Historic Waterford Tour + Picnic

Susan Manch, Board Chair of the Waterford Foundation, will provide an overview of the historic town of Waterford, VA, a National Historic Landmark to give context prior to exploring three of the historic structures. She will then discuss the historic and restoration efforts that are ongoing at the John Wesley Church and Old School House. Following this, Susan Reed, Director of Historic Preservation with Glave & Holmes Architecture, will lead a tour of the historic Waterford Mill and discuss the history of the Mill and its relationship to the town, examine basic concepts of milling technology, explore historic masonry and timber construction, and demonstrate the kinds of deterioration associated with equipment vibration and moisture infiltration found in historic mill environments and how they were addressed during the restoration.

Tour Timeline:

9:45 – Gather at Waterford School
10:00 – Introduction to Waterford Foundation (Jim S/Sue Manch)
10:15 – Walk to Schoolhouse – Visit Inside
10:45 – Walk to Mill – Tour of Mill
11:30 – Tour/Discussion about John Wesley Church and Ongoing Work
12:15 – Return to Waterford School for light lunch and refreshments
1:30 – Event concludes

Presenter Bios:

Sue Manch is the Waterford Foundation’s Former Board President. Sue lives in the Ephraim Schooley House in Waterford. Sue has been a thought leader in the legal talent development field for over 30 years and is currently the principal of Legal Talent Strategies, a consulting firm that supports law firms with talent strategies. She sits on the Waterford Foundation Education Committee, the Waterford Foundation Homes Tours Committee, the Waterford 2033 Committee, and the Waterford Citizens Association Beautification Committee.

Susan Reed, AIA, NCARB is the Director of Historic Preservation at Glave Holmes. As a historic preservation architect, Susan brings a wealth of experience to projects in historic settings. She is skilled in restoration and rehabilitation design, designing compatible additions to historic structures, creating new designs for historic contexts, and navigating State and Federal Historic Tax Credits, Historic Structure Reports, and Conditions Assessments. Susan has worked on various project types including theatres, museums, academic buildings, warehouses, historic residences, commercial buildings, churches, rural farm buildings, government buildings, and even an offshore lighthouse

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Non-Member: $30

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Annual 2026 Historic Resources Committee Retreat

Join AIA Virginia’s annual Historic Resources Committee (HRC) retreat happening in Scottsville. The half-day event will start off with a welcome by Scottsville Town Councilor Molly Angevine and then an introduction about Scottsville’s long history and a tour by Lincoln Lewis. Currently, Lincoln is assisting the Town of Scottsville’s Planning Commission to update their Comprehensive Plan. He is also the University of Virginia’s Climate Equity Doctoral Fellow focusing on how communities – especially those with historic cultural assets – plan for the future amidst dynamic environmental change. Lincoln is an AIA International Associate Member licensed in Singapore and was recently awarded the Larson Award from the American Planning Association as Virginia’s distinguished professional planner for his work with Scottsville.

Stops on the tour will include significant buildings along Valley and Main street, the Thacker Levee along the James River, and Canal Basin Square. A lunch stop during the tour will be at Tavern on the James. An overview will be given about the town’s architecture and planning history and current comprehensive planning processes. Also, reflections will be shared about how the town’s historic assets have been considered in the planning process, such as the Kanawha Canal system or WWII-era Tire Cord Plant.

After the tour, the HRC will have a workshop to discuss the committee’s previous year of activities and chart the way forward for this year. All are welcome to attend and also join the HRC’s monthly online meetings, tours, and events.

About Scottsville

Scottsville, Virginia was first settled in 1744 along the historic horseshoe bend of the James River. Scotts Landing served as the first county seat for an expansive Albemarle County that gradually became parts of five counties. Over time, several presidents of the United States have frequented Scottsville and the region’s rural roads. At the turn of the 18^th century, Scottsville became an important stop on the Kanawha Canal and the town was incorporated in 1818. The town still hosts an important stop on the annual James River Batteau Festival.

However, the benefits of the river have also caused a great deal of hardship for the town, including multiple historic floods devastating the architecture of downtown. The Thacker Levee was constructed in the 1980s to protect the town. In 1994, the town’s boundary was significantly expanded beyond its early footprint in the river lowlands to incorporate upland farms, pastures and forests. This expansion has presented several opportunities for the town, while also raising important long-term planning challenges. Today, Scottsville uniquely sits in both Albemarle and Fluvanna counties, and is the only incorporated town in both of those counties. The town also serves as an important rural hub for Buckingham County. A great deal of Federalist Architecture is retained in Scottsville’s Historic District and important homes also contribute to the Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District. Recently, the Tire Cord Plant was added as a historic district and has been the topic of intense discussions regarding the site’s prospective adaptive reuse.

Agenda for the Day:

11:00am Gather at Victory Hall town offices; welcome by Scottsville Town
Councilor Molly Angevine; presentation about the town by Lincoln Lewis

11:30am Begin walking tour along Main Street to the Thacker Levee along the James River and Canal Basin Square

12:00pm Lunch at Tavern on the James (www.facebook.com/TavernOnTheJames/)

1:10pm Tour continues
1:30pm Workshop
2:30pm Coffee break
4:00pm End of meeting

Please sign up here if you’d like to attend the retreat. Thanks!

Annual Historic Resources Committee Retreat

Please join the HRC for our annual in-person retreat. The retreat will begin with a private tour of the historic Bloomsbury near Orange, VA followed by lunch and business meeting at the Silk Mill Grille in the town of Orange. We will do visioning and brainstorming on programming and other topics. All those interested in the activities of the HRC are welcome to come. Partial attendance is also welcome. Please reach out to Delaney Ogden at dogden@aiava.org to be sent the meeting invitation.

Agenda for the Day:

11:45 pm Bloomsbury – Meet at the site at 11010 Bloomsbury Rd, Orange, VA 22960. 12:00 pm – Tour starts (snacks will be provided. Leave at 12:50)
1:00pm – Lunch at Silk Mill Grille – 101 Woodmark St, Orange, VA 22960 (pay your own way, 9 minutes from Bloomsbury)
2:00 – Visioning at the Silk Mill Grille
4:00 – End

Embodied Carbon and Adaptive Use

In a continuation of COTE’s Embodied Carbon 101 series, Virginia’s Historic Resources Committee presents “Embodied Carbon and Adaptive Use.”

Existing buildings represent significant investments in energy and resources, so it stands to reason that one of the best ways of reducing embodied carbon is to adapt and reuse them. Discover strategies for maximizing the potential of the already embodied carbon in existing building stock.

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Fundamentals of Historic Brick & Mortar

Posted on July 8, 2022 - May 1, 2026 by cguske

Virginia’s Historic Resources Committee (HRC) is pleased to present “Fundamentals of Historic Brick & Mortar.” Hear an overview of key characteristics of historic brick and mortar and the importance of using compatible materials in restoration.

This program was originally presented and recorded on Wednesday, Aug. 10 from noon–1:30 p.m.

Prefer to view it with captions embedded? Watch the recording on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/i59I5C245Q8

SPEAKERS

Amanda Edwards, PA-AIC LEED Green Associate | Senior Associate @John Milner Associates Preservation a division of MTFA

Amanda is an architectural conservator who has been responsible for the preservation of some of the nation’s most iconic buildings. Her experience includes materials testing and analysis, condition assessments, and construction documents for the preservation and stabilization of a wide variety of historic buildings.

Warren Davies | Masonry Expert and Historic Masonry Consultant @Virginia Masonry Restoration

Warren is third- generation brick and stone mason with 30 years of experience, specializing in Historic Masonry Restoration and Preservation.

Susan Reed, AIA, NCARB (Moderator) | Senior Associate & Director of Historic Preservation Studio @Glavé & Holmes

Susan Reed brings two decades of experience to support Glavé & Holmes Architecture’s renovations of older buildings and new work in historic settings. Susan has worked on over a dozen high-profile projects involving sensitive renovations to historic properties. Recent projects include the Carr’s Hill Rehabilitation at the University of Virginia, the Scott House Renovation at Virginia Commonwealth University, and the Wilson Hall Rehabilitation at James Madison University.

Anthony R.C. Hita, AIC-PA | Architectural Conservator / Laboratory Manager @ LimeWorks

Anthony Hita joined LimeWorks.us in 2018 as an architectural conservator overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company’s laboratory. Mr. Hita is responsible for laboratory analysis, technical documentation, sample preparation, report writing, product development, and client consultations. He specializes in masonry conservation and is a designated Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). In addition to his role in the laboratory, Mr. Hita also teaches conservation and preservation theory and practice during classes at the Craftwork Training Center. Mr. Hita has published several papers on architectural history and has been invited to speak several times nationally and internationally on the topic of vernacular architecture. During his time with the company, Mr. Hita has participated in dozens of projects, helped develop six commercial restoration products, and conducted or overseen nearly 100 mortar analyses.

This program was made possible with generous support from:

REFERENCED RESOURCES

Warren Davies’s Slides: https://www.aiava.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Warren-Davies-VMR-Webinar-8-10-22.pdf

Specifying Mortars – APT Wathne: https://www.aiava.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Specifying-Mortars-APT-Wathne.pdf

Mortar Part 1 – APT Schnabel: https://www.aiava.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mortar-Part-1-APT-Schnabel.pdf

Mortar Part 2 – APT Schnabel: https://www.aiava.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mortar-Part-2-APT-Schnabel.pdf

Va. DHR Directory of Historic Trades: https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/natural-disaster-recovery-advisory/

LimeWorks directory of craft workers: https://www.craftworker.net/

Fundamentals of Historic Brick & Mortar

Hear an overview of key characteristics of historic brick and mortar and the importance of using compatible materials in restoration. A panel discussion with a series of experts in the field will follow.

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This program is made possible by generous support from:

Va. HRC Trivia Mixer

Join AIA Virginia’s Historic Resources Committee for a Virtual Trivia Mixer!

Mix up a cocktail (or mocktail) using one of our historic recipes below and join us for a night of trivia and fun. Connect with the preservation community in Virginia and test your knowledge of the built environment. Win prizes and glory.

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BYO Cocktail/Mocktail

Daiquiri

It was popularized in the United States in 1909 at the bar of the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C. The drink is thought to have originated in Daiquiri, Cuba, the site of the first American landing during the Spanish American War. As the story goes: In 1909 the USS Minnesota made a routine visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the commanding officer, Captain Charles H. Harlow, took a junior medical officer named Lucius Johnson on shore to tour the old battlefield. There, on Daiquiri Beach, they met a man named Jennings Cox (an engineer with the Spanish-American Iron Co.) who introduced them to the drink. Johnson carried the recipe home to the Army and Navy Club. (below is a scan of what is believed to be the original recipe which serves 6).

Take on the Original (serves 2-3):

Ice
1 Cup Blanco Rum
3 tbs. Lemon Juice (1 Lemon)
1 tsp. Sugar
1/3 Cup Water

Mix vigorously in a shaker and serve in a frosted martini glass or on ice.

Sidecar

Supposedly invented at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the 1920s for an American Army captain known for riding a sidecar motorcycle who needed to warm up upon arriving.

Recipe

2 parts brandy
1 part Cointreau
1 part lemon juice

Shake for 10-20 seconds in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass. Garnish with an orange slice or twist.

Making the Case for Historic Window Restoration

Posted on October 6, 2021 - March 18, 2026 by cguske

Hear an overview of existing research on the benefits of historic window restoration followed by a panel discussion with a series of experts in the field.

Presented by AIA Virginia’s Historic Resources Committee.

Speakers

Susan Reed, AIA | Director of Historic Preservation at Glavé & Holmes Architecture | Historic Resources Committee Chair

Greg Rutledge, FAIA | Preservation Architect at Hanbury| Moderator

Ashley Wilson, FAIA | Graham Gund Architect at National Trust for Historic Preservation | Panelist

Summer Louthan | Virginia Department of Historic Resources | Panelist

Dixon Kerr | Wood Windows Preservation Specialist at Old House Authority Windows | Panelist

Brooks Gentleman | Steel and Wood Windows Preservation Specialist/Owner at Re-View Windows | Panelist

Resources

DHR’s Historic Trades & Consultants Directory

Window Preservation Alliance

Resources about Preserving Historic Windows