With the limitations on visitors due to the public health guidelines, the Oneida Community Mansion House (OCMH) developed an online virtual exhibit showcasing the efforts done by CRP students, faculty, and alumni last spring. As part of the department’s annual Work Weekend event, led by Department Chair Jeffrey Chusid, CRP worked with OCMH over the weekend on several preservation projects throughout the house, from window restoration to painting.
The virtual exhibit features photos of restoration work done by CRP students and alumni, demonstrating the post-Work Weekend transformation. Students were able to gain experience with the physical labor that goes into preserving the house, in addition to learning about the history of the property and its prominence in the Oneida community. The exhibit also showcases the measured drawings applications done by the Historic Preservation Planning (HPP) students. HPP students are featured hand drawing measured details of different structures in the house, such as the historic railings.
Photos featured in this exhibit were contributed by Jack Glassman, Pauline Caputi, Allison Turner (M.A. HPP ’20), Katilin Piazza (M.A. HPP ’20), and several other students.
The online virtual exhibit can be viewed in the following link:
https://www.oneidacommunity.org/virtual-exhibits
More about the Work Weekend story can be read on the AAP website.