FALL TERM 2006: SEPTEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17
06FHP20 Introduction to the History of American Interiors: 1625-1830
((AH/H) 2 CEUs. Why did people in the 17th century keep their beds in their parlors? When was the dining room introduced, and where did people eat before that? What exactly is the difference between Chippendale and Queen Anne? This course looks at the domestic environment in America from the Colonial to the Federal period, with an emphasis on the interiors in New Jersey. The course examines
the organization of interior space, as well as stylistic changes and movements in the decorative arts. In addition, the historic and social context of the interiors are considered, exploring themes such as the expression of status, the effects of technological and economic change, and the activities and roles of the members of the household. An important component of the course will be the students' project: preparing a furnishing report for a historic room, which will involve researching the history of a house and its interiors.
Instructor: Jennifer Scanlan
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Monday Evenings
06FHP01 Introduction to Historic Preservation
(T&P) 2 CEUs. This course provides a foundation for understanding preservation issues, terminology, and public policy. Through discussions on the history and guiding principles of historic preservation, the class explores the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, National and State Register Programs, preservation techniques, and the overall benefits of historic preservation.
Required for the certificate.
Instructor: Andrea Tingey
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Tuesday Evenings
06FHP18 Preservation Law
(PLAN) 2 CEUs. This course is designed to acquaint professionals, local commision members, and others with the legal framework of historic preservation beginning with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. It examines precedent setting cases, on both the federal and state levels, that have influenced the implementation of preservation projects. Other statutes that encompass protection for historic and archaeological resources are explored. This course is taught by legal and professional experts in environmental and cultural resource planning. No prior legal experience is necessary.
Instructors: Dorothy Guzzo & Frederick C.
Raffetto, Esq.
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Tuesday Evenings
06FHPW31 Architectural Walking Tour: Historic Blairstown
(AH/H) .6 CEUs. Join us for a tour of the Blairstown Historic District and Blairstown Presbyterial Academy Historic District (Blair Academy) in northern Warren County, New Jersey. The village of Blairstown is the place most closely and deeply associated with the 19th-century railroad baron John Insley Blair (1802 – 1899) for whom both the town and the Blair Academy have been named. An
early mill site along with a mix of residential, commercial and institutional buildings fill Main Street, an early east-west road that roughly parallels the Paulins Kill at the foot of the limestone uplands within the Ridge and Valley section of the state. Blairstown also includes the Blair Academy situated on a hilltop adjacent to the village. The morning session will include a slide presentation of the architectural history and development of Blairstown and surrounding communities as well as discussion of preservation issues in the rural New Jersey and including the Highlands Legislation (Blairstown is not in the Highlands Preservation area.) After lunch we will take a walking tour of both the Blairstown Historic
District and the Blairstown Presbyterial Academy Historic District led by Dennis Bertland, Historic Preservation Consultant and graduate of Blair Academy.
Instructor: Janice Armstrong
Date: Saturday, September 30
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Roy’s Hall, Blairstown, NJ
Cost: $100 (includes lunch)
06FHPW20 Case Study in Restoration: Drew’s Mead Hall
(AH/H) .6 CEUs. Mead Hall, the historic core of the Drew University campus, was built in1833-36 by William Gibbons as his country estate, The Forest. The mansion became the centerpiece of Drew Seminary in 1867 and was renamed Mead Hall in honor of Roxanna Mead, wife of seminary benefactor Daniel Drew. Remodeled first for use as a seminary and later as Drew University's administrative headquarters, Mead Hall suffered a disastrous fire in 1989. The subsequent restoration took advantage of a unique opportunity to trace the physical history and development of the building through the first 150 years of its existence and to accurately chart a course to the revival to its early elegance. This one-day course will include well-illustrated lectures on the mansion's history and restoration, as well as a thorough basement-to-attic tour of the restored building.
Instructors: James Massey & Shirley Maxwell
Date: Saturday, October 28
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $100 (includes lunch).
WINTER TERM: JANUARY 3 - MARCH 9
07WHPW33 Preservation and Planning in the Highlands
(PLAN) .6 CEUs. This one day workshop will explore how the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act will impact cultural resource protection. Hear from experts on the intricacies of the regional master plan and its implementation and learn how your community can incorporate
resource protection into local planning efforts. Topics to be explored include creation of resource database (survey & inventory), historic preservation master plan, establishing a commission, transfer of development rights, special incentives for preservation and up to date information on its current status. Jointly sponsored by Drew University, the NJ Historic Preservation Office and the Highlands Council.
Date: Saturday, March 3
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $75 (includes lunch)
07WHPS01 Preparing a National Register Nomination
(T&P) 4 CEUS . The intent of this advanced seminar course is to guide each student through the process of preparing an individual property nomination to the New Jersey and National Registers for Historic Places. The course begins with a review of the means and methods of researching historic buildings, and then takes students step-by-step through the nomination process. Participants should be prepared to work independently and also to complete an assignment prior to the first class meeting. A class trip to attend a meeting for the Architectural Review Board at the NJ Historic Preservation Office is also scheduled. Prospective students should feel free to call Drew’s Office of Continuing Education for further information about this unique opportunity. Enrollment is limited at 12.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of both American Architectural History and Introduction to Historic Preservation. It is also recommended but not required, that students have previously completed the Photographic Documentation course at Drew University.
Instructor: Margaret Westfield
Dates: Saturdays, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 28, Sunday, May 20; fieldtrip date TBD.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $900
07WHP16 Photographic Documentation for Historic Preservation
(T&P) 2 CEUs. The basic techniques and materials for photographic documentation of historic buildings as well as proper photographic format for register nominations are discussed in this course. Lenses, exposure, and darkroom techniques are covered, in addition to the characteristics of small, medium, large formats, digital cameras, and storage methods. A field trip to the Madison historic district is included and students are required to take photographs for evaluation. A 35mm camera or adjustable digital camera is required. Class projects will be displayed on the final evening session.
Instructor: Jim DelGuidice
Dates/Times: Tuesdays: January 23, February 6,
13, & March 6; 7 – 9 p.m. Saturdays: January
27 & February 24; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
07WHP12 Materials and Techniques of Restoration and Rehabilitation
(CONS) 2 CEUs. An overview of different materials commonly used in this region and the techniques for their repair. Materials to be examined are: masonry (stone, brick, concrete, terra cotta, mortar), wood, finishes, plaster, and metals. Techniques utilized to read historic evidence in buildings are discussed and rehabilitation codes are introduced. Aimed at architects, contractors and the preservation community in general.
Instructor: Robert Russell & Guest Experts
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Wednesday Evenings
07WHP02 American Architectural History
(AH/H) 2 CEUs. An introduction to buildings, landscapes and other built artifacts constructed between 1608 and the present. This course takes a multi-disciplinary approach to material culture drawing upon art history, social history, cultural studies and the development of building
technology. Special attention is paid to examples of urban and rural building types from New Jersey and the Delaware and Hudson Valley regions.
Required for the certificate.
Instructor: Edmund Meade
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Thursday Evenings
07WHPW32 Preserving Family Documents and Artifacts
(CONS) .6 CEUs. The care and conservation of historic documents and artifacts is an often overlooked aspect of historic preservation even though these materials are essential to almost every type of preservation undertaking. Participants in this workshop are given a broad introduction to care, storage, handling and proper preservation techniques for a variety of artifacts and paper. items. Various collection formats (photographs, newspapers, digital images, documents, etc) are examined while issues involving various professionals, oral history, scrapbooking and needs assessments are
also discussed.
Instructor: Cheryl Oestreicher
Date: Saturday, February 3
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $110 (includes lunch and course materials)
SPRING TERM 2006: MARCH 19 - MAY 25
07SHP04 Practicing Preservation: Advocacy to Zoning
(PLAN) 2 CEUs. This course covers planning, legal and economic aspects of preservation activities in New Jersey. Participants discuss the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, preservation law, federal and state standards, and the integration of preservation into the local planning process, including advocacy and community activism. Required for the certificate.
Instructor: Wayne McCabe
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Tuesday Evenings
07SHP25 Arrowheads to Architecture: Archaeology’s Place in Historic Preservation in New Jersey
(T&P) 2 CEUs. Forget Indiana Jones and King Tut: archaeology is all around you, right here in New Jersey, and you need to know about it if you are involved in historic preservation. Archaeological resources are an integral part of New Jersey’s history, and they add a whole new and exciting dimension to historic preservation. This courses explains what archaeology is, and why it is an important tool for managing, understanding and interpreting our past. Learn why and how archaeological studies are undertaken as part of the historic preservation program in the state, and
the challenges and opportunities archaeology presents to public agencies, private developers, and above all, to those involved in preserving the past.
Instructor: Ian Burrow
Time: 7 – 9 p.m., Wednesday Evenings;
Fieldtrip date TBD.
07SHP07 Immigrant Dreams, Real Estate Schemes and Anodyne Suburbs: How Did the Garden State Grow?
(AH/H) 2 CEUs. This course surveys the social, economic, and political development of New Jersey during the last century and a half. It discusses New Jersey's history in terms of larger themes in United States, and even world history. Students are introduced to some of the source materials and methods that historians use to build meaning from the past. The course provides context for understanding the changing look of New Jersey's built environment, but architecture per se is not a subject of the course.
Instructor: Howard Green
Time: 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday Evenings
07SHPW19 Architectural Lighting for Historic Interiors
(CONS) .6 CEUs. This workshop is taught onsite of the Rambusch Decorating Company, an eminent, century-old company specializing in lighting and stained glass for public interiors. Students review how modern lighting and lighting standards can be integrated into an historical architectural interior. Consideration is given to the problem of the finish on historic fixtures, how original finishes can be stabilized and how modern techniques are applied to replicate the finishes, when necessary. Conservators lecture on general lighting and lighting theory and guide students through a tour of current in-house projects. No previous lighting experience is necessary.
Instructors: Edwin and Martin Rambusch
Date: Saturday, April 21
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Rambusch Decorating Company in
Jersey City, New Jersey
Cost: $110 (includes lunch)
SUMMER TERM 2007
07STHP26 Growing a Local History Museum
(T&P) 1.2 CEUs. Historical societies, friends groups, and boards in communities all over New Jersey have historic sites they would like to share with the public. Growing a Local History Museum will explore the issues and obstacles to making that happen. Case studies and guest speakers cover topics including formation of a mission statement and strategic planning, applying for grants, building restoration and adaptive reuse, developing education programs, curatorial and archival responsibilities, marketing and fund-raising. The workshop includes a field trip to a local history museum and hosts an opportunity for the formation of an individual historic site action plan.
Instructor: Janice Armstrong
Dates/Times: Tuesday, June 19, 6 – 9 p.m.;
Wednesday, June 20, 6 – 9 p.m.; Saturday, June
23, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: $260
