2011 Annual Report - Michigan Historic Preservation Network

Michigan Historic Preservation Network
Annual Report
2011
www.mhpn.org
MHPN STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Staff
Nancy Finegood, Executive Director
Nan Taylor, Greater Michigan MHPN/NTHP
Field Representative
Ellen Thackery, Southeast Michigan MHPN/
NTHP Field Representative
Katie Large, Assistant to the Director
Brenna Moloney, Preservation Specialist Gary Scheuren, MHPN Programs Director
OFFICERS
Janet Kreger, President
Melissa Milton-Pung, Vice President
Ruth Mills, Secretary
Cheryl Early, Treasurer
Elaine Robinson, Immediate Past President
Executive committee
Ken Czapski
Michael Kirk
Meredith Long
Tom Roberts
DIRECTORS
Robin Adair
Christine Bowman
Ron Campbell
Randy Case
Steve Fox
Kathleen M. Holtz
Richard Hosey
Gregory Jones
Richard Karp
Karen Nagher
Lisa Nuszkowski
Scott Lowell
Bill Ruff
Jim Schmiechen
David Schon, Esq.
Grace A. M. Smith
Anne Stevenson
Committees
Auctions
Kathy Lindroth
Meghan Schafbuch
Denise McGeen
Communications
Elaine Robinson, Chair
Ruth Mills
Aimee D’Agostini
Sara Jean Baker
Conference
Janet Kreger, Conference Manager
Development
Janet Kreger, Co-Chair
Kristine Kidorf, Co-Chair
Christina DiBartolomeo
Amanda Davis
Nancy Finegood
Alia Geffrard
Frank Gregory
Emily Jarvi
Wendy Johnson
Cal Leeke
Kathy Lindroth
Denise McGeen
Meghan Schafbuch
Gary Scheuren
Michelle Smay
Nancy Thompson
Thomas Trombley
Lynn Wilson
Education
Anne Stevenson, Co-Chair
Dan Bollman, Co-Chair
Steve Stier, Co-Chair
Lloyd Baldwin
Sheila Bashiri
Hank Berry
Nancy Finegood
Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock
Tim Hunnicutt
Denise Leach
Ted Ligibel
Brian Lijewski
Michelle McClellan
David Muylle
Ryan Schumaker
Nan Taylor
Historic Resource Council
Grace A.M. Smith, Chair
Cheryl Early
Kenneth Czapski
Pat Hudson
Kira Macyda
Dan Schneider
Steve Stier
Public Policy
Lisa Nuskowski, Co- Chair
Scott Lowell, Co-Chair
Nick Bozen
Randy Case
Gregory Jones
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Steve Jones
George Larimore
Jim Manning
Martha MacFarlane-Faes
Melissa Milton-Pung
Arthur Mullen
Karen Nagher
Jim Tischler
Richard Hosey
Michael Kirk
Gary Scheuren
Nan Taylor
Leslie Lynch-Wilson
Paul Zelenak
Dave Biskner
Greg Saxton
Timothy Boscarino
Ron Campbell
Awards
Ruth Mills, Chair
Randy L. Case
Ken Czapski
Steve Jones
Ted Ligibel
Pam O’Connor
Gary Scheuren
Membership & Volunteer
Meredith Long, Co-Chair
Denise McGeen, Co-Chair
Leanne DeVreugd
Preservation Easements
Tom Roberts, Co-Chair
Steve Fox, Co-Chair
David William Conwill
Nancy Finegood
Scott Grammer
Jonathan Ringel
Richard Karp
Kathleen Holtz
David Schon
Elaine Robinson
Preservation Incentives
Michael Kirk, Chair
Ken Beall
William Danforth
Nancy Finegood
Steve Fox
Gregory Jones
Richard Hosey
Gary Scheuren
James Schmiechen
Nan Taylor
Table of Contents
Letter from the Executive Director and President.......... 3
Treasurer’s Report............................................................ 4
Michigan Historic
Preservation Network
107 East Grand River Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48906
517-371-8080
info@mhpn.org
Educate............................................................................. 6
Advocate........................................................................... 8
Protect.............................................................................. 9
2011 Calendar Year Financial Support.......................... 12
Many thanks to those who
so graciously shared their
photographs of MHPN events
during 2011. Photographers
include: 68 Commerce, L. L. C.,
Randy Case, Commerce Rehab
L.L.C., Amanda Davis, Kristine
Kidorf, Silk City Preservation
Society, and Nan Taylor.
Fundraising..................................................................... 15
Financial Report............................................................. 15
Membership Awards....................................... Back Cover
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Letter from the Executive Director and President
ichigan Historic Preservation Network (MHPN)
is the only statewide membership organization focused
on recognizing, preserving and protecting Michigan’s
rich cultural and historical resources. It takes an army to
do the work of MHPN, a small army that has a huge impact
on preservation advocacy and education around the state.
Our army includes a committed Board of Directors, committee
members, interns, and other volunteers. Our dedicated
staff adds to our army by performing well beyond their
job descriptions.
The year 2011 was a momentous one for MHPN. This was
in part because the Michigan Historic Tax Credit (HTC) went
on the chopping block, threatening protection of historic
neighborhoods and individual resources alike. Most of the
efforts were won, but the one with the most impact was
sadly lost. MHPN and its partner organizations were true
warriors in their efforts to save the Michigan HTCs during
2011. They were effective incentives that, for over ten years,
allowed the rehabilitation of historic properties to compete
with new construction. That battle was lost in spite of what
we all did to save the HTCs. But we have strategized and
will move forward in our advocacy efforts, supporting the
new Community Revitalization Incentives Plan and hiring
a lobbyist to represent MHPN and historic preservation at
the Legislature.
MHPN acquired our first historic building in 2011, a purchase
that was funded in part by a donation from an anonymous
donor. The Thelma Joyce Osteen Comfort Station in historic
Old Town Lansing had sat empty for almost a decade. We
are rehabbing the building for both our new office space
and as a site for practical preservation workshops during
the renovation. The first floor of the building will be a rental
space, while the second floor will serve as the new MHPN
offices beginning in the fall of 2012.
Thanks to the innovative MHPN staff and education
committee, our education programs continue to expand
Janet L. Kreger Board of Directors, President
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in offerings and in numbers. The MHPN 2011 annual
conference, “Just Add Water,” held in Saugatuck was a
huge success. Local planning committees and volunteers
worked with MHPN to offer a unique conference that
focused on their local heritage and accentuated their
marine assets.
With a grant from the Michigan State Housing Development
Authority-Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, we
were able to train 10 more historic district commissions,
plan two regional two-day historic preservation workshops
in Ypsilanti and Marquette, begin working on a lead removal
manual for homeowners that will be available in 2012,
coordinate a two-week wood window job-training workshop
for 12 unemployed or under-employed contractors while
rehabbing a local community resource in Muskegon, and
continue the high school preservation training program at
the Randolph Career and Technical Center in Detroit.
The MHPN staff continues to flourish, with MHPN/National
Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) shared partner in the
field Nan Taylor in Greater Michigan (that is everywhere
outside of southeast Michigan, including the UP) and
Ellen Thackery in southeast Michigan educating and
advocating. Brenna Moloney, MHPN/NTHP right-sizing
Preservation Specialist in Saginaw and Lansing has made
a huge impact in both communities. Gary Scheuren, MHPN
Program Director coordinates MHPN’s preservation tax
incentive initiatives, including the tax credit partnership
and preservation easement programs. Katie Large, MHPN
Assistant to the Director (and right hand), keeps all of the
staff and the office organized and running smoothly.
We could not have accomplished all of this work without
you, our Board of Directors, our volunteers, and our
members who are working in their communities unflaggingly
to preserve and protect Michigan’s historic heritage. Thank
you! You are our heroes!
Nancy M. Finegood
Executive Director
TREASURER’S REPORT
By: Cheryl Early, P.E. and Gary Scheuren
MHPN has continued to increase its revenue when compared to only five years ago. This is quite an accomplishment in Michigan’s tough economy. We are especially
thankful to our Executive Director, Nancy Finegood, and
her staff for all of their efforts. The Board of Directors and
committee members have also worked hard to maintain the
similar levels of revenues for the various aspects of MHPN
programming such as conferences, workshops, and Historic Resource Council.
Some of the specific accomplishments this year include:
acceptance of four preservation easement donations; conducted the 31st successful annual preservation conference
in Saugatuck-Douglas; continued the tradition of a memorable Fall Benefit in Detroit, conducted training workshops;
and many others. These, and other activities, greatly contributed to MHPN’s revenue and forwarding of its mission.
Through various funding sources, such as the Michigan
Stated Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), MHPN
was funded to take on other important activities statewide
to advance awareness of historic preservation.
One notable change in the 2011 Budget over previous years
was the addition of revenue and expenses for MHPN representation at the Michigan State Capitol. MHPN was able
to secure the professional services of a political consultant
to assist in our education efforts during the Michigan Business Tax debate. While the fight to save the state historic
tax credits was lost, MHPN’s presence at the Capitol was
noticed and MHPN was able to participate in significant legislative activities.
A new effort that MHPN initiated in 2011 is the tracking of
its volunteers’ time. In just the first four months of this effort,
nearly $30,000 worth of volunteer hours were recorded. It’s
important to note that this tracking effort has only just been
initiated and does not include all of our volunteers!
MHPN is the sole member of a related company, MHPN
Preservation Investments I, LLC. The primary purpose of
this separate company is to invest in the redevelopment
of historic properties that will generate state tax credits.
The immediate impact of this company has been to assist
struggling real estate transactions to become feasible. In
the long term, revenues from this investment program will
allow MHPN to further its mission statewide.
Thank you to all the volunteers, members, board, and staff.
As always, we remain vigilant in fundraising and securing
memberships. We are also prudent stewards of the precious funds we receive. Together, we will maintain MHPN
at the forefront of preservation organizations in the nation.
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EDUCATE
Students of the Calhoun Area Career Center Work on
the Porch Restoration at the Kimble House Museum.
MHPN
is committed to offering continuing education opportunities in historic preservation and its related
trades, and our annual spring conference is our biggest
event, reaching professionals and advocates from across
sectors, interests, and experience. Over 355 attendees
learned and networked at the aptly themed “Just Add Water” Conference in Saugatuck and Douglas over the following conference tracks: the influence of Michigan’s Great
Lakes and waterways on its architecture, land use, and culture; best practices and skills; current historic building practices; and connecting preservation with tourism. Special
events included a Saturday program developed specifically
for Historic District Commissioners; walking tours of nearby
historic districts; and events at the Felt Estate and the newly
refurbished Pump House, Saugatuck’s first municipal water pumping facility and now the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Museum. For 31 years, MHPN has offered a quality
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conference that helps us connect with our membership and
new preservationists while highlighting valuable preservation efforts in communities across the State.
Our Preservation Trades program helps preserve our
built environment while simultaneously training the next
generation of preservation tradespeople. In 2011, 12
students attended our 10-day historic window workshop
held in Muskegon. The workshop taught students to
repair and rehabilitate wooden double-hung windows.
The students received hands-on instruction, historic
preservation training, lead-safe certification, weatherization
training, and specialized tools. MHPN developed the
workshop because windows in historic homes are
endangered, and because there is a lack of skilled
craftspeople available to perform this work. “MHPN is
committed to training local people to fill this void,” Steve Stier,
“Historic preservation education binds all our
programs together and keeps our efforts relevant.”
former MHPN Board Member and workshop leader stated,
“thus providing sustainable employment that will improve
local economies.” The workshop repaired the windows
of the Grand Trunk Depot, a highly visible location near
downtown Muskegon. Many of the workshop attendees have
already started their own rehab businesses and purchased
historic homes for repair. This is a continuing trend of past
workshops, as many graduates pursue full and part-time
careers in window rehabilitation.
Our preservation trades trainings can do more than
create the next generation of workers. It can also provide
enhanced economic security and appreciation of our
historic built environment for high school students. In
2011, we partnered with the A. Philip Randolph Career
and Technical Center and the Calhoun Area Career
Center (CACC) to complement their construction-training
curricula with a preservation component. Randolph Career
and Technical Center is a Detroit public high school that
provides construction-trades training and job placement
services. Over 98% of graduates are employed postgraduation. We created an extra-curricular preservation
trades program that gave students hands-on experience
while helping to restore and protect nearby Historic
Fort Wayne. We are looking to continue and expand
this successful program for 2012. The second program,
CACC, is located in Battle Creek and students worked
on the Kimball House Museum. Among the projects
undertaken by the students were: the removal of an
inappropriate front porch, reframing and installation of a
porch with tongue and groove decking, re-creation of the
steps, and the framing of the porch roof following historic
photographs of the original porch.
49 Presentations Conducted
966 People in Attendance
27 Counties Reached
Top Dawn Schumann (Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society),
Brian Conway (SHPO), and Pam O’Connor (NTHP Michigan
Advisor) listen to a presentation during the 2011 MHPN
Conference. Bottom Court Street Theatre, Saginaw, Michigan
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ADVOCATE
Advocacy Day
MHPN is always looking for ways to bring attention to the
cause of historic preservation and fight for legislation that
supports our efforts. That is why this year a consortium
of individuals traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with
State Senators and advocate at the national level. Those
who attended Lobby Day, March 8, 2011 included Marla
Collum, Brian Conway, Nancy Finegood, Christopher Gale,
Steve Jones, Pam O’Connor and Jim Turner. Offices visited
included Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin, and
Representatives Fred Upton, Dave Camp, Dan Benishek,
Sander Levin, Dale Kildee, Gary Peters, and Hansen
Clarke. Materials were also dropped off at the offices of
Representatives Mike Rogers, Justin Amash, Thaddeus
McCotter, and Candice Miller. This is just one small way
our members can get directly involved and show their
support for our work.
Fighting for the Historic Tax Credit: We spent most of
2011 waging an aggressive campaign to retain Michigan’s
Historic Tax Credit (HTC). With the help of our lobbyist,
Mike Frederick, we met with dozens of legislators,
legislative staff, and interest groups to inform them about
the important role the HTC plays in economic development,
job creation, and community revitalization. Committee
“We advocate for Michigan’s historic places
to contribute to our economic vitality, sense
of place, and connection to the past.”
members and staff testified in front of the House of
Representatives Tax Committee along with representatives
from the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) and
the Community and Economic Development Association
of Michigan (CEDAM). Our members wrote letters, made
calls, and advocated on the benefits of the tax credit. We
shared with the general public projects that wouldn’t be
possible without the credits, like the Westin Book Cadillac
in Detroit or the City Opera House in Traverse City. While
we did not succeed in our goal, our efforts were not without
purpose. For instance, our advocacy work resulted in new
committee members volunteering with our organization.
But more importantly, our voice became stronger and our
cause more unified. We will continue to advocate in 2012 for
historic rehab incentives in Governor Snyder’s Community
Revitalization Incentives plan.
We advocate at the city, state, and national level for
Michigan’s historic places. We work directly with
communities and residents, helping to protect their
cultural and historical assets at the local level. Often it
only takes a few concerned and motivated residents to
launch an advocacy campaign in their community. Whether
it’s to save a historic landmark from demolition, create a
local historic district, or preserve the historic integrity of a
building, MHPN has the tools and resources to help. Our
field representatives provide custom trainings, seminars,
presentations, and technical assistance that help local
historic preservation efforts take off. In 2011, we helped
numerous communities advocate on their own behalf,
including the City of Belding and Mackinac Island.
We advocate at the city, state
and national level for Michigan’s
historic places.
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PROTECT
Preservation Incentives
Funds raised through our preservation incentives revolving
fund are used to finance projects that serve Michigan’s historic properties and its residents. This fund provides essential
financing for rehabilitation projects and interest earned from
completed projects continues the cycle for future preservation projects. In 2011, we closed on five real estate transactions: The Broderick Tower Redevelopment, Detroit; NSO
Bell Building Redevelopment, Detroit; Lofts on Ludington,
Escanaba; Metropolitan Center, Kalamazoo; and Eastside
Armory Redevelopment, Lansing.
Easements
MHPN also utilizes preservation easements to help owners
protect their historic properties in perpetuity. These flexible
legal instruments allow owners to work in cooperation with
MHPN to achieve mutual goals – the property owner can
preserve a historically significant building while MHPN participates in the preservation of resources in line with its values and goals. We finalized preservation easements on four
properties in 2011: JA Building, Grand Rapids; Bowers Harbor Inn, Peninsula Township; US Post Office Parcel Post Annex, Grand Rapids; and Commerce Building, Grand Rapids.
The Bower’s Harbor Inn property was constructed by Charles
F. and Genevive W. Stickney as their summer house. Known
as We-Gwa-Se-Min Ranch, the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, based on its long history as
a summer resort and tourism destination in northwest Michigan The property was converted into a restaurant in 1959,
and continues in this role today.
Protecting and restoring Michigan’s historic places not only
maintains a community’s unique heritage, but also creates
jobs and strengthens the local economy, builds a strong
sense of place and identity, promotes history and historic architecture, and increases property values.
Belding Silk Mill
Shortly after purchasing the 19th century silk mill and its
iconic clock tower in September 2010, Electrolux informed
the Belding community of their plans to demolish the building. But concerned residents recognized the value of the
clock tower’s heritage and quickly banded together to save
it, formalizing as the 501(c)3 organization Silk City Preservation Society (SCPS).
MICHIGAN HAS
Almost 2,000 National
Register listed properties
—
Over 70 Local Historic
Districts including over
21,000 properties!
—
35 National
Historic Landmarks
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With the mission to provide assistance to renovate, repurpose, and preserve the mill as well as other historic buildings
in Belding, the SCPS acted quickly and convinced city council to pass an emergency moratorium on the demolition and
explore creating a local historic district.
ited resources themselves. One year after the community
started this important battle, their mill and its clock tower are safe. Belding residents are relieved that their local
heritage is legally protected and their collective stories can
be preserved.
MHPN assisted SCPS’s efforts the entire way: we discussed
how the mill could be preserved, provided information on
the economic and environmental benefits of preservation,
and provided technical assistance on creating a local historic district.
MHPN Awards
Throughout the process, our field representative Nan Taylor
was touched by numerous residents’ personal stories about
what these buildings meant to them and their community. It
solidified the value of historic preservation and the community’s history; clarifying how the efforts to protect an iconic
structure could affect an entire community.
And our efforts paid off when the Belding City Council established a Local Historic District in September 2011, despite battling a large corporation with a wealth of financial
and legal resources, despite Electrolux filing restraining
orders and complaints, and despite having extremely lim-
At our 2011 MHPN Awards Ceremony, we were surprised
to be awarded the David Evans Memorials Award. Presented by Park Smith from the Michigan Architectural Foundation (MAF), the award honors small but worthy preservation projects undertaken by nonprofits that protect an
irreplaceable historic building. We received this award for
our work to protect and restore the Thelma Joyce Osteen
Comfort Station down the street from our offices in Old
Town Lansing. Originally known as the North End Rest
Room, this former public facilities house was built in 1915
to serve shoppers and travelers alike. Despite its former
use, the Comfort Station, as it came to be known, is a
historic gem in Old Town that had unfortunately been long
since abandoned. Our efforts to purchase, restore, and
creatively adapt the building as both an office and preservation-trades workshop location garnered the attention
“I volunteer for MHPN because I believe that preserving our historical legacy
will lead to a vibrant future. I want to be a part of helping MHPN make
Michigan a great state.” – Meredith Long
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of the MAF and the Clanad Foundation, who presented us
with an award at our own ceremony!
Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island, a National Historic Landmark (NHL), has
been a treasured tourist destination since the late 19th
century. Recently, commercial development and the demolition of the 100-year-old McNally Cottage threatened
to alter this idyllic place and became the “tipping point” for
many residents to spring into preservation action.
A grassroots preservation group, Save Our Island, was
created to pass a moratorium on proposed development
projects and advocate for the creation of local historic districts. MHPN has been with Save Our Island every step of
the way to help them reach their goals. Field staff represen-
MHPN Committee Members
volunteered an average of 550 hours
monthly. In 2011, MHPN gained over
10 new volunteers.
tative Nan Taylor first provided advocacy and educational
assistance in the group’s beginning stages, and then met
with the City Council and Planning Commission regarding
preservation strategies for threatened buildings. In coordination with State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Nan
created and presented to City Council a Five Preservation
Strategies Proposal. Outcomes of this proposal include a
historic resources survey of the downtown, public preservation educational presentations and workshops, and design guidelines for downtown commercial buildings.
And the need for local historic districts progressed; one
was created in the residential area of Hubbards Annex
and a committee completed its preliminary report for the
downtown area, with a public hearing scheduled in 2012.
Throughout all of this, MHPN and Nan Taylor provided
guidance, resources, and trainings on many related issues.
Through the education, advocacy, and other resources
MHPN provided to Save Our Island, Mackinac Island is
better prepared to protect and preserve its historical assets, ensuring its legacy as a historical landmark and
tourist destination.
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2011 CALENDAR YEAR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
$10,000 or more:
Helen A. Kreger Ann Arbor, MI
Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, P.C.
2 Mission Design & Development
HS - Crystal
Kenneth W. Beall, Lansing, MI
Jon Carlson and Greg Lobdell, Ann Arbor, MI
Porter One Design, LLC
Marriott St. Kitts Resort & Royal Beach Casino
Commerce Rehab, LLC & 68 Commerce LLC
Will Porter, Farmington Hills, MI
U.S.V.I.
Jeffrey Baker and Mark Sellers,
East Lansing, MI
$1,000 - $2,499:
Dave Kiley, Eagan, MN
Douglas J Housing - Grand Rapids, LLC
Scott Weaver, East Lansing, MI
Fulton Property Holdings, LLC
Andy Winkel, Grand Rapids, MI
Karp + Associates / Buildtech Ltd.
Anonymous MI
Anonymous TX
Anonymous MI
ASTI Environmental
Doug Brown, Brighton, MI
Marvin Windows & Doors
Pond-Winslow Home
Kam Morris, West Chester, OH
Oakland County
Bret Rasegan and Nancy Thompson, Waterford,
MI
Louisa and Albert R. Pieper Ann Arbor, MI
Richard Karp, Lansing, MI
HS - Silver
The Clannad Foundation
State Historic Preservation Office,
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Don & Linda Weir and Commonwealth Cultural
Resources Group
$1,000 - $2,499
Donald J. Weir
Don and Linda Weir, Jackson, MI
Kathy J. and Donald N. Duquette Ann Arbor, MI
Pamela Hall O’Connor
Pamela and Terry O’Connor, Kalamazoo, MI
HS - Copper
HS - Copper
Quinn Evans Architects
East Arbor Architecture
Michael Quinn
Steven C. Jones, Ann Arbor, MI, HS - Copper Founding Member
Brian Conway, Lansing, MI
$5,000 - $9,999
David DiChiera Detroit, MI
Steven R. Fox Traverse City, MI
HS - Bronze
Janet L. Kreger Ann Arbor, MI
HS - Crystal - Founding Member
Michigan Architectural Foundation
Randy Case and Barb Sido, Detroit, MI
Neumann / Smith Architecture
J. Michael Kirk, Southfield, MI
Nixon Peabody LLP
David F. Schon, Washington, DC
HS - Crystal
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Gordon Goldie, Auburn Hills, MI
HS - Crystal
Ralph Graham, Wilmington, NC
Daniel Bollman, AIA
Dan and Anne Dorrance Bollman, East Lansing,
MI
Eastern Michigan University
Historic Preservation Program
HS - Copper - Founding Member
Preservation Practices
RAM Construction Services of Michigan, Inc.
Robert Mazur and Jessica Farley, Livonia, MI
HS - Copper
Ted Ligibel, PhD, Ypsilanti, MI
Elaine H. Robinson Jackson, MI
The Felt Estate
HS - Copper
Al Meshkin, Holland, MI
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Fitzpatrick Structural Engineering, P.C.
Kristin Armstrong, Saugatuck, MI
Thomas Fitzpatrick, PE and Cheryl Early, PE,
Ann Arbor, MI
James A. Schmiechen, Ph.D., Douglas, MI
Slow’s Bar BQ
Kristi Gilbert Ann Arbor, MI
Grand Hotel
Ron Cooley, Detroit, MI
Stewart Independent Production LLC
$2,500 - $4,999
Dan Musser III andKenneth L. Hayward,
Mackinac Island, MI
Shannon Stewart, Saugatuck, MI
MI
HS - Bronze
Grunwell-Cashero Company
James Turner
James & Stephanie Turner, Detroit, MI
HS - Bronze
Sally Linvill Bund and Ian R.N. Bund Ann Arbor,
The Christman Company
Ronald D. Staley
Ron and Linda Staley, Lansing, MI
HS - Copper - Founding Member
Scott Cashero and Jelane Raycraft, Detroit, MI
HS - Copper - Founding Member
Jolly Pumpkin
Jon Carlson, Ann Arbor, MI
Turner Restoration
Ridgway H. White Fenton, MI
Wolverine Building Group
Richard VanderZyden
Michael Kelly, Grand Rapids, MI
Andy Gutman, Southfield, MI
Elisabeth Knibbe Ypsilanti, MI
Richard H. Kraft Flint, MI
Laurence Smith Window & Door
Grand River Builders, Inc.
Bill Ruff, Bay City, MI
Dan and Margaret LeBlond Elk Rapids, MI
JC Beal Construction Inc.
Brian Black, Grand Rapids, MI
Kidorf Preservation Consulting
HS - Copper
Fred Beal, Ann Arbor, MI
HS - Copper - Founding Member
Kristine Kidorf, Detroit, MI
HS - Copper
Locus Development LLC
BlackBerry Window and Door Systems
Andy Winkel and John GreenGrand Rapids, MI
Michael Shields, Kalamazoo, MI
Farbman Group
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$500 - $999 (Continued)
Up to $249
Building Arts & Conservation LLC
Cusack’s Masonry Restoration Inc.
Ronald Koenig, Saline, MI
Doug and Nancy Cusack, Hubbardston, MI
CASS Sheet Metal Inc.
Esperance
Glenn Parvin, Detroit, MI
Suzanne Acharya, Charlevoix, MI
Kathy Wilson, Saugatuck, MI
Cornerstone Architects, Inc., P.C.
Front Porch Renaissance Group
Tom G. Nemitz, AIA, Grand Rapids, MI
Tim Hunnicutt, Bay City, MI
ETS Engineering, Inc.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Douglas M. Sayles, PE, Royal Oak, MI
Sean Ley, Sault Saint Marie, MI
Finnicum Brownlie Architects
William L. Finnicum, Franklin, MI
Hooker | DeJong Inc. Architects, Engineers and
Planners
Kenneth W. Beall East Lansing, MI
Bassem Bitar Columbus, OH
Christine Brummer Ann Arbor, MI
CK Mediterranean Grille
First Martin Corporation
David Layman, Muskegon, MI
William Martin and Bob Gates, Ann Arbor, MI
Rod and Betsy Kreger Satellite Beach, FL
Meredith Long Oak Park, MI
Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture
Frank Gregory Detroit, MI
HopkinsBurns Design Studio PLLC
Gene Hopkins and Tamara Burns Ann Arbor, MI
Gregory A. Jones Ann Arbor, MI
Balthazar Korab Troy, MI
Denice Blair Leach Jackson, MI
MHT Housing, Inc.
Krystal Covington, Bingham Farms, MI
Karen A. Nagher Redford, MI
Oakland County Parks
Laurie Stasiak
Nancy Thompson, Waterford, MI
Potapa-Van Hoosear Engineering, Inc.
Karl Potapa, Shelby Township, MI
Rotary Club of Battle Creek Battle Creek, MI
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society
Harold Thieda, Douglas, MI
David F. Schon Washington, DC
Marjorie Schultz Bloomfield Hills, MI
Park Smith, AIA Flint, MI
Star of Saugatuck Boat Cruises
Marilyn Starring, Captain, Saugatuck, MI
Traffic Jam and Snug
Scott Lowell, Detroit, MI
Westin Resort & Spa Cancun U.S.V.I.
Rob Yallop, Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the
National Endowment
for the Humanities
Katie Wolf, Lansing, MI
Michigan State University Office of
Advancement/Individual Giving Unit
East Lansing, MI
Ruth E. Mills Ypsilanti, MI
National Restoration Inc.
John Fletcher, Keego Harbor, MI
Nehil-Sivak PC Consulting Structural Engineers
Thomas Nehil, PE and Jerome Sivak, PE,
Kalamazoo, MI
Past Perfect Inc.
Jennifer Metz and Rebecca Smith Hoffman,
East Grand Rapids, MI
Mary Beecher Price Ann Arbor, MI
Rueter Associates Architects
Marc Rueter, Ann Arbor, MI
Saarinen (Michigan) Chapter of the Society of
Architectural Historians
Ann Arbor, MI
John Abraam Clawson, MI
Beachway Resort
Ouse Guli, Detroit, MI
Elizabeth Calhoun Livonia, MI
Ronald R. Campbell, AIA Flint, MI
Dennis Carlson Bloomfield Hills, MI
Architecture + Design
Randy Case, Kalamazoo, MI
Kathryn A. Caskey Decatur, MI
Century Restoration LLC
David Varney, South Haven, MI
Chicago Architecture Tour
Charles T. Stanford, Chicago, IL
Walter P. Chrysler Museum Auburn Hills, MI
Cincinnati Museum Cincinnati, OH
Brian Clay Collins Grosse Pointe, MI
Marla Collum Aldie, VA
Cooper Design, Inc.
Gary Cooper, Ann Arbor, MI
Coopersville & Marne Railway Company
Jerry Ricard, Coopersville, MI
Julie and Max Courtney Plymouth, MI
HS - Copper
Creative Wellness, Inc.
Amy Zander, East Lansing, MI
Cupcake Station
Kerry Johnson, Birmingham, MI
William M. Danforth Royal Oak, MI
Amanda D. Davis Photography
Amanda Davis, Mt. Clemens, MI
Martha Wickett-Schrock, Fennville, MI
Lorri Sipes, Ann Arbor, MI
Detroit Historical Museum Detroit, MI
Detroit Sympony Orchestra Detroit, MI
Detroit Zoological Society Pleasant Ridge, MI
Diamond Jack’s River Tours Lincoln Park, MI
Lisa DiChiera Chicago, IL
Douglas J Aveda Institute East Lansing MI
Cheryl Early, PE Plymouth, MI
Kathryn B. Eckert Leland, MI
Eckert’s Greenhouse Sterling Heights, MI
The English Inn
Cartier Mansion
Ypsilanti Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gary and Donna Nelson, Easton Rapids, MI
Susan Kiel, Ludington, MI
Debra Locke-Daniel, Ypsilanti, MI
The Inn on Ferry Street Detroit, MI
$250 - $499
Adair Restoration LLC
Robin Adair, Ann Arbor, MI
Stephen L. Stier East Lansing, MI
Nancy Thompson Birmingham, MI
Sylvia and Dave Tillman Dearborn, MI
Ilene and Norman Tyler Ann Arbor, MI
Wigen Tincknell Meyer & Associates, Inc.
Arthur Murray Dance Center Royal Oak, MI
Birch Lodge
Ken Lemiesz, AIA, Saginaw, MI
William Rutter and Deb Rhead,
Trout Lake, MI
Jim Winter-Troutwine, Grand Rapids, MI
Camp Tosebo
Wood Window Repair Company
Winter-Troutwine Associates Inc.
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Nancy M. Finegood Eaton Rapids, MI
The Henry Ford Dearborn, MI
M. Marlene Galus Lansing, MI
Lisa Mower Gandelot Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Glass Academy Dearborn, MI
Gordon Goldie Sterling Heights, MI
Deborah Goldstein West Bloomfield, MI
Grand Rapids Art Museum Grand Rapids, MI
Ina Hanel-Gerdenich Ann Arbor, MI
Richard C. and Mary N. Hansen Big Rapids, MI
Melinda Hill Rochester Hills, MI
Kathleen M. Holtz Ann Arbor, MI
John F. Horvat Pleasant Ridge, MI
Richard Hosey Detroit, MI
Tim Hunnicutt Dewitt, MI
Kimberly Johnson Pontiac, MI
Rosalyn A. Johnson Detroit, MI
Wendy Johnson Flint, MI
Steven C. Jones Ann Arbor, MI
Norman O. Jung Kalamazoo, MI
Sharie Kahl Lansing, MI
Kibbe & Associates
Susanne O. McMillan Detroit, MI
Jerome S. Mehler, DDS Farmington Hills, HI
Michelle M. Mertz Okemos, MI
Michigan History Foundation
John M. Dempsey, Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan State University Museum
East Lansing, MI
Melissa Milton-Pung Ypsilanti, MI
Monroe Achers Farm Company
Beverly Monroe, Manton, MI
Motawi Tileworks
Nawal Motawi, Ann Arbor, MI
Lauren and Arthur Mullen Grosse Pointe Park,
MI
Shelly J. Neitzel Ann Arbor, MI
Richard Neumann Architect
Rick Neumann, AIA, Petoskey, MI
Lisa Nuszkowski Detroit,MI
Bob O’Connor Charles Town, WV
Old Home Rehab, Inc.
John W. Coleman, PhD, Royal Oak, MI
Lost & Found Vintage
Kristin Rose, Royal Oak, MI
Love, Betti
Kristin Olson, Lansing, MI
MIHM Enterprises, Inc
Frank Mihm, Hamilton, MI
Martha L. MacFarlane-Faes, Lansing, MI
Lynne DeForest Marthey Ludington, MI
Jay McAdams and Debbie Devine Van Nuys, CA
Denise McGeen Detroit, MI
Dawn F. Schumann Douglas, MI
The Shaffran Companies LTD.
Edward A. Shaffran, Ann Arbor, MI
Patricia Sinelli Birmingham, MI
Michelle Smay Ann Arbor, MI
Dean S. and Caroline B. Smith Ann Arbor, MI
Grace A.M. Smith Rockford, MI
Peggy Child Smith Grand Rapids, MI
Spartan Specialties, Ltd.
Steve Maranowski, Sterling Heights, MI
Stafford’s Perry Hotel
Donna J. Steinebach Port Orange, FL
Olga and Dante Stella Detroit, MI
Charlotte Whitney Stevens Olivet, MI
Anne Stevenson Ypsilanti, MI
Mary Warner Stone Durand, MI
Tom Taylor Cadillac, MI
Ten Thousand Villages
Old Town Lansing Commercial Association
Louise Gradwohl, Lansing, MI
Look in the Attic & Company, Inc.
Stephen Meyer, Holt, MI
Old House Gardens
Scott Kunst, Ann Arbor, MI
Panera Bread Statewide, MI
Matthew Paquin Whitmore Lk, MI
Park Place Hotel
Lonnie Dowd, Bay City, MI
Ilene R. Schechter East Lansing, MI
Gary A. Scheuren East Lansing, MI
Schiffer Mason Contractors, Inc.
Stafford Smith, Petoskey, MI
Howard Kidorf Holmdel, NJ
J. Michael Kirk, AIA Dearborn, MI
Barbara Krueger Hartland, MI
Lake Michigan Car Ferry Ludington, MI
Katie Large Dewitt, MI
Kelly Larson Lansing, MI
Launstein Hardwood Floors
Lonnie’s Home Improvement
Sandhill Crane Vineyards
Heather Price, Jackson, MI
Peter Carroll, Kalamazoo, MI
William A. Kibbe, Saginaw, MI
Dan Launstein, Mason, MI
Sanders & Czapski, Associates
Ken Czapski, Marquette, MI
Margaret Morse, Traverse City, MI
Peaches Bed and Breakfast
Jane Lovett, Grand Rapids,MI
Downtown Petoskey Petoskey, MI
Pewabic Pottery
Terese Ireland, Detroit, MI
Potter Park Zoo Lansing, MI
Richard and Karen Rabeler Grass Lake, MI
James E. Reagan, DDS Lowell, MI
Patrick M. Roach, AIA Ann Arbor, MI
Thomas Roberts Architect
Tom Roberts, AIA, Wyandotte, MI
Julee Rosso Saugatuck, MI
Bill Ruff Bay City, MI
Saginaw Art Museum
Gerda Paschal, Ann Arbor, MI
Mark Thomas Birmingham, MI
Thomas F. Trombley Saginaw, MI
University of Michigan, Exhibit Museum of
Natural History
Ann Arbor, MI
Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission - Rolling Hills
Robert Tetens, Ann Arbor, MI
Kathleen H. Wendler Detroit, MI
Wheelhouse Detroit
Karen Gage and Kelli Kavanaugh Detroit, MI
Ryan Kaltenbach, Saginaw, MI
Gary Wilson Owosso, MI
Susan Cee Wineberg Ann Arbor, MI
E. Gabriel Works and John O’Connor Grand
Salt of the Earth Rustic American
Eatery & Bakery
Yellow Door Art Market
Martha Wickett-Schrock, Fennville, MI
April and Steve McCrumb, Berkley, MI
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FUNDRAISING
Financial Report
Financial support came from 252 individuals, businesses,
foundations, organizations, educational institutions,
governmental bodies, and grant-making entities.
Revenue
The total value of this financial support was $348,935, a
figured comprising the following:
Cash and cash equivalents
$273,426
Goods and services purchased for the MHPN
$6,437
In-kind goods and services provided the MHPN
$47,527
Books and auction items given to the MHPN for free
$21,545
The 20 current members of our Heritage Society continued
to be an important part of MHPN’s support base, each
member having pledged to make gifts totaling at least
$1,000 in three consecutive years. Significantly they made
gifts totaling $63,269 as part of the year’s $348,935 in total
contributions – meaning, 8% of the donor base gave 18%
of the support.
In addition to our Heritage Society, several of our activities
stood out as attracting the most cash support.
They included:
$134,560
$39,663
$8,500
$8,500
$8,392
$7,849
Easements
Annual Conferences
Outreach and Education
Comfort Station Rehabilitation
Field Representatives
Fall Benefit
January to December 2011
Historic Easements*............................$155,465
Grants*................................................$74,930
Conferences........................................$70,164
Donations............................................$25,382
Memberships.......................................$24,439
Fundraisers..........................................$23,128
Historic Resource Council...................$9,555
Education and Outreach.....................$6,699
Heritage Society..................................$3,250
Other....................................................$2,347
Total Revenue....................................$395,359
*Includes Board restricted funds
Expense
Payroll..................................................$138,983
Administration.....................................$89,447
Contract Staff......................................$41,103
Conferences........................................$34,911
Education & Outreach.........................$25,803
Travel...................................................$18,287
Public Policy / Consulting Fees...........$14,003
Historic Preservation Easements........$12,551
Memberships.......................................$6,088
Fundraising..........................................$1,543
Communications.................................$862
Total Expenses...................................$383,580
Net Income
$11,779
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2011 MHPN Award Winners
Citizen Award
Sharon Ferraro, Kalamazoo, for her many years of enthusiastic and effective
preservation work in the Kalamazoo Area
Citizen Award
Willard “Bill” Finch, Stockbridge, for his service as the Michigan State Capitol’s
Master Decorative Painter
Government & Community Award
Laketown Township for the creation of a community preservation plan
Community Award
Museum of Ojibwa Culture, St. Ignace, for the collaborative restoration of the
Museum building.
Preservation Gem Award
Felt Estate, Saugatuck, for the restoration of the water garden
Preservation Gem Award
The Rochester-Avon Historical Society, Rochester Hills for the restoration of the
1938 WPA Mural
Cultural Landscape Award
River Raisin National Battlefield Park and River Raisin Heritage Trail, Monroe, for the
creation of the Park and trail
Tax Credit Award
Richard Karp and Kevin Prater, Flint, for the rehabilitation of the Durant
Hotel, Flint
Lifetime Achievement
John Halsey, for his 35 years of protecting Michigan’s Archeological Resources as
the State Archeologist.
Michael L. Quinn, FAIA, for his 40 years of historic preservation design leadership
James Schmiechen, for his preservation advocacy work in Saugatuck-Douglas
Leadership Award
David Blaszkiewicz, for his work in flexible financing of historic rehabilitation
projects in Detroit.
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