Tradition. Innovation. Education
SERVICES
TRAINING
Skills development workshops ranging from hands-on trades skills to preservation philosophy
PLANNING
DESIGN
Research, documentation, and condition assessment reports to inform preservation strategies
Treatment recommendations, scope development, and submittal documents required for project implementation
ABOUT OLD SCHOOL
Executing a preservation project can feel overwhelming. Between federal, state, and local preservation laws; building codes; and the alphabet soup of required reports and review bodies, building owners often don’t know where to start.
Old School Heritage Solutions is here to help. We customize our solutions to our client’s unique situation by finding the most expedient combination of tools needed to meet legal requirements, honor the building’s history, and serve the owner’s needs.
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We aim to demystify the preservation process for our clients by laying out a clear path to reach project goals. In addition, through our Old School Workshops, we aim to address the preservation skills gap that makes finding trained craftspeople challenging.
About Me
Katherine Wonson, Founder and Principal
​​It all started with an 1850s, one-room school house in rural New Jersey for Katherine. As a child, this local landmark captured her imagination and curiosity about historic places. Katherine shares her passion, knowledge, and curiosity with clients and learners so that they can find their own ‘old school.’
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Her career has taken her from doing carpentry in the backcountry of Washington State, to project managing a roving preservation crew across the National Park System, to overseeing the rehabilitation of a historic dude ranch cum training center and its programming, to founding a nonprofit to protect some of the last intact remnants of historic downtown Jackson, WY.
