Memphis Heritage, Inc.

March Preservation Series

 

2000:   Practical Preservation in Memphis and the U.S.

            Presented in conjunction with UofM¹s Continuing Education

 

            ³Overview of Preservation in the United States and Memphis²

                        Judith Johnson, Executive Director, MHI

            ³Identifying and Correcting Problems in Historic Structures²

                        Clayton Gerber, Gargoyle Properties

            ³Appropriate New Construction in Historic Districts²

                        Jack Tucker, FAIA

            ³Applying for Historic Designation²

                        Claudette Stager, Preservation Analyst, Tennessee Historical Commission

                        Erin Berg, Memphis Landmarks Commission           

 

2001:  Practical Preservation in Memphis and the U.S.

            Presented in conjunction with UofM¹s Continuing Education

 

            ³Introduction to Preservation²

                        Judith Johnson, Executive Director, MHI

            ³Landmark Districts Demystified²

                        Nancy Jane Baker, Manager, Memphis Landmarks Commission

            ³Restoration Gone Wrong²

                        Clayton Gerber, Gargoyle Properties

            ³Redevelopment and Adaptive Reuse²

               ³Downtown Restoration Project²  Janet Smith Haltom, Restoration Architect

               ³Defense Depot²  Gene Burr, Architect & City Planner

 

2002:  Historic Homes and Gardens

            Presented in conjunction with UofM¹s Continuing Education

 

            ³Overview of Historic Sites and Gardens²

                        Judith Johnson, Executive Director, MHI, and

            ³Historic Urban Residential Landscapes²

                        Suzanne Askew, Landscape Architect

            ³A Perfect Blend of Historic Home and Garden²

                        Diane Reed, Head Horticulturist, Dixon Gallery & Gardens

            ³Planning the Parkway System²

                        Cathy Marcinko, Editor, ³Old Shelby² and ³MHI Keystone²

            ³Historic Elmwood Cemetery, Gardening with Structures Representing Memphis²

                        Donna Little, Horticulturist, Elmwood

 

2003: Post-WWII Memphis Architecture, City Planning & Interior Design

            Presented at the Junior League

 

            ³Born in the 50s ­ Urban and Suburban Architecture²

                        Judith Johnson, Executive Director, MHI, and

Michael Sicuro, Historic Preservation Analyst

            ³From Bauhaus to Your House:  the Roots of Modernism²

                        Dr. James Ramsey, Memphis College of Art

            ³Everett Woods, Architect²

                        Nancy Muse, and

            ³50¹s Interior Design²

                        Millett Vance, Owner, Flash Back

            ³The Real Thing:  Tour of Francis Mah 1959 Midtown Home²

                        James Lutz, AIA and Marty Gorman, AIA

 

2004: Four Squares and Bungalows

            Presented at the Junior League

 

            ³Four Squares and Bungalows: The Evolution of the Style²

                        Simon Herbert, Director Arkansas Institute for Building Preservation

                                    Trades, U of Arkansas, Helena

            ³Four Squares:  Theory and Practice²

                        Mark Weaver, AIA, Hnedak Bobo Group

            ³Public and Private Gardens of the Era²

                        Suzanne Askew, Askew Design Solutions

            ³Bungalows, Craftsman and Prairie Interiors of the Era²

                        John Griffin, Residential Design Consultant

            ³Summary and Critique of Midtown Corridor Redevelopment²

                        James Lutz, AIA, Professor, UofM Architecture Department        

            Field trip to a four square and a bungalow.

 

2005: Great Neighborhoods I:  Uptown, Downtown, and Midtown

            Presented at the Junior League

 

            ³First Developed Neighborhood in Memphis:  Greenlaw & the Pinch²

                        John Griffin, Residential Design Consultant

³Downtown Commercial & Residential Merchants:  Highlighting the Revitalization of these Neighborhoods and Buildings²

            John Getz, John Harkins & John Shepherd, Historians

³Cooper Young:  Offering a Little Bit of Everything²

            Randle Witherington, NCIDQQ-registered Interior Designer &

            Coordinator of UofM¹s Interior Design Program

³Evolution of Gardens in Historic Neighborhoods²

            Suzanne Askew, Askew Design Solutions

Tour of Magevney House and its restored kitchen garden and walking tour of Greenlaw

            Suzanne Askew and John Griffin


 

2005: Great Neighborhoods II:  Great Neighborhoods Under Great Neighborhoods

            Presented at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in November

           

³A Survey of Memphis¹ Earliest Settlements Now Only Visible Through Archeological Excavations²

                        Guy Weaver, President, Weaver and Associates, LLC

 

2006: Great Neighborhoods III: All Around the Town

            Presented at Trinity Methodist Church

 

            ³Victorian Village:  Memphis¹ Silk Stocking District²

Kate Dixon, Former Manager of Historic Properties, Memphis Museum System

            ³Annesdale Snowden:  Italianate Villa to Arts and Crafts Bungalow²

Linda Lipinski, Assoc. Prof. of English, Southwest Tennessee Community College and 30-year Annesdale Snowden resident

³Little Flower, the God of Abraham, and General N. B. Forrest²

Judith Johnson, Preservation Historian

³The Parkways:  All Around the Town²

Cathy Marcinko, Preservationist, and Michael Sicuro, Historic Preservation Analyst

 

2007: Great Neighborhoods IV: Central Gardens

            Presented at Howard Hall

 

³History and Development of Central Gardens²

Judith Johnson, Architectural Historian

³Central Gardens¹ Prevalent Architectural Styles²

John Tackett, John Tackett Designs

³Architects, Developers, Craftsmen and Builders of Central Gardens²

Keith Kays, AIA, and Charles Shipp, AIA

³Modernism in Central Gardens and Central Gardens Today²

Dr. James Ramsey, Memphis College of Art, and Nancy Willis, Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Board member and former Board President

Walking Tour of Central Gardens

Reb Haizlip, AIA and Marsha Hayes, Historian