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RÉSUMÉ
OF REPRESENTATIVE HISTORY PROJECTS
Historic Resource Surveys
Bero Architecture prepares
historic resource surveys based on state and federal survey standards. Surveys are designed to meet the following
objectives: 1) to identify, evaluate and document historic resources
potentially eligible for local designation and/or the State and National
Registers; 2) to serve as a planning tool for local and state governments; 3)
to expedite OPRHP review of federal and
state-assisted projects (through Section 106 and State law 14.09); 4) to raise
community awareness and pride; 5) to serve as an incentive for revitalization
of historic resources; 6) to serve as a database of information for
academic purposes; and 7) to promote
historic tourism
Village of Hamburg Reconnaissance Survey - As the first step in a village-wide survey, forty
properties comprising the village’s central business district were
inventoried. Prepared for the Village of Hamburg (2002)..
Town of Seneca
Routes 5 & 20 Corridor Reconnaissance Survey - Identified approximately 80 properties. Funded by the Preservation League of New York State/New York State
Council on the Arts Grant Program and Ontario County
(2002).
Cornell University West Campus District Historic
Resources Report - Comprehensive
inventory and analysis of historic resources located within the western
quadrant of the Cornell campus in the city of Ithaca.
Approximately sixty historic resources were identified including
residence halls, fraternities, apartment buildings, estates, single-family
houses, and a cemetery. The study
included an overview detailing the history of the area’s development (2002).
City of Hornell
Reconnaissance Level Survey - Identified approximately 375 properties including five
potential historic districts. Prepared
for Historic Hornell Inc.. Funded by the
Preservation League of New York State/New York
State Council on the Arts Grant
Program and the City of Hornell
(2000).
Village of Penn Yan Reconnaissance
Level Survey - Identified approximately
200 properties in three potential historic districts and a proposed expansion
of the village’s existing district. In
addition the survey identified 50 individual properties worthy of intensive
survey. Prepared for the Village of Penn Yan. Funded by a Certified Local Government
Subgrant administered by the historic Preservation Field Services Bureau of the
New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
(2000).
Village of Little Valley
Reconnaissance Level Survey - Identified 26 individual properties and delineated
a potential historic district containing approximately 100 properties. Prepared for the Village of Little Valley and
the Little Valley Revitalization and Economic Development Committee. Funded by a Rural New
York Grant from the Preservation League of New York State
(1999).
Town of Amherst
Reconnaissance Level Survey - Identified approximately 245 individual properties
and nine historic districts worthy of intensive survey. Prepared for the Town of Amherst
Planning Dept. and the Amherst
Historic Preservation Commission.
CLG-funded project (1996-97).
Town of Amherst
Intensive Level Survey - Inventoried 75 individual properties. Prepared for
the Town of Amherst Planning Dept. and the Amherst Historic Preservation
Commission. (1997-98).
Village of Springville
Reconnaissance Level Survey - Identified approx. 22 individual properties and
three historic districts. Prepared for
the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Concord Historical Society (1998).
Village of Williamsville
Reconnaissance Level Survey - Identified a total of 83 individual properties and
four historic districts worthy of future investigation. Prepared for the Williamsville Historic
Preservation Commission. CLG-funded
project (1996-97).
Village of Cuba Intensive Level
Survey
- Inventoried 38 individual properties and one historic district. Prepared for the Cuba Historical Society (1993-94).
City of Jamestown
Intensive Level Survey - Inventoried 82 individual buildings and eight historic
districts. Prepared for the Jamestown Urban Renewal
Agency. Funded by a Community
Development Block Grant of the U.S.
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (1993).
Village of Mt. Morris Intensive
Level Survey - Inventoried 18 individual properties and five historic
districts. Prepared for the Mt. Morris
Historical Society (1994-95).
Town of Pittsford
Intensive Level Survey - Inventoried 126 historic resources. Prepared for the Town of Pittsford Historic Preservation
Commission. Funded by a Community
Development Block Grant of the U.S.
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (1991).
Monroe County Department of Transportation Historic Resource
Surveys - Served as consultant to J.
B. Higgins & Associates. Goals were
to survey and evaluate historic resources; to identify potential negative
impacts; and to recommend mitigative measures. Representative projects include
Turk Hill Road, Perinton, NY (1994); Titus Avenue, Irondequoit, NY (1991);
Penfield Road, Penfield and Brighton, NY (1991); Irondequoit Bay Outlet
Crossing, Irondequoit and Webster, NY (1990); Culver Road, Irondequoit, NY
(1990); and Cooper Road, Irondequoit, NY (1990).
New York State Department
of Transportation Architectural Surveys
- Served as consultant to the Rochester
Museum and Science Center
to complete architectural surveys as part of Cultural Resource
Reconnaissance. Located and identified
historic properties potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register
so that their protection could be considered during planning and design of road
construction projects by NYSDOT.
Projects included Routes 98, 238, & 354 Attica/Alexander, NY (2001);
Routes 77 & US20 Pembroke/Darien, NY (2000); Route 252/Jefferson
Road/Ballantyne Road, Chili /Henrietta, NY (1999); Route 253/Mendon Center
Road, Pittsford, NY (1999); Route 64, Bristol & South Bristol, NY (1999);
and Routes 31 & 63 Medina, NY (1999).
National Register Nominations
Research, write and edit
National Register nominations in accordance with state and federal standards.
Nominations prepared for a variety of resource types. Clients include
municipalities, non-profit organizations, and private individuals. Give public
slide presentations in conjunction with OPRHP staff to explain the benefits of
listing. Thorough understanding of the role the National Register plays as a
preservation planning and resource management tool at local, state and national
levels.
Lockport Stone Buildings
Multiple Property Submission - This
multiple property submission documented the city’s unique collection of
nineteenth-century stone architecture, including religious, industrial,
commercial and domestic buildings. The cover document described relevant
historic contexts, associated property types, and provided a basis for
evaluating the National Register eligibility of thematically-related historic
properties. The multiple property submission included individual registration
forms for ten individual properties. Client: The Lockport Architectural and Historic
Preservation Committee.
Bolivar Public Library - Ca. 1910 Mission Revival style library constructed
using funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. Criteria A and C. Client: Bolivar Free
library (2002).
Williamsville Christian
Church - Ca. 1870 Italianate church
with ca. 1900 Auditorium/Akron plan interior. Criteria A and C. Client: Village of Williamsville (2002).
Pulaski Library - Early twentieth-century Neoclassical library
serving Rochester’s
ethnic Polish community. Criteria A and C. Client: Group 14621 (2001).
Lee-Tousley House - Mid nineteenth-century Greek Revival house, located
in Albion, NY, featuring elaborate interior trim based
on the designs of Minard Lefever. Criteria C. Client: Orleans Chapter, National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution (2001).
Immanuel Baptist Church -
Urban Tudor Revival church and school complex located in Rochester, NY.
Criteria A and C. Client: Immanuel
Baptist Church
(2001).
Hopkins Farm, Pittsford,
NY - Early nineteenth-century
farmstead with Federal style ca. 1815 frame house, extensive group of outbuildings,
and significant landscape features including an unusually large old-growth wood
lot. Criteria A, B, and C. Client: Historic Pittsford (2000).
Hemlock Fairground, Hemlock, NY - Nineteenth-century rural fairground
including racetrack, grandstand, and exhibition buildings. Criteria A and C.
Client: Hemlock Lake Union Agricultural Society (1999).
Maplewood Historic
District, Rochester, NY
- Nomination received the 1998 NYS Historic Preservation Award from SHPO.
Approx. 435 resources in district. Late 19th-early 20th century residential
neighborhood with national styles including Italianate, Second Empire, Shingle,
Stick, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, Tudor Revival, and Prairie.
Also significant for the Olmsted-designed landscape design including street
malls and a park. Criteria A, C, D. CLG-funded project. Client: Maplewood Neighborhood
Association and the Landmark Society of WNY (1998).
Erie Canal Lock 52 Complex, Port Byron, NY - Complex of buildings and structures
associated with the transportation, engineering, and commercial history of the
Enlarged Erie Canal during the period of significance, ca. 1849 to ca. 1917.
Includes a saloon, blacksmith shop/ mule barn, stone canal lock, culvert, and
canal prism. Potential subsurface remains. Client: State Council on Waterways
(1998).
Owego Village Central
Historic District (boundary increase)
- Expansion of original historic district to include the residential
neighborhoods adjacent to the central business district. Over 300 properties in
the district. Includes mid-19th to early-20th century commercial, public,
religious, and residential buildings from vernacular to high style. CLG-funded
project. Client: Village
of Owego (1997).
Albright Tract Historic
District, Buffalo, NY
- Early 20th century residential district with architect-designed revival style
houses. 58 resources in district. Criteria A, B, C. Client: Private homeowners
(1997).
Col. William Kelly House, Buffalo,
NY - Colonial Revival style brick
house built in 1937. Criteria B and C. Client: Private homeowner (1997).
Pittsford Farms, 44
North Main Street, Pittsford, NY - Late nineteenth-century farm estate
including an Italianate house (built 1814, remodeled 1869), Romantic period
landscape features, and an extensive collection of agricultural outbuildings.
The farm was home to several of Pittsford’s most prominent citizens during the
nineteenth century. Criteria A, B, and C. Client: Historic Pittsford (1996).
Brocton Arch, Village of
Brocton, NY -
Four-cornered double-span steel arch erected in 1913 as a commemorative
structure. Example of a "welcome arch," an early twentieth century
civic feature popular in small towns. Distinctive engineering structure.
Criteria A and C. Client: Village
of Brocton (1995).
Eagle and State Streets
Historic District and South Main Street Historic District, Village of Mt. Morris, NY - Late 19th-early 20th
century residential neighborhoods. These district nominations were part of the
Mt. Morris Multiple Property document. Criteria C. Client: Mt. Morris
Historical Society (1995).
Main Street Historic
District, Village of Addison, NY
- Approx. 30 properties in the district. Intact commercial center representing
the development of the village from ca. 1840 to ca. 1934. National
architectural styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, High Victorian
Gothic, etc. Criteria A and C (1995).
Maple Street Historic
District, Village of Addison, NY
- Approx. 70 resources in the district. 19th-century residential enclave with
high style houses, two public squares, and prominent churches. The district
derives additional significance for its association with several prominent
citizens. Criteria B and C (1995).
Main Street Historic
District, Village
of Medina, NY - Village business
district adjacent to Erie Canal. Distinguished
by significant concentrations of buildings constructed of locally quarried Medina sandstone. Approx.
53 buildings in district. Period of significance: 1845 - 1945. Criteria A and
C. Client: Village
of Medina (1994).
Honeoye Falls Historic
District - Historic district in
center of village including commercial, industrial, religious, and residential
buildings. National architectural styles ranging from Greek Revival to Colonial
Revival. Approx. 220 resources in district. Criterion C. Client: Village of Honeoye Falls (1993).
Thomas Youngs House, Pittsford,
NY - Federal style frame house
built ca. 1818-1830. Moved from its original site. Criterion C. Client: Private
homeowner. (1993).
Yates County Multiple
Property Submission - Prepared the Associated
Property Types section titled “Agricultural and Domestic Outbuildings” as well
as the following nominations for 19th century houses: Arnold Potter House,
Potter, NY; Christopher Willis House, Dresden, NY; Hampstead, Jerusalem, NY;
Jemima Wilkinson House, Jerusalem, NY; John Briggs House, Milo, NY; Milton
Wilson House, Middlesex, NY; Myron Weaver House, Branchport, NY; Sill Tenant
House, Jerusalem, NY; and Solomon Weaver House, Branchport, NY.
Immaculate Conception
Roman Catholic Church Complex, Rochester,
NY - Complex includes a Romanesque Revival church (1864), Second Empire style
rectory (1871), Italian Renaissance-inspired school (1926), present rectory
(ca. 1900), and garage (ca. 1926). Illustrates the strength of the Irish
immigrant community in Rochester
during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Criteria A and C. Client:
Immaculate Conception
Church (1991).
Historic Resource Evaluation and Analysis
Cornell University West
Campus Residential Initiative -
Provided the historic resources section of a draft environmental impact
statement for a large project including the development of five residence halls
housing 1500 students, a 300-car parking garage, a student recreation center,
and a 250-car surface parking lot. Inventoried and evaluated existing historic
resources; developed design criteria to mitigate adverse impacts; assessed
actual impacts of proposed project; suggested potential mitigation measures;
and determined unavoidable impacts (2002).
Belleville Subdivision, Victor,
NY - Completed the historic
resources section of a draft environmental impact statement for a 70-unit
residential subdivision. Inventoried the cobblestone Lynaugh House within the
context of the New York State Cobblestone National Register Multiple Property
Submission. Analyzed the project impacts on the visual charcater of the
resource and its context. Suggested potential mitigation measures (2001).
Cornell University Visitor’s Center - Furnished historic resource section of draft environmental impact
statement. Evaluated historic resources affected by proposed university
visitors’ facility. Identified potential adverse impacts of project on adjacent
historic and scenic resources. Suggested mitigation measures and determined
unavoidable impacts (2001).
Akzo Nobel Salt Mining
Permit Application Project, Hampton’s Corners, NY -
Prepared visual impact study of significant historic resources as part of an
environmental impact statement. The study was in compliance with Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The project included
identification and evaluation of historic resources; assessment of effects (no
effect, no adverse effect or adverse effect); and consultation with SHPO and
possible mitigative efforts. Sub-consultant to the Rochester
Museum and Science Center
(1995).
HABS Documentation
Eastman Hall, Genesee Hospital, Rochester,
NY - Prepared historical report
on early-twentieth-century nurses’ dormitory on hospital campus. Assisted
architect with field measurements. Prepared submittal to HABS. Project done
prior to demolition of this National Register eligible building in accordance
with NYS Preservation Law 14.09 (1996).
Historic Structure Reports
Prepare overview on the
historic and architectural development of the building and document existing
building fabric. Incorporate project architect’s recommendations for
preservation and restoration into final report.
The Bank of Genesee, Batavia,
NY - Ca. 1832 Federal style
bank/residence designed by Hezekiah Eldridge a local architect/buildier (2004).
Hotchkiss Essential Oil Building, Lyons
NY - Ca. 1884 late
nineteenth-century manufacturing facility associated with Hiram Hotchkiss.
Woodside, Rochester,
NY - Ca. 1840 Greek Revival
mansion (2002).
Cascadilla Boathouse, Stewart Park, Ithaca,
NY - Circa 1896 Shingle style
crew boathouse (2000).
Erie House, Port Byron, NY - Late 19th century Erie
Canal waterside inn, tavern, and residence with associated mule
shed and blacksmith shop (1999).
Graycliff, Evans, NY - Circa 1928 summer home of Darwin Martin
designed by Frank Loyd Wright (1995).
The Three Bears, Ovid,
NY - Complex of three Greek
Revival style brick government buildings (1998).
Morgan Hook and Ladder
Company, Naples, NY - Early 19th
century Federal style house converted to use as a fire hall in 1891 (1995).
Genesee Lighthouse, Charlotte, NY - Ca. 1822 stone lighthouse and adjacent brick
lighthouse keeper’s house on the Genesee
River. Second oldest
surviving lighthouse on the Great Lakes
(1991).
Paddy Hill Library, Greece,
NY - Late 19th century Romanesque style brick church building presently used as
a library (1989).
Public Education/Historic Tourism
Historic Resource Survey
Volunteer Training Program, Endicott , NY
- Prepared curriculum and gave workshops on how to research building histories.
Included field work. Critiqued and edited inventory forms by the volunteers.
Workshops coordinated by the Endicott Historic Preservation Commission.
CLG-funded project (1997).
Walking Tour Booklet, Ellington,
NY - Researched, wrote and edited
booklet on the history of Ellington. Focused on the buildings located around
the village square. Booklet used to help promote historic tourism. Prepared for
the Ellington Area Business Association (1995).
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