Survey & National Register Reviews Manager
Mary Rody is a Survey & National Register Reviews Manager for the Inventory & Registration Department at Ohio’s State Historic Preservation Office, a division of the Ohio History Connection. She has been full-time in this role for one year. Since joining SHPO in 2015, she assisted the IR department part-time for two years, held full-time responsibilities as Section 106 reviewer, ultimately for ODOT, for seven years, and assisted with tax credit application reviews for six years. She earned a Master of Historic Preservation degree from Ursuline College. Prior to joining SHPO staff, Mary worked for four years as the Heritage Home Program Specialist at the Cleveland Restoration Society, where she facilitated older home construction and repairs for homeowners through education, technical assistance, and financing.
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.