Classified Advertisements
To place your classified ad in the next issue of Preservation, simply count the number of words and multiply by $4.75. There is a 25-word minimum for all ads. Make your check or money order payable to the National Trust and mail it with typed copy to Advertising Dept., Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 588-6065. All classified advertisements are subject to editing for style and grammar. Preservation is not responsible for typographical errors.
ART
Keepsake Ornaments and Paperweights. Lead-free pewter. Historic buildings and homes, bed-and-breakfasts, churches, schools, etc. Quick turnaround and affordable. For more information, visit www.CordsenDesign.com.
EDUCATION
Associate Degree in Building Preservation. Practical, hands-on training in ornamental and structural masonry, plaster, metals, and wood, as well as stained glass, decorative finishes, and other traditional crafts, from the first college to offer an associate degree in historic preservation. Field-lab training is provided at a brick 1846 Federal house. Contact Building Preservation Program Coordinator, Belmont Technical College, 120 Fox-Shannon Pl., St. Clairsville, OH 43950, (740) 695-9500, ext. 4006, www.btc.edu.
HISTORIC PROPERTIES
HistoricHomeTeam.com. Our homes are historic, but our marketing is state-of-the-art. We have developed a specialized and
highly effective historic home marketing plan. Visit our website for details at www.HistoricHomeTeam.com. Gary Geston, Realtor, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., (301) 975-9500, ext. 4604, or (866) 437-8766. EHO
HistoricProperties.com. The online marketplace for buyers and sellers of old buildings. A variety of styles in a variety of places from renovation projects to completed mansions. Please visit us on the Web at www.HistoricProperties.com.
www.greystonepreservationllc.com. Chicago is home to thousands of historic greystone buildings, most of them two-and-three unit residences and many of them now vacant and owned by banks. Greystone Preservation LLC, together with investors, is purchasing some of these buildings to reclaim and rehab them for affordable rental and for-sale houseing. Please visit us on the web for more information: www.greystonepreservationllc.com.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Historic Bridge Available. The Federal Highway Administration, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) announce the availability of the historic Commodore Schuyler Heim Bridge. The Schuyler Heim Bridge is a steel vertical lift structure with a 7-meter 240 foot span. It has an 820-ton movable (lift) span that is supported by two cross-braced steel towers suspended by cables, and a pair of +/- 400 ton counterweights. This bridge is available to qualified public agencies and nonprofits for relocation and preservation in compliance with the U.S. Secretary of Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. The bridge is located at the southern end of State Route 103 crossing over the Cerritos Channel in Long Beach, California. The bridge was placed in service on January 10, 1948 and is the highest vertical lift bridge in the western United States. Technical difficulties, substantial costs, and removal by a specific date associated with relocating and reconstructing the bridge should be anticipated. The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority will be accepting re-use proposals until June 30, 2010. For more information, please contact Manuel Hernandez at (310) 816-0460 or hernandez@trenchteam.com. Marketing this historic bridge to a responsible party is required under Title 23, U.S. Code Section 144.
