Our State Historic Preservation Office is sponsoring a Building Doctor Clinic for old-building owners in and around the communities of Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff.

It begins with a free seminar 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in the auditorium of Grandview Heights High School, located at 1587 W. Third Ave. in Grandview Heights. Open to all old-building owners in the area, the seminar will feature guidelines for renovation projects and ways to solve some of the most common problems of buildings dating from 1800 to 1960.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Building Doctors will visit pre-1960 buildings within five miles of the evening seminar location, advising owners on specific technical or design problems by appointment. The Building Doctors examine all kinds of older buildings. Some of the things that typically call for an on-site examination include persistent peeling paint or flaking plaster, a wet basement, deteriorating masonry and plans for remodeling, additions or demolitions.

The seminar and on-site consultations are free with advance registration. To register, go to building-doctor.org or call 614.298.2000. For more information, contact Karen Riggs, Vice President of the Grandview Heights-Marble Cliff Historical Society, at 614.315.1770 or [email protected].

The Building Doctors program is made possible in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the State Historic Preservation Office. Each clinic is made possible by support from local co-sponsors, as well.