Historic Home Workshop To Be Hosted By Lakeland At Florida Southern

LAKELAND, FL — Historic homeowners are invited to attend the 15th Biennial Historic Home Workshop hosted at Florida Southern College on Oct. 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ordway Building at 1049 Frank Lloyd Wright Way.

“Learning how to maintain a historic house and plan for appropriate repairs is critical for homeowners who value their home’s architectural integrity and charm,” said Emily Foster, senior planner for historic preservation for the city of Lakeland. “The Historic Home Workshop provides a unique opportunity to learn from experts in historic building restoration about specific topics concerning maintaining and living in a historic house.”

The workshop will include nine sessions ranging on topics such as wood window craftsmanship and restoration to discovering a home’s historic past. Each one-hour session will be conducted by local or statewide experts. Light refreshments will be provided.

Workshop topics include:

• Solving Water Intrusion and Saving Your Plaster Walls with Angel Corrales of Corrales Artisans and Consultants LLC.
• The Quest for the Perfect Wood Window with Steve Quillian of Wood Window Makeover LLC.
• Identifying Issues Before They Become Disasters by Scott Sidler of Austin Historical.
• Preservation Pitfalls by Danny Moody of Pro Historical Inc.
• Follies and Fables of Historic Home Renovations: A Contractor’s Memoir by Daniel Sharett, general contractor with Sharrett Construction.
• Fire Prevention for Old Houses by Madison Blair, communication and education assistant for the Lakeland Fire Department.
• The Basics of Building Permitting and Code Enforcement by Franklin Adams, chief building inspector for the city, and Joie Brownlow, code enforcement officer for the city.
• Discover Your Home’s Past with LuAnn Mims, special collections librarian supervisor at the Lakeland Public Library.
• Demystifying the Design Review Process by Emily Foster, senior planner of hiistoric preservation for the city of Lakeland.

Florida Southern’s Ordway Building is one of the many buildings on the college campus designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The Lucius Pond Ordway Industrial Arts Building was completed in 1952 and was one of Wright’s favorite buildings on the campus.

A free tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings will be offered to participants at no cost at the conclusion of the workshop, limited to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Companies that provide services and supplies for the renovation, maintenance and improvement of older homes will be represented in the exhibit area. Other exhibitors will include city agencies and various organizations devoted to historic preservation.

This workshop is open to the public but is focused on owners of historic homes in Lakeland, giving them an opportunity to learn about historic building rehabilitation and meet other people involved in preserving the architectural heritage of Lakeland.

This event is sponsored by the city of Lakeland and the Lakeland Historic Preservation Board, Historic Lakeland Inc. and Florida Southern College.

For more information, call Emily Foster, senior planner of historic preservation in the city's community and economic development department, at 863-834-6011 or visit the city’s website.