Welcome to the 2023 Saving Places Conference! Once again, we are so excited and fortunate to host this annual gathering of preservation advocates, supporters, and professionals. This year, we will be hosted at a new and extraordinary venue in Boulder, and we look forward to meeting new friends and reconnecting with colleagues - both in person and virtually. We are also thrilled to invite you to our 2023 “On-the-Road” conference component set in the amazing southeastern Colorado community of La Junta in August. Please consider joining us for that event!
Our 2023 “Closer to the Heart” conference theme embodies the force that drives and perpetuates individuals, organizations, and communities to preserve places, stories, and cultural heritage to ensure these irreplaceable cultural and historical resources are not lost. Let us explore the stories behind the preservation of place and culture, and celebrate the people, partners, and supporters that make a difference through preservation in communities across Colorado and throughout the United States.
Reflecting on our conference theme, we welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. Max Page. Dr. Page, the author of “Why Preservation Matters,” will present his agenda for the future of historic preservation. He posits that the role of preservation is uniquely powerful in building a more just society – by promoting an examination of our shared and often difficult histories, showing a pathway toward a more sustainable future, and serving as a catalyst for greater economic justice.
We also graciously welcome our featured speakers, Ira Matt, Laura Dominguez, and Katherine Darnstadt. They will present and discuss their preservation perspectives and project experience within indigenous, immigrant, minority, and sidelined communities to inspire cultural perpetuation, memory and storytelling, and activation of important cultural and community spaces.
All of us at CPI are grateful to have each of you actively involved and contributing to our strong preservation community. Working together will focus our collective vision on ensuring a vibrant future for our state and national heritage.
Jennifer Orrigo Charles - Executive Director
Nicole Bopp - Events and Development Director
Garrett Briggs (Ignatio)
Kathy Corbett (Denver)
Andy Duckett-Emke (Golden)
*James Hewat (Boulder), Chair
Kate McCoy - Preservation Services Director
Katie Peterson - Endangered Places Program Director
James Kroll (Denver)
*Mary Jane Loevlie (Idaho Springs)
*Greg Movesian (Denver)
*Ann Mullins (Aspen)
Meg Touborg (Denver)
*Tom Witt (Denver)
*Executive Committee
Since 1984, Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) has diligently worked to make a difference in communities throughout the state. Energized around a central theme of “building a future with historic places,” CPI was founded by visionary leaders who identified a need for a statewide nonprofit organization structured around preserving, protecting, and promoting Colorado’s historic places. Historic preservation is much more than keeping “old” buildings standing; preservation is about creating a sense of place, enhancing communities, and revitalizing economies. Our organization promotes the critical connection between people and place.
CPI works to ensure historic places across Colorado are protected and will be preserved for future generations with a small staff of four supported by a board of 18, and a devoted volunteer corps. CPI advances its mission by partnering with property owners, non-profit organizations, educators, and local governments through its signature initiatives Colorado’s Most Endangered Places Program (EPP), its annual Saving Places® Conference and its Dana Crawford & State Honor Awards.
The Saving Places Conference is one of the many ways CPI advances historic preservation, by bringing together individuals, organizations, communities, and projects from across the nation to discuss the latest in preservation, looking at common concerns and challenges while celebrating our collective accomplishments. For over 25 years, CPI has provided essential training and networking opportunities to individuals like YOU who are working to protect our state’s heritage.
Thank you to the many people, organizations, and supporters who have helped (and continue to help) make the conference what it is today! CPI is particularly grateful to History Colorado - State Historical Fund for their generous support, which has made this conference possible. Thank you for joining us and please stop by our CPI table to introduce yourself to our Executive Director, Jennifer Orrigo Charles, CPI Board and Staff.
Colorado’s history is important to us, as we know it is to you. Each year conference attendees share ideas, make new connections, and learn new tools to advance the work of preservation in Colorado. Thank you for being a part of the preservation movement by attending this year! Thank you for your commitment to our shared history and places that collectively represent where we came from and shape the future.
CPI works statewide with sites, community leaders, residents and organizations to ensure we build a future with Colorado’s historic resources. Through our signature initiatives like Colorado’s Most Endangered Places and our Preservation Services Program, we work with the public to identify and protect some of the state’s most important, yet threatened, sites. In 2022, through our Preservation Services Program we were able to acquire over $1.5 million in grant funding to support historic resources, landscapes, in partnership with more than 30 communities and partner groups throughout Colorado. These projects include supporting the efforts of private property owners as well as small rural communities in need of project assistance.
CPI is pleased to announce a new subgrant program opening in 2023 to support historic preservation in rural colorado communities. CPI was one of 11 recipients in 10 states to receive a Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant through the National Park Service. Starting this year, CPI will award over $600,000 to private property owners, nonprofit organizations and municipalities to support preservation efforts for buildings listed on the National Register, eligible for listing, or properties contributing to National Register Historic Districts. Visit CPI’s information table to apply and find out more about CPI’s statewide efforts and programs.
Facing challenges such as rural economics, deteriorating adobe, and retiring owners, the R&R Market, now known as the San Luis People's Market, was listed on Colorado's Most Endangered Places in 2019. As the oldest business in Colorado, the San Luis People's Market, now operated by the Acequia Institute, is dedicated to serving the people of southern Costilla County healthy alternative foods
Colorado Preservation, Inc started small, but its founding members had a grand vision for a statewide organization that would work tirelessly to advocate for and preserve Colorado's historic resources. That spirit continues to this day and inspires the current staff, board, and volunteers to strive for the next level of success as the organization continues to evolve.
Colorado Preservation, Inc. needs your support to continue to protect Colorado's historic resources for residents, visitors, and for generations to come. Join us today by becoming an individual or organization member. When you become a Colorado Preservation, Inc. member, you are helping us Build a Future with Historic Places!
Established in 1879, History Colorado—formerly the Colorado Historical Society—preserves Colorado’s rich heritage through the State Historical Fund, the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, collections stewardship, statewide museums, and special programs for students, educators, and visitors of all ages. The State Historical Fund, a program of History Colorado, awards grants to public and non-profit organizations to preserve Colorado’s architectural and archeological treasures for public benefit.
THANK YOU TO OUR ORGANIZATIONS PARTNERS
Colorado Preservation, Inc. is proud to bring preservation experts, community leaders, and property owners from across the nation to present important information to attendees of our Saving Places Conference. This year you can expect to hear from nearly 100 speakers and over 40 engaging sessions that will provide you with new ways to advance historic preservation in your community! CPI is honored to welcome our 2023 keynote speakers and special guests who will explore the importance of advocacy, communication, perspective and identifying ways to speak to groups with different values and backgrounds as they pertain to saving places. We strongly encourage you to attend these special presentations and assure you that you will leave inspired with new ideas for how to advance preservation in your community.
Wednesday, February 8, 10:00am - 11:30am • Pearl Street Ballroom
Colorado Preservation, Inc. is pleased to bring Max Page, Professor of Architecture, and Director of Historic Preservation Initiatives at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, to the Saving Places 2023 Conference. Dr. Page will lay out his agenda for the future of historic preservation based on his book, Why Preservation Matters. He argues that preservation has a uniquely powerful role to play in central projects for building a more just society – by promoting an examination of our shared and often difficult histories, by showing a pathway toward a more sustainable future, and by serving as a catalyst for greater economic justice. Preservation deserves to be at the center of all these efforts; achieving that aim requires building lasting coalitions of stakeholders. Preservation only happens – or only happens successfully – when a broad range of stakeholders are engaged in the work of preserving and interpreting places that matter.
Thursday, February 9, 9:00am - 9:45am • Pearl Street Ballroom
Historic preservation has frequently been carried out in a manner inconsistent with the views and lifeways of Indigenous Peoples. However, the growth of Tribal Cultural Programs, the development of Tribal Colleges and Universities, and the presence of Indigenous people in leadership positions throughout the federal government are helping to empower a new generation of Indigenous preservationists devoted to changing that dynamic. Join Ira L. Matt, Director for the ACHP’s Office of Native American Affairs, as he explores ways Indian Tribes are utilizing historic preservation to effectuate cultural perpetuation and how the historic preservation community can support this effort.
Thursday, February 9, 9:45am - 10:30am • Pearl Street Ballroom
LAURA DOMINGUEZ - PUBLIC HISTORIAN AND PH D. CANDIDATE, UNIVERSITY OF
Coloradans – and Americans at large – are reckoning with how the stories we tell about our past and the places we cherish are entangled in histories of violence, settler colonialism, and racism. As preservationists, we argue that saving places help bring history to life and forge community connections. We value repair over replacement regarding our tangible heritage, part of our commitment to a more sustainable future. If we pull back the lens, how has the logic of “repair, not replace” shaped relationships among people in the American West? How have our commemorative practices reinforced structures that oppress and exclude Indigenous, immigrant, and other racialized groups? Using examples from California, historian Laura Dominguez will explore how communities of repairers leaned on their ancestral heritage during times of crisis and what we might learn from their stories about mending bonds in the age of pandemics, climate change, and democratic fracture.
Thursday, February 9, 11:00am – 12:30am • Pearl Street Ballroom
The Endangered Places Program luncheon highlights the need to preserve threatened historic resources and the impact these places have on their community. This work requires effective partnerships on all levels to ensure preservation measures and incentives are supported.
Join us for the reveal of Colorado’s Endangered Places emceed by CBS4 Meteorologist Dave Aguilera.
Thursday, February 9, Endangered Places Luncheon Speaker • Pearl Street Ballroom
Katherine Darnstadt founded Latent Design, a Chicago-based architecture and urbanism firm working on social impact projects across the Midwest. Katherine will be at CPI’s Endangered Places Program announcement to present the restoration of the Laramie State Bank building. The project is part of the inaugural Invest South/West development competition-winning team. Laramie State Bank is a unique terracotta-clad monument to fiscal responsibility in an Egyptian revival design motif. Holding strong at the corner of the Chicago west side neighborhood of Austin, the bank signaled strength, success, and was a community cornerstone. Its decay became analogous to decades of strategic disinvestment in the neighborhood, exacerbated by the purity of preservation that valued the object of the building and hindered attempts at restoration and reinvestment. Lessons and ideas from the Laramie State Bank building project will inspire preservationists working on similar communityactivating projects across Colorado.
Friday, February 10, 9:00am - 10:30am • Pearl Street Ballroom
Much of the work of PlaceEconomics is measuring the impacts of historic preservation on local communities. Among the methodologies used is “Revealed Preference” – an approach that looks to the actions of the marketplace to indicate choices made by individuals, businesses, and institutions. Based on more than a dozen city-level studies, evidence has emerged of the inclination to choose historic buildings, districts, and neighborhoods to live, work, and play. Donovan Rypkema, principal of PlaceEconomics, will provide examples of revealed preference findings and other measures that historic preservation is “Closer to the Heart” in its social, cultural, and economic impact on towns and cities across the country and beyond.
ARE YOU A GOOD ANCESTOR? PRESERVATION IS GENERATIONAL WORK
Friday, February 10, 11:00am - 12:00am • Pearl Street Ballroom
DAWN DIPRINCE - HISTORY COLORADO
Preserving meaningful places, reclaiming lost traditions, healing historical trauma, and reanimating erased histories are powerful actions in the genealogy of our communities and state. State Historic Preservation Officer Dawn DiPrince leads a conversation with Colorado leaders engaging in restorative preservation work that can fortify communities for future generations.
Tuesday, February 7, 6:00 pm – Arrive the night before the conference and join a themed dinner to meet new people and fellow conference attendees. Themes will include, first-time attendees and long-time conference attendees, Endangered Places Program resource representatives, rural communities and big cities. CPI will arrange the groups and reservations, each person covers their individual dinner costs.
Join CPI and our sponsors On the Road as we head to the historic community of La Junta this summer. Attendees can expect four blocks of sessions on Friday before community networking and celebrating in historic downtown La Junta. Saturday, attendees will have access to unique behind-the-scenes access at ongoing preservation sites in the area. These tours will give a glimpse into the incredible work being done in Otero County with a focus on projects such as the Plaza Block Building and heritage landscapes of the county. Register early as space is limited for this new 2-day offering!
PRESERVATION MARKETPLACE
Thursday, February 8, 4:30-6:30pm
Join CPI Thursday evening for the return of the Preservation Marketplace event. Mingle with fellow attendees and conference sponsors while enjoying music, libations, and an opportunity to bid on rare and unique heritage experiences in Colorado.
WEDNESDAY:
Wild Ideas for Preservation Activists You Should Consider – 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Interested in learning how to put into action many of the ideas laid out by Dr. Max Page in Wednesday’s keynote? Join this session for a deeper dive that explores how the preservation movement should approach tried and true (but maybe outdated) principles.
THURSDAY:
Focusing on the Trades - Stained Glass Demonstration with Watkins Stained Glass –1:45pm - 3:00pm
Stained glass has been a Watkins family tradition in Denver since 1868 and in England since 1761. With skills passed down from generation to generation, the process for stained glass has remained relatively the same since the middle ages; Phil uses no compromises or short cuts, thus his windows and restorations will last well into the next century and the stained glass craft of the “old masters” remains to this day. Join Phil Watkins in a hands-on demonstration as he provides practical, relevant, and critical information that will give attendees a better understanding of the methodology and craftsmanship of the trade. Learn the process of what is involved in creating a piece from scratch to include the sketch, cartoon, glass selection, pattering, cutting, and glazing. This intimate gathering will give attendees to ask questions and view the craftsmanship as never before.
Doing the Decade Dance! – 3:15pm - 4:30pm
It’s a trivia game that lets you show what you know about history, heritage, and preservation by decade! Each of three rounds will focus on an important decade in history (yes, they’re all important, and no, we’re not telling which ones). You’ll need a smartphone, laptop, or tablet to submit answers, but feel free to attend even if you’re not feeling competitive! Accuracy counts and so does speed but most important is that you have fun and maybe even learn a little something. Good luck!
FRIDAY:
Mental Health Matters in Preservation – 1:30pm - 2:45pm
CPI brings Raina Regan of Uplifting Preservation to the conference to have an open and frank discussion with attendees about the stressful, yet meaningful work of saving and preserving places. This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to reflect and share their own personal experiences while discussing the structural issues in preservation.
• Phasing a Large Project
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• Grant Administration
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• National & State Register Nominations
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CPI’s Preservation Services Department can help!
• Finding Contractors
• Phasing a Large Project
Contact Kate McCoy Preservation Services Director
• Finding Contactors
• Grant Writing
CPI’s Preservation Services Department can help!
• Grant Administration
Fox Theater, Walsenburg ca. 1940s
Fox Theater, Walsenburg ca. 1940s
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• Phasing a Large Project
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• Grant Writing
• National & State Register Nominations
• Finding Contactors
• Grant Administration
• Phasing a Large Project
Commercial Hotel—
Contact Kate McCoy | Preservation Services Director kmccoy@coloradopreservation.org • (303) 893-4260 x 236
• National & State Register Nominations
• Grant Writing
• Grant Administration
• National & State Register Nominations
Contact Kate McCoy
Preservation Services Director
kmccoy@coloradopreservation.org
(303)893-4260 x 236
Contact Kate McCoy Preservation Services Director kmccoy@coloradopreservation.org
(303)893-4260 x 236
Saguache Hotel, Saguache
Saguache Hotel, Saguache
Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mill – 4UR Ranch, Creede
Commercial Hotel Granite Hotel & Stage Stop, Granite
nonprofit organizations, and municipalities interested in saving historic resources.
Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mill 4UR Ranch, Creede
Wagon Wheel Gap Fluorspar Mill—4UR Ranch, Creede
Interested in applying? Projects listed or determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places can inquire about the subgrant program at coloradopreservation.org.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
TUESDAY EVENING
6:00pm DINE-AROUNDS: THEMED ATTENDEE NETWORKING DINNERS Various Locations, Downtown Boulder
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
WEDNESDAY MORNING
WELCOME
FRED MOSQUEDA: Land Acknowledgement
10:00am-11:30 am
MAX PAGE: Winning a Future for the Historic Preservation Movement We Need
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK - 11:30-12:45 PM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TOUR BLOCK
Pearl Street Ballroom
12:00pm-4:00pm RED ROCKS CCC CAMP TOUR AND ADAPTIVE RE-USE Embassy Suites/ HGI Courtyard. See Signage. $20
1:00pm-4:00pm THE CIVIC CENTER ALONG BOULDER CREEK Embassy Suites/ HGI Courtyard. See Signage. $20
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON | BLOCK A
12:45pm-2:00pm
FEATURED SESSION: MAX PAGE - Wild Ideas for Preservation Activists You Should Consider Walnut
12:45pm-2:00pm MAIN STREET OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The Mall AIA
12:45pm-2:00pm FREE MONEY, SHOW ME HOW! West End AIA, APA
12:45pm-2:00pm No Livestream WILLIAM BOWMAN, ARCHITECT, IN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY DENVER Foothills
WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON | BLOCK B
2:15pm-3:30pm LIGHTNING TALK: Four Technical Facets of Preservation Walnut AIA
2:15pm-3:30pm
PRESERVATION ON THE DOWN LOW: Strategies to Advance Preservation Initiatives When Resources & Support are Limited
The Mall APA
2:15pm-3:30pm HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN BOULDER – THE FIRST 50 YEARS West End APA
2:15pm-3:30pm No Livestream LGBTQ HISTORIC SITES IN COLORADO Foothills
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON | BLOCK C
3:45pm-5:00pm DESIGN REVIEW ROUNDTABLE INFILL Walnut AIA, APA
3:45pm-5:00pm APPROACHES, RATIONALE, BENEFITS FOR HALS LANDSCAPE DOCUMENTATION The Mall APA
3:45pm-5:00pm STATE HISTORICAL FUND: INTRODUCTION TO THE APPLICATION West End 3:45pm-5:00pm STATE HISTORICAL FUND GRANT MANAGEMENT: CONTRACT POLICIES & FINANCIAL REPORTING East End APA
3:45pm-5:00pm No Livestream THE ALCHEMY OF HISTORIC PLACE ACTIVATION Foothills
For many resources in Colorado, the first step in moving towards being saved is raising awareness that a particular place is important and in danger.
The heart of historic preservation lies in the dedicated efforts of individuals. Successful preservation requires the collaborative efforts of many, and Colorado Preservation, Inc. needs your help.
Questions? Contact Katie Peterson, Endangered Places Program Director, at kpeterson@coloradopreservation.org or 303.893.4260 x222
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THURSDAY MORNING
PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
9-9:45 IRA MATT: Preservation as Perpetuation
9:00am-10:30am
9:45-10:30 - LAURA DOMINGUEZ: Repair, Not Replace: What Memory Keepers in the West Teach Us about Preservation Justice
Pearl Street Ballroom
10:30-11:00am STAY IN PLACE NETWORKING – COFFEE Pearl Street Ballroom
ENDANGERED PLACES LUNCHEON
Lunch Provided
11:00am-12:30pm
KATHERINE DARNSTADT: Sleeping Beauties
CBS4 ANNOUNCEMENT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON TOUR BLOCK
1:00pm-4:00pm
THE LITTLE RECTANGLE – AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN BOULDER
THURSDAY AFTERNOON | BLOCK D
1:45pm - 3:00pm
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Pearl Street Ballroom
Embassy Suites/ HGI Courtyard. See Signage. $20
TAPPING INTO THE HEART OF PRESERVATION: Three Colorado’s Communities Celebrate Historic Preservation Month Walnut
FEATURED SESSION: New Stained Glass Window Making and Why it Relates to Restoring Historic Windows
The Mall
1:45pm - 3:00pm PRESERVING THE HEART OF BOULDER’S AGRICULTURE West End AIA, APA
1:45pm - 3:00pm No Livestream OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION: Conversations Around the Historic Ranches of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site Foothills
THURSDAY AFTERNOON | BLOCK E
3:15pm-4:30pm BECOMING BOULDER: FLO, Junior and the 1908 Plan for Improvements Walnut APA
3:15pm-4:30pm CRACKING THE CODE: Energy Codes and Historic Buildings
The Mall AIA, HSW
3:15pm-4:30pm DOING THE DECADE DANCE! TRIVIA West End
3:15pm-4:30pm No Livestream
HONORING QUERENCIA AND A WAY OF LIFE BY RESTORING AN ADOBE POTATO BARN Foothills
PRESERVATION MARKETPLACE
Silent Auction Featured
4:30pm-6:30pm
Reception with live band
Beverage & Food
Exhibitor Space
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
FRIDAY MORNING
9:00am10:30am
DONOVAN RYPKEMA: Closer to the Heart – How Revealed Preference Analysis demonstrates the Impacts of Preservation on Communities Pearl Street Ballroom
FRIDAY MORNING PLENARY DISCUSSION
11:00am12:00pm
DAWN DIPRINCE: Are You a Good Ancestor? Preservation is Generational Work Pearl Street Ballroom
FRIDAY LUNCH BREAK - 11:30-12:45 PM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON TOUR BLOCK
1:30pm-4:15pm REHABILITATION OF THE WENCEL BARN
1:30pm-4:15pm
BOULDER’S MAIN STREET - PEARL STREET
FRIDAY AFTERNOON | BLOCK F
1:30pm-2:45pm
COMMUNICATING WITH DECISION MAKERS TO PROMOTE PRESERVATION AND MAIN STREET
1:30pm-2:45pm THE REUSE IMPERATIVE
Embassy Suites/ HGI Courtyard. See Signage. $20
Meet at the Masonic Temple (16th Street), Walking Tour $20
Walnut APA
The Mall AIA, APA
1:30pm-2:45pm ARCHITECTURE VIRTUAL LIBRARY AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY West End
1:30pm-2:45pm No Livestream
FEATURED SESSION: RAINA REGAN – MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS IN PRESERVATION
FRIDAY AFTERNOON | BLOCK G
3:00pm-4:15pm
3:00pm-4:15pm
3:00pm-4:15pm
Foothills
PRESERVATION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Walnut
A CASE STUDY OF THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
The Mall AIA, HSW
CONQUERING DETERIORATION: PLAN FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE West End AIA, HSW
3:00pm-4:15pm No Livestream LESSONS FROM A LIFE Foothills
10:00am • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Fred Mosqueda of the Arapaho Tribe was born in the small community of Canton, Oklahoma, where he grew up near the old Cantonment site. He was born into Little Raven’s Arapaho Band (Woxu’ei3i’). His Grandmother, Mother and relatives raised him in the Arapaho way and taught him to speak the Arapaho Language. He attended public school in Canton, Oklahoma and earned a B.A. Degree from SWOSU, Weatherford, Oklahoma. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and working in the oilfield, he went to work for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in 1988. He has worked in several capacities with the Tribes throughout the years and is presently employed as the Arapaho Coordinator, in the Language and Culture Program within the Education Department. In this position, Mr. Mosqueda also serves as the NAGPRA/Sand Creek Massacre Representative for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. He works to support the Tribes in preserving their culture, language and traditional practices and ceremonies.
Speakers: Jennifer Orrigo Charles (Colorado Preservation, Inc), Kim Kintz (Colorado Preservation, Inc), Fred Mosqueda (Arapaho Tribe)
“Winning a Future for the Historic Preservation Movement We Need”
10:00am - 11:30am • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Colorado Preservation, Inc. is pleased to bring Max Page, Professor of Architecture, and Director of Historic Preservation Initiatives at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, to the Saving Places 2023 Conference. Dr. Page will lay out his agenda for the future of historic preservation based on his book, Why Preservation Matters. He argues that preservation has a uniquely powerful role to play in central projects for building a more just society – by promoting an examination of our shared and often difficult histories, by showing a pathway toward a more sustainable future, and by serving as a catalyst for greater economic justice. Preservation deserves to be at the center of all these efforts; achieving that aim requires building lasting coalitions of stakeholders. Preservation only happens – or only happens successfully – when a broad range of stakeholders are engaged in the work of preserving and interpreting places that matter.
Speakers: Dr. Max Page (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
WEDNESDAY LUNCH BREAK – 11:30-12:45 PM
RED ROCKS CCC CAMP TOUR AND ADAPTIVE RE-USE
12:00pm - 4:00pm • Location: Buses to pick up in the driveway between the two hotels - back of the Embassy Suites / In front of the Hilton Garden Inn Redefining “Preservation”: how do you define “preservation? Is its current definition too limiting? Recent conversations look to identify different types of cultural resources, but few describe what “preservation” means after a resource is designated. In fact, the operative term after designation changes to “protection,” which implies a defensive position, not a proactive one that supports active use and change. With ever-increasing numbers and types of resources being recognized, the term “preservation” needs a new definition! This session asks participants to engage in drafting a definition of “preservation” for the future. It begins with a provocative tour of some challenging case studies and then shifts to a lively, interactive discussion to draft what preservation truly means.
Speakers: Shannon Dennison (Denver Mountain Parks), Andy Duckett-Emke (Anderson Hallas Architects)
THE CIVIC CENTER ALONG BOULDER CREEK
1:00pm - 4:00pm - Location: Buses to pick up in the driveway between the two hotels - back of the Embassy Suites / In front of the Hilton Garden Inn
For nearly two generations, the original Fremont County National Bank was concealed, entombed behind a c. 1970’s false mansard “modernization.” In 1921 the Fremont County National Bank building was constructed from brick with terra cotta quoins, entablature, and other ornamentations, including monumental polychrome columns flanking its Main Street entry. In 1975 it was purchased by a national financial institution and “modernized” with a false mansard encasing the original building. In 2020 after an option to buy the building was placed by a prominent Canon City businessman, due diligence discovered an access panel into the cavity between the original structure exterior and the mansard inside of which it had been entombed. What had been hidden for nearly two generations was remarkable. The new owner vowed on the spot to return the Bank building to its original splendor while adapting its interior to his modern needs. This is the story of how a hidden gem was revealed, exploring its rehabilitation challenges.
Tour Leader: Historic Boulder, Inc
FEATURED SESSION: WILD IDEAS FOR PRESERVATION ACTIVISTS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
12:45PM - 2:00pm • Location: Walnut Room
Keynote Speaker and author Max Page leads the conversation for preservation activists on some far-reaching proposals for historic preservation. His book, Bending the Future: Fifty Ideas for the Next Fifty Years of Historic Preservation in the United States, explores these ideas. To reach our highest goals, the preservation movement will have to be able to think anew about some tried and true (but maybe outdated) principles and embrace some frankly radical approaches to historic places.
Speakers: Dr. Max Page (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
MAIN STREET OPEN FOR BUSINESS
12:45pm - 2:00pm • Location: The Mall • AIA
Small, mom-and-pop businesses contribute to the charm of Colorado communities, yet many of these businesses cannot move beyond the basics of staying open. In July 2021, the Department of Local Affairs Main Street Program received $7 million in funds to accelerate the prosperity of rural downtowns by investing in facade improvements and energy-efficiency upgrades for these vital businesses. National statistics show that business façade improvements increase sales by 20% to 30% and property values by 20%. These same studies indicate that adjacent building owners typically improve their facades within three years of the initial project. The success of the Main Street Open for Business program demonstrates the catalytic impact of investing in local businesses, which provide tangible results for generations to come. Join the Main Street team as they examine the transformation of eight Colorado communities awarded subgrants and the impact these funds had on community pride, employment, sales, and energy savings. Attendees will learn how to structure and fund a facade and energy program in their own communities.
Speakers: Gayle Langley (DOLA), Gillian Laycock (City of Hugo), Traci Stoffel (DOLA), Larry Lucas (DOLA),
12:45pm - 2:00pm • Location: West End • AIA APA
Do you have a historic site in Colorado that could use a little TLC but are unsure where to begin or what funding options? If this sounds like you, then you are in luck! Colorado has three tax credits available to help with various projects at historic sites depending on your challenges and opportunities. Free Money, Show me How brings together three experts who help manage one of these tax credit programs: Historic Rehabilitation tax credit, Environmental Remediation tax credit, and Conservation Easement tax credit. Each program has different steps and requirements, but experts on the topics will explain their programs and help you determine which ones are a good match for your project. Often, projects can leverage one or more programs to ensure a successful project. These are three programs that, with understanding, communication, and planning, could become part of a financial package.
Speakers: Fonda Apostolopoulos (CDPHE), Sara Kappel (History Colorado), Ariel Steele (Tax Credit Connection)
12:45pm - 2:00pm
• Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
William N. Bowman was a huge architectural force in Denver, CO, during the early 20th century. His projects include the Mountain States Telephone Building, multiple churches, and schools, and Bowman led the Allied Architects of Denver in the design of the Denver City and County Building. In total, Bowman completed approximately 65 commissions (large and small) in Denver, surrounding cities, and several projects in surrounding states. This presentation is an in-depth case study of the man and his known projects. Attendees can expect to learn from Bowman and apply insights about passion and vision for the communities where we work.
Speakers: Scott H. McLean (retired Design and Construction Professional)
LIGHTNING TALK: FOUR TECHNOLOGICAL FACETS OF PRESERVATION
2:15pm - 3:30pm
• Location: Walnut • AIA
Join members of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology as they provide tips for approaching preservation and/or restoration projects in your community. Learn how to identify and address many of the typical issues encountered in the adaptation of historic buildings as told through example projects and previous experience that include: the preservation of a CCC-era Fire Lookout in Rocky Mountain National Park, the rehabilitation of a historic retaining wall in Denver, the adaptive reuse of a historic feed and grain mill in Loveland and how to preserve and maintain a historic property.
Speakers: Elizabeth Vergillo (Anderson Hallas Architects), Jason Jeffries (JVA, Inc.), Ashley Russell (RATIO Design), Gabe Bergeron (RATIO Design), Randall Marder (R.M. Design & Construction, Inc.)
2:15pm - 3:30pm • Location: The Mall • APA
Many Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in Colorado do not have the resources — whether financial or political — to support a dedicated preservation planner or preservation plan. Other communities struggle to balance preservation priorities with other pressing issues, such as affordable housing, equity, and climate adaptation. In both instances, individuals tasked with maintaining a community’s CLG status must get creative in figuring out how to make the most of the available resources to document and advance local preservation priorities and make an effective case for preservation. This session will outline strategies to help local government planners and preservationists identify and implement strategies to highlight and advance local preservation priorities. Five strategies to advance local preservation priorities on the “down low” will be covered, including strategies to engage diverse audiences, strengthen policy foundations, improve access to information about historic resources, leverage available resources, and effectively make a case for preservation in day-to-day decision-making.
Speakers: Darcie White (Clarion Associates), Wade Broadhead (City of Pueblo)
2:15pm - 3:30pm • Location: West End • APA
Boulder has been named the No. 1 place in America to call home for the second year in a row by US News & World Report. That accolade didn’t just happen. For 50 years, Historic Boulder Inc. and the City have been active agents in preserving legacy properties and neighborhoods. In 1974, City Council passed Boulder’s first Landmarks Preservation Ordinance, which was shortly followed by the creation of historic districts and individual landmarks. The strong preservation ethic of Boulder is one of the magic ingredients that have created this amazing place at the foot of the Rockies. This education session will explain how historic preservation began and evolved in Boulder, including recent efforts to build inclusivity in what places are protected. Past success stories and current/future challenges will be considered lessons that can apply to other communities in the state.
Speakers: Leonard Segel (Historic Boulder, Inc.), Dan Corson (Historic Boulder, Inc.), Abby Daniels (Historic Boulder, Inc.)
Marcy Gerwing (City of Boulder), Susan Osborne (Historic Boulder, Inc.)
2:15pm - 3:30pm • Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
LGBTQ history in Colorado and associated sites that help to tell the stories of this diverse and underrepresented community through place and culture have been largely ignored up until the last decade or so, despite the work of local advocates. But that is changing … among many such recent efforts, the Colorado Historical Foundation received funding in 2020 to hire consultants Clerestory Preservation and Pine Street Preservation to create a statewide LGBTQ survey plan. With invaluable input from an advisory committee of subject matter experts and historians across the state, the survey plan contextually explores the breadth and depth of LGBTQ history throughout Colorado’s history, covering statehood through the present day. During this session, a moderated panel of LGBTQ History Advisory Committee members will delve into issues and topics highlighted by the survey plan context that are the most fruitful or pressing for future researchers and scholars.
Speaker: Erika Warzel (Clerestory Preservation), Amy Unger (Pine Street Preservation), Cindy Nasky (Colorado Historical Foundation)
3:45pm - 5:00pm • Location: Walnut • AIA APA
Design review is one of the most powerful tools communities have to protect historic resources. But regulating what owners can do with their properties is also one of the most difficult preservation jobs. Back by popular demand, the Design Review Roundtable will approach a requested topic; infill. This year’s roundtable will focus on new construction and infill design within historic districts and will discuss how preservation commissions from across Colorado deal with the challenges of design review. Designing infill to be identifiable as new construction (to avoid creating a false sense of history) while blending with the surrounding historic fabric is a tricky balance. After a brief introduction to infill design principles, attendees will be asked for their design review input as presenters share infill projects across the state.
Speakers: Abbey Christman (Senior City Planner, Denver Landmark Preservation), Kelly Wemple (Denver Landmark Preservation Commission), Chris Geddes (Littleton Historical Preservation Board), Jessie Earley (Planner III, Crested Butte)
3:45pm - 5:00pm • Location: The Mall • APA
What is the Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS), and how can it be used in communities to identify diverse and often unrecognized cultural landscapes worthy of preservation? This session will take attendees on a journey through HALS: its history, significance, and importance as one of three heritage documentation programs (HABS/HAER/HALS) run through the National Park Service. HALS records historic landscapes in the United States and its territories through measured and interpretive drawings, written histories, and large-format black and white photographs and color photographs. HALS documentation remains relevant today. Attendees will learn how to use this tool to save a precious place before it is erased; case studies will provide a deeper understanding of the HALS program and the expanding definitions of cultural landscapes as they affect perceptions of historic preservation.
Speakers: Ann Komara (University of Colorado Denver), Ann Mullins (ASLA HALS Liaison - Colorado-Wyoming), Steve Turner (University of Colorado Denver), Daniel Schumacher (University of Colorado Denver)
3:45pm - 5:00pm • Location: West End • APA
Colorado’s State Historical Fund (SHF) continues to evolve to match the needs of our community. In the 2021 grant round, the SHF revamped its competitive application to simplify and provide more guidance on what our reviewers need to know about your project. With these changes, SHF has an updated guidebook and rewrote their reviewer guidelines to match while striving to make the whole experience equitable. Join staff from SHF to dive deeply into how these changes are beneficial to all applicants. The session will cover how SHF incorporates diversity, equity, and inclusion into its grant applications and programming. Attendees will work in groups to identify the key challenging components of this grant application. You will have a chance to speak oneon-one to SHF staff members about your projects’ grant potential. Come learn how to best build your application for SHF grants!
Speakers: Sara Doll ((History Colorado), Jacob McDonald (History Colorado)
STATE HISTORICAL FUND GRANT MANAGEMENT: CONTRACT POLICIES & FINANCIAL REPORTING
3:45pm - 5:00pm
• Location: East End
Do you have a State Historical Fund grant or are you considering applying for one? Join the State Historical Fund contracts unit to learn about the contract policies and financial reporting requirements for all State Historical Fund grants. This session will include grant financial management tips and hands-on exercises on how to complete our Pay Request and Financial Report form. We will also review recent changes to the grant guidebook, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion updates. We hope you walk away feeling more confident about how to report grant project expenses and request payments.
Speakers: Katie Bates (State Historical Fund), Breanne Nugent (State Historical Fund), Korbin Pugh (State Historical Fund)
THE ALCHEMY OF HISTORIC PLACE ACTIVATION
3:45pm - 5:00pm • Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
When we think of great community places, a number one ingredient is a positive activity. When we think about saving our historic places, we think about staving off vacancy and disinvestment. Whether diving into historic downtowns, enjoying outdoor recreation in historic sights or visiting historic buildings and places that are under-utilized, vandalized, or blighted, the essential ingredient is reshaping the use to bring positive activity and investment. Join our friends from Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) as we explore the financing tools, activation tactics, and collective engagement processes activating the places we hope to preserve.
Speakers: Katherine Correll (Downtown Colorado, Inc.)
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PROUDLY SUPPORTING CPI FOR OVER THREE DECADES
9:00am - 9:45am • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Historic preservation has frequently been carried out in a manner inconsistent with the views and lifeways of Indigenous Peoples. However, the growth of Tribal Cultural Programs, the development of Tribal Colleges and Universities, and the presence of Indigenous people in leadership positions throughout the federal government are helping to empower a new generation of Indigenous preservationists devoted to changing that dynamic. Join Ira L. Matt, Director for the ACHP’s Office of Native American Affairs, as he explores ways Indian Tribes are utilizing historic preservation to effectuate cultural perpetuation and how the historic preservation community can support this effort.
Speaker: Ira Matt (ACHP’s Office of Native American Affairs)
9:45am -10:30am • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Coloradans – and Americans at large – are reckoning with how the stories we tell about our past and the places we cherish are entangled in histories of violence, settler colonialism, and racism. As preservationists, we argue that saving places help bring history to life and forge community connections. We value repair over replacement regarding our tangible heritage, part of our commitment to a more sustainable future. If we pull back the lens, how has the logic of “repair, not replace” shaped relationships among people in the American West? How have our commemorative practices reinforced structures that oppress and exclude Indigenous, immigrant, and other racialized groups? Using examples from California, historian Laura Dominguez will explore how communities of repairers leaned on their ancestral heritage during times of crisis and what we might learn from their stories about mending bonds in the age of pandemics, climate change, and democratic fracture.
Speaker: Laura Dominguez (Public Historian and Ph.D. candidate, University of Southern California)
11:00am - 12:30pm • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Since 1998, Colorado Preservation, Inc. has been working with communities throughout the state to save endangered historic buildings, landscapes, and archaeological sites through its Endangered Places Program. Join CPI and CBS4 as we announce five sites added to Colorado’s Most Endangered Places list.
Speakers: Jennifer Orrigo Charles (Colorado Preservation, Inc), Katie Peterson (Colorado Preservation, Inc), Dave Aguilar (CBS4) Katherine Darnstadt founded Latent Design, a Chicago-based architecture and urbanism firm working on social impact projects across the Midwest. Katherine will be at CPI’s Endangered Places Program announcement to present the restoration of the Laramie State Bank building. The project is part of the inaugural Invest South/West development competition-winning team. Laramie State Bank is a unique terracotta-clad monument to fiscal responsibility in an Egyptian revival design motif. Holding strong at the corner of the Chicago west side neighborhood of Austin, the bank signaled strength, success, and was a community cornerstone. Its decay became analogous to decades of strategic disinvestment in the neighborhood, exacerbated by the purity of preservation that valued the object of the building and hindered attempts at restoration and reinvestment. Lessons and ideas from the Laramie State Bank building project will inspire preservationists working on similar community-activating projects across Colorado.
Speaker: Katherine Darnstadt (ACHP’s Office of Native American Affairs)
LUNCH IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION.
THE LITTLE RECTANGLE – AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN BOULDER
1:00pm - 4:00pm • Location: Buses to pick up in the driveway between the two hotels - back of the Embassy Suites / In front of the Hilton Garden Inn
Although the City of Boulder never had covenants dictating where citizens could or couldn’t live, minority residents reportedly had trouble finding housing and began gathering in a neighborhood of their own. The neighborhood was modest. Residents owned their homes and kept them up with painting, attractive lawns, and well-tended gardens. Much of the social life of the early black community took place at the nearby African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2017 18th St., and Second Baptist Church. There are two landmarked buildings in the neighborhood. Today, it’s an eclectic collection of bungalows, Victorians, outbuildings, and cottages of all sorts, with modern apartment buildings mixed.
Tour Guide: Dan Corson (Historic Boulder, Inc.)
TAPPING INTO THE HEART OF PRESERVATION: THREE COLORADO COMMUNITIES CELEBRATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH
1:45pm - 3:00 pm • Location: Walnut
Too often, when local preservation commissions appear in the media, it is for all the “wrong” reasons: designation over owner consent, controversial design review decisions, or survey projects perceived as elitist or exclusionary (i.e., promoting the history and architecture of ‘dead, white men’). However, as preservation advocates, we understand historic preservation is much more. At its core, historic preservation is about the power of place, the primacy of stories, and the protection of communities. Celebrating Historic Preservation Month is one of the easier ways for preservation commissions and other local representatives to flip the script, to broadcast positive messages about historic preservation in an engaging, non-threatening, low-stakes way. Historic Preservation Month is an annual opportunity to introduce preservation benefits to the wider community and promote the “wins” of local historic preservation commissions. Such events have the potential to grow the constituency for preservation, inspiring greater local participation in the work of grassroots preservation, such as designation, design review, important research activities, fundraising, and volunteering to assist with physical restoration/ rehabilitation. Learn how to successfully plan a Historic Preservation Month Celebration from three communities across the state.
Speakers: Dr. Mary Therese Anstey (HistoryMatters), Anna-Marie Davidson (Crested Butte Museum), Emma Lane (City of Brighton)
1:45pm - 3:00 pm • Location: The Mall
One must know how to properly make a window before restoring a window. Stained glass has been a Watkins family tradition for centuries. Join Phil Watkins in a hands-on demonstration designed to inform, provide in depth knowledge and reveal the importance of new stained glass window making as it relates to the restoration and preservation of historic windows. This session will provide attendees with practical, relevant, and critical information that will provide a better understanding of the methodology and craftsmanship of the trade. This information can be helpful in assessing old windows; thereby exposing and enlightening preservationists on the proper methods of evaluation and restoration.
Trained in the Old English skills of stained glass master craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation for over 260 years, Phil will demonstrate methods of traditional glazing, restoration and preservation utilizing handmade and antique tools. Providing in-depth education ensures proper preservation advancement will continue through the commitment, stewardship and new ‘take home’ knowledge in identifying, protecting, and saving Stained Glass Treasures. This intimate gathering will give attendees to ask questions and view the craftsmanship as never before.
Speaker: Phil Watkins (Watkins Stained Glass)
1:45pm - 3:00pm
• Location: West End • AIA APA
Before Boulder was known as a cultural and scientific community, it was known for its rich agricultural production. Farmers and ranchers were early homesteaders in the area. The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) manages over 45,000 acres around the city of Boulder. Most of the land is used for recreation, but approximately 15,000 acres are in active agricultural use. The purchase and preservation of agricultural land are one of OSMP’s charter purposes. Often, purchases of farms or ranches come with many structures associated with traditional agriculture, including a residence, barns, silos, and loafing sheds. Many buildings have been abandoned for years, leading some to believe that removing buildings and starting over is cheaper and more efficient than preserving the past. OSMP believes preserving agricultural structures is as important as preserving traditional land use and is revitalizing many of the structures on these historic properties. Learn how OSMP advocates for these critical historic properties with the public and the challenges of preparing them to face the future as thriving, productive agricultural sites.
Speakers: Julie Johnson (City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks), Peter Stewart (Stewart Architecture)
1:45pm - 3:00 pm
• Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
In 1983 the Army acquired lands that became the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS). PCMS today occupies more than 235,000 acres that, prior to acquisition, supported grazing operations and homesteads. Many of the historic ranch buildings, houses, livestock pens, barns and sheds remain on the PCMS. An effort is being made to develop a plan for managing these complexes to maintain their historical significance and their value to the community that once called them home. Attend this session and be part of the public outreach process to solicit early feedback and discussion around future steps forward with these historic ranches.
Speakers: Benjamin Anthony Zandarski II (Pinon Canyon Archaeologist, USAG Fort Carson), Angie Bell (NEPA & Cultural Resources Branch Chief, USAG Fort Carson)
3:15pm - 4:30pm
• Location: Walnut • APA
Imagine Boulder in the early 1900s. There were not quite 10,000 people living in town, less than a tenth of Boulder’s population today. There were no paved streets, and Boulder’s focus as a mining supply town was still in full force, with numerous smelters and mills located right along Boulder Creek. Before an official city commission dealing with parks and planning (1918), and before there was city zoning (1928), there was the Boulder City Improvement Association (BCIA). This group of public-spirited citizens came together in 1903 to promote “the improvement of Boulder in health, growth, cleanliness, prosperity, and attractiveness.” They hired the famous landscape architect and city planner Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr to help achieve this mission. Learn how FLO, Jr’s vision was part of a fundamental shift in the character of Boulder and inspired a lasting legacy of planning efforts that are reflected in the Boulder of today.
Speakers: Peter L Pollock (Planning From the Porch)
3:15pm - 4:30pm
• Location: The Mall • AIA HSW
As adaptive reuse becomes increasingly common and energy codes become more restrictive, it is critical to fully evaluate the existing condition and proposed envelope solutions for historic buildings. There are no prescriptive, one-size fits all solutions to addressing the exterior envelope of historic buildings. Some standard solutions for new buildings may have dire consequences when applied to historic assemblies. It is critical, therefore, to understand the existing wall assembly materials, dewpoint, and how it performs before attempting an intervention that impacts the thermal or moisture movement. Join this enlightening session and learn the critical dos and don’ts for insulation, waterproofing, vapor retarders, and air barriers. This session will give attendees an understanding of the current energy code IECC requirements as they apply to historic buildings, discuss different strategies for addressing thermal and moisture movement in historic buildings, and review the importance of energy modeling and thermal/ moisture analysis.
Speakers: Elizabeth Hallas (Anderson Hallas Architects), Laine McLaughlin (Anderson Hallas Architects), Rebecca Silva (Anderson Hallas Architects)
3:15pm - 4:30pm • Location: West End
It’s a trivia game that lets you show what you know about history, heritage, and preservation by decade! Each of three rounds will focus on an important decade in history (yes, they’re all important, and no, we’re not telling which ones). You’ll need a smartphone, laptop, or tablet to submit answers, but feel free to attend even if you’re not feeling competitive! Accuracy counts and so does speed but most important is that you have fun and maybe even learn a little something. Good luck!
Speakers: Abigail Christman (Denver Landmark Preservation), Kathy Corbett (Corbett AHS, Inc.), and Traci Stoffel (DOLA)
3:15pm - 4:30pm • Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
In 2019, Colorado Preservation, Inc. listed Adobe Potato Cellars of San Luis Valley on Colorado’s Most Endangered Places to preserve the adobe potato resources tied to the agricultural heritage of the area. The Garcia Ranch Adobe Potato Barn is owned by Reyes García, a descendent of “pobladores” (settlers) who came from what is now northern New Mexico, whose great-grandfather purchased the resource-rich ranch in 1882. The effort to save the adobe potato barn and others is part of a partnership with the State Historical Fund to help preserve sites of significance to the Indo-Hispano people and the agro-pastoral culture of Colorado.
The García Ranch Headquarters has received funds to restore the massive, double-walled adobe potato barn completely. Join the conversation to discuss this restorative project’s historical and cultural significance, including the process of being added to the National Register of Historic Places and a family past haunted by the intertwined histories of colonialism and slavery. Presenters will explore the various meanings of the importance of querencia, a powerful experience of homeland shared especially by the Indo-Hispano population of the Southwest, as exemplified, such as the García family with deep roots in their agro-pastoral traditions.
Speakers: Reyes García (Fort Lewis College), Tania García (University of New Mexico)
4:30pm - 6:30 pm • Location: Exhibitor Space
Join CPI Thursday evening for the return of the Preservation Marketplace event. Mingle with fellow attendees and conference sponsors while enjoying live music from the band Odessa Rose, libations, and an opportunity to bid on rare and unique heritage experiences in Colorado. After the success of the first virtual Endangered Places Program Silent Auction, the auction will have a hybrid virtual and in-person approach in 2023 and is open to all! All purchases benefit the Endangered Places Program and help support the work of CPI. The auction begins on February 1 and runs through Thursday, February 9 at 8pm.
PROVIDED BY ODESSA ROSE BAND
9:00am - 10:30am • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Much of the work of PlaceEconomics is measuring the impacts of historic preservation on local communities. Among the methodologies used is “Revealed Preference” – an approach that looks to the actions of the marketplace to indicate choices made by individuals, businesses, and institutions. Based on more than a dozen city-level studies, evidence has emerged of the inclination to choose historic buildings, districts, and neighborhoods to live, work, and play. Donovan Rypkema, principal of PlaceEconomics, will provide examples of revealed preference findings and other measures that historic preservation is “Closer to the Heart” in its social, cultural, and economic impact on towns and cities across the country and beyond.
Speaker: Donovan Rypkema (Places Economics and Heritage Strategies International)
Denver Botanic Gardens
May 22, 2023
2023 Dana crawford award recipient
CPI’s 33rd Annual Dana Crawford & State Honor Awards
Monday, May 22, 2023, 5:00-8:00pm
Colorado Preservation, Inc is pleased to announce Terry Knight as the 2023 Dana Crawford Award Recipient. Join CPI for an evening of celebration as we recognize Terry Knight—a lifelong leader in the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe who has been both a Tribal Councilmember and Chairman, and currently serves as the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. In addition to the presentation of this award, CPI will recognize five projects and individuals from across the state whose work demonstrates excellence in historic preservation. Celebrated accomplishments are in preservation, rehabilitation, stewardship, preservation leadership, and philanthropy. CPI will present Abigail Chistman with the first annul Mark Rodman Community Leader Award, an award created in memory and recognition of Mark’s legacy. Purchase your tickets and consider being a sponsor today at www.coloradopreservation.org.
11:00am - 12:00pm Location • Location: Pearl Street Ballroom
Preserving meaningful places, reclaiming lost traditions, healing historical trauma, and reanimating erased histories are powerful actions in the genealogy of our communities and state. State Historic Preservation Officer Dawn DiPrince leads a conversation with Colorado leaders engaging in restorative preservation work that can fortify communities for future generations.
Speaker: Dawn DiPrince (History Colorado)
WENCEL BARN REHABILITATION
1:30pm - 4:15pm • Location: Buses to pick up in the driveway between the two hotelsback of the Embassy Suites / In front of the Hilton Garden Inn
Although the City of Boulder never had covenants dictating where citizens could or couldn’t live, minority residents reportedly had trouble finding housing and began gathering in a neighborhood of their own. The neighborhood was modest. Residents owned their homes and kept them up with painting, attractive lawns, and well-tended gardens. Much of the social life of the early black community took place at the nearby African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2017 18th St., and Second Baptist Church. There are two landmarked buildings in the neighborhood. Today, it’s an eclectic collection of bungalows, Victorians, outbuildings, and cottages of all sorts, with modern apartment buildings mixed.
Tour Guides: Carol Beam (Boulder County Parks & Open Space), Natalie Lord (Form+Works Design Group), Ian Glaser (JVA, Inc.), Mike Bunn (Boulder County Parks & Open Space), Douglas Fowler (Boulder County Parks & Open Space)
1:30pm - 4:15pm • Location: Meet at the Masonic Temple on 16th Street
“Pearl Street, once Boulder’s commercial artery, has become its cultural heart and soul,” said Richard Foy, one of the designers of the Mall. Boulder began as a supply town for gold miners. Pearl Street was the main road from the plains up into the mountains and has served as the commercial city center for 100 years. Pearl Street was first established in the 1860s and thought to be named after the wife of one of the city founders. In 1977, the Pearl Street pedestrian mall was dedicated purely to foot traffic. The tour will explain important historic buildings, tell stories of events here, and explain how historic preservation contributes to the Mall’s success.
Tour Guide: Historic Boulder, Inc.
COMMUNICATING WITH DECISION MAKERS TO PROMOTE PRESERVATION AND MAIN STREET
1:30pm - 2:45pm • Location: Walnut • APA
Building and maintaining relationships with local decision-makers is critical for advancing preservation efforts and Main Street priorities. This session will demystify Federal, state, and local advocacy efforts and cover the “who, what, when, why, and how” of advocacy. Learn the value of advocacy and how to form authentic relationships with policymakers. Building relationships with elected officials and staff is key to achieving advocacy wins, and genuine connections are vital. Tied to the theme of “Closer to the Heart,” this session will explore how to tell rich, authentic preservation stories to strengthen advocacy asks.
Speakers: Lauren Cohen (National Trust for Historic Preservation), Kelly Humrichouser (Main Street America)
THE REUSE IMPERATIVE
1:30pm - 2:45pm
• Location: The Mall • AIA APA
Adaptive reuse is a long-standing, successful historic preservation tool. In recent years, especially with climate change and development pressure, it has taken on a new level of application and prioritization in cities across North America. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has particularly accelerated as a means of recovery in our downtowns and neighborhoods, where commercial offices and businesses have suffered greatly. As a result, more cities are investing staff and dollars in adaptive reuse programs, including the City and County of Denver. This session will explore building reuse in the context of climate change, social equity and sense of place, and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions and preserve the unique character and economic vitality of our neighborhoods and communities. Learn the latest research, practical application, and benefits of building reuse projects, policies, and programs at a national and local level. Share your experiences and best practices to grow and expand this imperative work of historic preservation.
Speaker: Jenny Buddenborg (City and County of Denver), James B. Lindberg (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
ARCHITECTURE VIRTUAL LIBRARY AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
1:30pm - 2:45pm
• Location: West End
The Colorado State University-Architecture Virtual Library Project is an online web page that educates the public on historic architectural buildings—both on and off campus. The project encourages community members to engage with the content through multifaceted approaches, including middle and high school teachers, advanced learning modules, and students. Learn how this tool can be used as an example for community projects and future learning within the University.
Speakers: Dr. Maria Delgado (Colorado State University), Katey Lam (Colorado State University), Jennifer Cook (Gilpin County), Jamie Boyle (Gilpin County)
HEALTH MATTERS IN PRESERVATION
1:30pm - 2:45pm • Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
What specific stressors affect preservation workers as they advance the meaningful work of saving and preserving places? Work is our most significant stressor in the United States, so how does stress affect the historic preservation field? Employment precarity, low salaries, overwork, and external negativity towards preservation, among other factors, can contribute to chronic stress in our workforce that can lead to burnout. The pandemic added a new layer of stress and anxiety on top of our work. This workshop will provide participants an opportunity to reflect on and share their own personal experiences while discussing the structural issues in preservation that often leads to emotional, mental, and physical effects on staff, volunteers, and leaders. We’ll go beyond the typical conversations around self-care to identify organizational and profession-level changes we should implement to cultivate well-being within the preservation field.
Speaker: Raina Regan (Uplifting Preservation)
PRESERVATION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
3:00pm - 4:15pm • Location: Walnut
Local historic preservation programs are key to the vitality of our local communities. Colorado has 67 Certified Local Governments that play invaluable roles in helping to preserve community heritage and promote livable, vital places throughout the state. This session will address common challenges local governments face with their historic preservation programs, from demolition and vacancy to the housing crisis to a lack of understanding of the value of historic preservation. These concerns are commonly heard across the state in local government historic preservation programs, but this session will address strategies and solutions to tackle these challenges. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities within their local communities to foster shared learning and community problem-solving.
Speakers: Lindsey Flewelling (History Colorado)
3:00pm - 4:15pm • Location: The Mall • AIA HSW
We start our journey with the BEAUTY of turn-of-the-century stained glass windows from the past at the 1896 Boulder First Presbyterian Historic Chapel. We must also face the present problems with the BEAST of vandalism and how a stained glass treasure can be restored, preserved, and protected for the future. Watkins Stained Glass Studio did the preservation of the windows, the history, and the original materials with the same master craftsmanship, techniques, and skills used by artisans hundreds of years ago. Thus, the craft of the “old masters” remains today. Stained Glass is considered one of the most stunningly beautiful and compelling forms of architectural decoration. However, it is also one of the most vulnerable. The session highlights the architecture, art, and craft of this Historic Chapel. There will be an emphasis on the preservation, restoration, conservation, and safety of the Historic Chapel stained glass windows for the next century. Attendees can expect to take away a “Closer to the Heart” saga: what was once nearly lost has now been rescued and saved.
Speakers: Jane Watkins (Wakins Stained Glass Studio)
3:00pm - 4:15 • Location: West End • AIA HSW
Deferred maintenance often leads to the loss of significant historic buildings and their embodied heritage. Deferred maintenance is often a byproduct of insufficient funds. Still, proper planning and care for maintenance provide building owners with a vital tool to use in caring for their buildings as funds become available. Deferred maintenance is often a primary concern for smaller sites with nongovernmental ownership and non-mainstream histories.
Maintenance projects can become more expensive if delayed for too long, yet valuable existing materials may be destroyed if they are not undertaken. Attendees will explore the importance of developing deferred maintenance plans and the potential long-term cost savings in having these plans. Learn how to prioritize repairs, establish a systematic method of scheduling maintenance activities and how to differentiate between deferred maintenance activities and ongoing maintenance activities as demonstrated through the lens of smaller projects supporting the heritage of marginalized communities. Example projects range from inhabitable to fair and include a Japanese Language School, a Chinese American community center, a Mexican laborer processing center, and a historic AME church.
Speakers: Joy L. Coleman (TreanorHL), Kimberly Butt (TreanorHL)
3:00pm - 4:15pm
• Location: Foothills • Not Livestreamed
Many conference attendees remember Mark Rodman, former Colorado Preservation Inc. Executive Director, who was tragically lost in June 2022. Mark brought preservation closer to the heart of people across the state and country. His life holds lessons for all preservationists, from those entering the field to seasoned veterans. Join friends and colleagues who will explore some professional lessons, from the importance of establishing an internship program to setting an example with hands-on projects, as well as personal lessons, such as why you should always keep a quarter tank of gas in your car. Be prepared to share your stories as we learn and laugh from each other in memory of Mark.
Speakers: Traci Stoffel (Department of Local Affairs), Jennifer Buddenborg (City & County of Denver), Abigail Christman (City and County of Denver), Amy Cole (National Park Service)
Thank you to the 2023 Conference Advisory Committee for their time and assistance in developing this year’s session schedule. The Saving Places® Conference would not be possible without their support and guidance.
Kim Kintz *Conference Committee Chair, Board Chair, Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Libby Barbee
Colorado Creative Industries
Andres Borunda State Historical Fund
Chris Bowles
SHF Director of Preservation Incentives Programs, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
Garrett Briggs* Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Maren Bzdek
City of Fort Collins
Abbey Christman
Community Planning and Development, City and County of Denver
Katherine Correll Downtown Colorado, Inc.
Mary Ellis
Historic Boulder
Elizabeth Hallas
Anderson Hallas Architects
Jay Homstad
Historic Denver, Inc
Sara Hubbard
Urban Neighborhoods, Inc.
Julie Johnson
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks
Elizabeth Kellums
City of Greeley
Anne McCleave State Historical Fund
Cindy Nasky Colorado Historical Foundation
Cynthia Nieb
City of La Junta
Leonard Segel
Historic Boulder
Melanie Short Kore Architecture
Traci Stoffel
Colorado Main Street, Department of Local Affairs
Steve Turner University of Colorado Denver
Jane Watkins Watkins Stained Glass
Jason Whitehead HistoriCorps
*Conference Advisory Committee Members also serving on CPI’s Board of Directors
SIDEWALK
OVERSIZED VEHCILE PARKING
SIDEWALK
DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA
SIDEWALK DESIGNATED SMOKING
GARAGE EXIT
TO GARAGE TO GARAGE
BICYCLE PARKING
CHECK IN PARKING
CHECK IN ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
FRONT DESK
PEARL STREET BALLROOM
OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING
DELIVERIES RAMP
PRE-FUNCTION
WEST END EAST END THE MALL
PRE-FUNCTION
WALNUT
SNACKS
STAIRS
ELEVATORS
LOBBY
LOBBY RAMP
BASELINE
STAIRS TO POOL
STAIRS
SIDEWALK
OUTDOOR COURTYARD
STAIRS TO POOL
BREAKFAST BUFFET
RAMP
GARAGE ENTRANCE
AMAZON HUB
TO HILTON GARDEN INN BOULDER
SHUTTLE PICK UP/ DROP OFF
PASEO
BICYCLE PARKING
CHECK IN PARKING
CHECK IN ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
SIDEWALK
WOMENS RESTROOM
MENS RESTROOM
BRICKSTONES KITCHEN & BAR
FOOTHILLS
STAIRS
LOOKOUT
SIDEWALK
WALKWAY
SIDEWALK
SIDEWALK
CANYON BOULEVARD
Embassy Suites Boulder
Hilton Garden Inn Boulder
