Porch Preservation Project with John, Harrison, and Chris

"We have a treasure. The buildings here are fragile and susceptible to damage and deterioration. It is our privilege to be able care for them and be able to pass them on to next generations." ~ John Lauber"So many experiences from the people that have come to Holden Village have included a special time on these porches. They in themselves are a sacred space." ~ Chris Gustafson"If you drive through the countryside and see an old barn, in all likelihood, you start recreating a story of what was in that barn, or why that barn was there, or what was going on at that period of time. It becomes almost a story within a visual. Wouldn't it be nice to leave many of these treasures for future people?" ~ Harrison GoodallDr. Harrison Goodall has over forty-eight years of experience with historic structures and facilities management and nearly sixty years of experience in training and education throughout the country. Harrison has been involved in preserving hundreds, if not thousands of historic structures around the nation. A 2016 award from the National Park Service documented that Goodall completed over 135 volunteer historic preservation projects in 55 national parks.For information about the Harrison Goodall Preservation Fellowship, where graduate students and professionals have the opportunity to pursue projects that contribute to the field of historic preservation, visit https://www.preservationmaryland.org/announcing-the-second-year-of-the-harrison-goodall-preservation-fellowship/John Lauber is an architectural historian and preservation planner. In the past 30 years, he has worked in the field of historic preservation with a cultural resource management firm, a large engineering company, the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, the Division of Energy Resources at the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as starting a consulting practice. For further information, visit https://www.jlauberco.com/Chris Gustafson attended Clatsop Community College’s Historic Preservation and Restoration Program, in 2009. During his two years he developed his skills in window restoration, preservation, reproductions and crew field management. Once graduating from the Historic Preservation Program, he relocated his family to Albany, Oregon and shortly after created Vintage Window Restoration in May of 2012. Chris loves to educate others in the trade and continues his education on a regular basis both in windows and other aspects of historic preservation. For further information, visit https://vintagewindowrestorationllc.com/To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact [email protected].