Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Inventory and Registration
Barbara Powers, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Inventory and Registration for the State Historic Preservation Office of the Ohio History Connection, has 41 years of experience with historic survey and the National Register of Historic Places programs in Ohio. Powers serves on the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center Commission. She was the state coordinator for the Society of Architectural Historians online publication Archipedia Classic Buildings. Published works include “Ohio’s Pride, the Art and Architecture of the Ohio State Office Building” in Timeline, a publication of the Ohio History Connection; “Louis Bromfield’s Big House at Malabar Farm: Form Follows Fiction” in Recreating the American Past, Essays on the Colonial Revival published by the University of Virginia Press and “The Architecture of the Ohio Governor’s Residence” in Our First Family’s Home published by Ohio University Press. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Miami University and a Master’s in Architectural History with a certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia.
Join Ohio’s National Register staff Mary Rody and Barb Powers to learn helpful guidance for preparing complete nominations for all types of properties. The session will engage the audience in an interactive discussion covering two essential components for successful National Register nominations – determining the character-defining features establishing historic integrity to convey a property’s significance and providing a meaningful comparison to similar properties to evaluate significance. Session will be useful to anyone, whether you are a beginner or experienced professional, who wants to nominate a property to the National Register. Approved for 1.00 AIA LU credit.
Join State Historic Preservation Office National Register staff to learn about preparing nominations for historic districts and how to use these nominations to promote and benefit your community. Historic District nominations are often the most efficient and comprehensive approach to nominating properties to the National Register but can be considered overwhelming and cost prohibitive. Audience engagement will cover the essentials for preparing successful nominations including how to identify defensible boundaries, determining the period of significance, preparing a focused historic context, and tips for creating maps, photographs, and other support materials. Plus, guidance will be shared about how to amend existing National Register district nominations to expand or decrease boundaries, change the period of significance, and add new areas of significance. Approved for 1.00 AIA LU credit.