| Progress Through Preservation Changes Name |
| Preservation House |
| Preservation House |
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Members, join us for
the next PTGA
membership program
at:
Greystone Hall for our
Annual Meeting on
January 30, 2012 at
6 pm
Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
the next PTGA
membership program
at:
Greystone Hall for our
Annual Meeting on
January 30, 2012 at
6 pm
Office Hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
About Preservation House
Progress Through Preservation’s new headquarters, Preservation House was built as a one-
room schoolhouse in 1870 just after our country’s Civil War when Akron was one of the
fastest-growing communities n the United States.
In addition to serving as PTP’s new home, Preservation House is also the focus of a more
than $200,000 restoration project by PTP. The most immediate goal is to make the building
more recognizable as a schoolhouse again – specifically, through such additions as a
period-appropriate belfry.
room schoolhouse in 1870 just after our country’s Civil War when Akron was one of the
fastest-growing communities n the United States.
In addition to serving as PTP’s new home, Preservation House is also the focus of a more
than $200,000 restoration project by PTP. The most immediate goal is to make the building
more recognizable as a schoolhouse again – specifically, through such additions as a
period-appropriate belfry.
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Progress Through Preservation, founded in 1984, will now be called Preservation Trust of
Greater Akron: Making progress through preservation. The nonprofit, volunteer organization’
s mission is to encourage and promote the preservation, maintenance, restoration and
adaptive reuse of buildings, sites and neighborhoods that are of historical or architectural
importance in Akron and Summit County.
The organization used a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation last year to
fund a visit/study by Erick Montgomery, executive director of Historic Augusta, Georgia.
Montgomery recommended that PTP update its name to better reflect its mission of working
to protect and preserve important places in the history of the Akron area.
Following a year-long study with PTP officers and members and a focus group of community
leaders, the board of directors chose Preservation Trust of Greater Akron (PTGA), keeping the
previous name in a tagline, and approved the new name at its June meeting. The
membership approved it in July.
PTGA President Tim Coerver said, “We’re excited about the organization’s new name. Our 27
years as Progress Through Preservation has given us a remarkable base of volunteers
whose efforts have been influential in preserving some significant landmarks in Akron. The
new name reflects a progressive approach to building on that legacy and to renewing our
efforts to communicate the importance of preservation in the greater Akron area. We want to
continue to be the community’s voice in preserving the best of Akron.”
PTGA’s current project is renovating Preservation House, the 1870s one-room schoolhouse
at the corner of West Market Street and White Pond Drive. The building is owned by the City of
Akron and is used as PTGA’s headquarters and a meeting place for individuals and groups.
Other projects include the annual clean-up of the historic Glendale Cemetery steps, which
are on the National Register of Historic Places. PTGA has also supported restoration of the
Mustill Store and the Akron Civic Theatre and collaborates with other local organizations on
preservation efforts such as at historic Middlebury Cemetery in East Akron. Along with the
Summit County Historical Society, the group sponsors Architectural Heritage Awards that
honor outstanding preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse projects in Summit County.
Greater Akron: Making progress through preservation. The nonprofit, volunteer organization’
s mission is to encourage and promote the preservation, maintenance, restoration and
adaptive reuse of buildings, sites and neighborhoods that are of historical or architectural
importance in Akron and Summit County.
The organization used a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation last year to
fund a visit/study by Erick Montgomery, executive director of Historic Augusta, Georgia.
Montgomery recommended that PTP update its name to better reflect its mission of working
to protect and preserve important places in the history of the Akron area.
Following a year-long study with PTP officers and members and a focus group of community
leaders, the board of directors chose Preservation Trust of Greater Akron (PTGA), keeping the
previous name in a tagline, and approved the new name at its June meeting. The
membership approved it in July.
PTGA President Tim Coerver said, “We’re excited about the organization’s new name. Our 27
years as Progress Through Preservation has given us a remarkable base of volunteers
whose efforts have been influential in preserving some significant landmarks in Akron. The
new name reflects a progressive approach to building on that legacy and to renewing our
efforts to communicate the importance of preservation in the greater Akron area. We want to
continue to be the community’s voice in preserving the best of Akron.”
PTGA’s current project is renovating Preservation House, the 1870s one-room schoolhouse
at the corner of West Market Street and White Pond Drive. The building is owned by the City of
Akron and is used as PTGA’s headquarters and a meeting place for individuals and groups.
Other projects include the annual clean-up of the historic Glendale Cemetery steps, which
are on the National Register of Historic Places. PTGA has also supported restoration of the
Mustill Store and the Akron Civic Theatre and collaborates with other local organizations on
preservation efforts such as at historic Middlebury Cemetery in East Akron. Along with the
Summit County Historical Society, the group sponsors Architectural Heritage Awards that
honor outstanding preservation, restoration and adaptive reuse projects in Summit County.