I once again joined a terrific set of colleagues for the annual conference of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, held this year in Kalamazoo. It was another enjoyable and informative gathering, and as usual I brought my 4×5 camera for some HABS/HAER photography. Both Western Michigan University, where the conference was held, and the City …
In early 2021 I was asked to conduct the HABS/HAER photography of the former L Street Power Station, in South Boston, MA. This is a massive, sprawling power generation complex located on the Reserved Channel that is a conglomeration of several generation facilities built over the course of nearly a century. The site is now …
In the winter of 2022, I conducted the HABS/HAER photography of a series of duplexes at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, LA. I worked on this project with my colleagues at Outside the Box LLC to complete the HABS/HAER documentation package of nineteen of the base’s duplexes, built in the early 1930s, together with …
In 1978, in response to the international oil crisis of the mid-1970s, Congress and the administration of President Jimmy Carter collaborated to pass and enact the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The purpose of PURPA was to both promote energy conservation and to stimulate the production of domestic energy, particularly from cogeneration and renewable …
In early 2023 I was asked to undertake the HABS/HAER photography and historic narrative of the historic Saco Drive-In Theater, on U.S. Route 1 in Saco, Maine, for the Maine Historic Building Record. This was a delightful project, enjoyable on its own merits but also a way to bring wonderful memories of enjoying drive-in theaters. …
In the summer of 2022 I was approached by NorthPoint Development, whose office in Detroit had negotiated an agreement with the City of Detroit regarding a historic headquarters and factory complex on Plymouth Road. This complex was built in late 1926 and opened in early 1927 as the new headquarters for the Kelvinator Corporation, the …
In May 2023 I again had the opportunity to attend the Michigan Historic Preservation Network‘s annual meeting, this time on Mackinac Island and based at the Mission Point Resort. It was my first trip to the island, and I was so impressed by the wonderful harmony of the natural and cultural, the balance between tourism …
In 2020, the Atlantic Salmon Federation asked me to document the Walton’s Mill Dam, in Farmington, ME, for the Maine Historic Engineering Record (MHER). Working under subcontract to my friends and colleagues at the Northeast Archaeology Research Center in Farmington and with the support of the Farmington Historical Society, the project included HABS/HAER photography and …
In early 2021 I was invited to conduct the HABS/HAER photography of the delightful and charming Rice Memorial Library. Located in the lovely community of Kittery, in southern Maine near the New Hampshire border, the library was designed by Shephard Woodcock, a noted architect based in Boston, MA, and was completed in 1888. The library …
In the spring of 2022 I had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with my colleague Paula Sagerman on the documentation of the Elmina B. Sewall Property, in Kennebunk, ME, for HABS/HAER. The house, a magnificent mid-century Colonial Revival mansion, was acquired by the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge for use as an administrative headquarters and …