Historic Finishes Workshop Recap

Guest writer Natalie Karas is an architectural conservator at Integrated Conservation Resources, Inc., in New York City. In June 2014, Natalie attended the APT Historic Finishes workshop at the University of Colorado Denver. The workshop explored the identification of various types of historic finishes, their deterioration mechanisms, and repair methodologies. For Natalie’s review of the…

2014 Annual Meeting Recap

We had a great time in Boulder this year during our Annual Meeting and related festivities! Almost 20 members attended the event. First, we socialized at The Med over lunch – it was fun to catch up with everyone and see what everyone ordered off the eclectic menu. Then, we headed over to the Hannah…

LoDo Walking Tour Recap

We had a fabulous tour of LoDo lead by the famous and knowledgeable Dr. Colorado! We started out with a tour of Engine House No. 3, which now houses Slaterpaull Architects. Then we went inside Mattie Silks’ House of Mirrors and El Chapultepec. Next, a stroll up Hop Alley and then headed to Union Station,…

Colorado Historic Trades Guild presentation

As a follow-up to the Trades Roundtable discussion at the recent 2014 Saving Places Conference in Denver, there will be a meeting from 2:00-5:00 PM on Friday, March 21st, in the 3rd floor boardroom of the History Colorado Center in Denver. A briefing on performance measurements in the trades and how these simple measurements could…