Mt. Lebanon needs volunteers for the final phase of a three-year, $90,000 cultural resource survey cataloguing about 7,500 homes in the municipality that are 50 years old or older.
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The data collected will create a detailed record of historic resources to help promote preservation and restoration of Mt. Lebanon homes, landscapes and neighborhoods.
"A lot of what makes Mt. Lebanon valuable is the character of the neighborhoods and the consistent characters of the homes in those neighborhoods," said John Conti, chairman of the Mt. Lebanon Historic Preservation Board, which is overseeing the project.
"It's a unique concentration of very high-quality housing from the 1920s and 1930s."
The survey is necessary if municipal officials decide to move forward with a historic preservation plan that could include nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places.
Volunteers have a variety of tasks to choose from, including researching building permits; taking photographs and recording data about different houses' architectural styles, ages and compositions; interviewing residents for anecdotal information about their homes; or entering information into a database.
Lori Humphreys, of Orchard Drive, assisted in research and publicity efforts in the first two phases.
"Mt. Lebanon is fortunate having all this marvelous 1920s and 1930s architecture," she said. "Recording this data and having people recognize the value is of enormous importance to the community and the community's vitality and attractiveness."
Each phase of this project was funded by a $15,000 matching grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The municipality matched this grant with $8,000 from the operating budget and $7,000 worth of in-kind services. "
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Directory of cultural resource and historic preservation firms.
Gray & Pape, Inc. Archaeology**History**Historic Preservation
Serving your cultural resources needs since 1987.
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New South Associates, Inc. New South Associates is a women-owned small business providing cultural resource management services, both nationally and internationally. Our specialities include archaeology, history, architectural history, preservation planning, and public interpretati
Georgia -
03-25-11
Kerns CRM Consultants Cultural and Historical Resource Management Services
Maryland -
01-10-11
Paula S. Reed and Associates, Inc. Paula S. Reed and Associates, Inc. is a small, woman-owned corporation organized in the State of Maryland, which provides cultural resource evaluation on a nation-wide basis, specializing in National Historic Landmark nominations. We meet qualifications o
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11-23-10
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ACHP Section 106 Essentials two-day course which explains the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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