturday of the month at the William G. Scott House, 204 N. 10th St., Richmond.
Participants are asked to register at https://wwn.to/preservationworkshop.
The March workshop, titled “Preservation 101,” will be led by Thomas Hamm, an Earlham College professor of history, and Sue King, Morrisson-Reeves Library’s archivist. They will discuss Richmond’s history as well as provide practical knowledge about historic preservation, incentives, laws, considerations, basic repair techniques, preventive measures, local resources and how to get involved in preservation.
Future workshop topics include windows, brick and mortar, plaster repair and historic paint colors, hardwood floors, and landscaping. Scott Bartel, owner of Architectural Restoration Techniques, will lead the first three of those, and Laura Karnes of the Richmond Parks and Recreation Department will lead the landscaping discussion about maintaining yards and the types of plants and flowers that accurately reflect the time in which a home was built.
Historic Preservation Commission volunteers present the workshop series with support from an Indiana Landmarks grant. The HPC meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the third-floor council chambers of the Richmond Municipal Building.
A version of this article appeared in the March 13 2024 print edition of the Western Wayne News.