Preservation Resources Inc. (PRI) is a multi-layered consulting firm advising and educating clients on a broad range of historic preservation issues. PRI provides consulting services and media in a wide range of subjects including:
Historic research.
Grant writing.
Assist establishing preservation trades programs for educational institutions
Writing local landmark nominations.
Writing national register nominations.
Training programs for historic preservation commissions & staff.
Training programs for Main Street programs.
Helping create public/private partnerships.
Advising on zoning and land use issues.
Public relations and media.
Central city revitalization planning.
Creating design guidelines for historic preservation ordinances
Providing complete planning for the physical restoration/rehabilitation/preservation/renovation of historic properties. This includes research, cost estimating, design, specification writing, construction technique and project management.
Hands-on historic preservation trades education
Running and teaching at The Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation. This Hannibal, Missouri based school conducts hands-on preservation workshops for students from coast to coast.
Conduct seminars across the country on a variety of preservation topics from hands-on restoration skills, to neighborhood revitalization.
Keynote speaking. Topics range from “Preservation Doesn’t Cost—It Pays” to “So You’ve Bought an Old House”.
Historic Property Development
Writing for periodicals.
Writing books.
Writing feature stories for newspapers.
Writing web based social policy and hands-on how-to materials