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| Here's how to get the Yestermorrow School experience. |
| By Jessica Thuston |
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The Yestermorrow Design/Build School. Founded in 1980, the Yestermorrow School hopes to empower people with creative enthusiasm, knowledge, and skills by providing training workshops and courses in sustainable building and design. Its hands-on approach caters to both the novice and professional, with classes ranging from weekend workshops to two-week courses,
in topics as varied as woodworking, architectural planning, and landscape design.
Getting There • Weekend workshop cost: $275 for the Historic Houses class (others start at $50)
• Historic Houses workshop dates: September 23-24, 2006
• Other Offerings: “Power Tools
for Women,” “Concrete Countertops,” “Landscape Design,” and “Do-it-Yourself Home Repair”
• Yestermorrow’s seasonal course listing: Visit yestermorrow.org. For more information, call toll-free 888/496-5541.
Can't travel? Read up on historic homes and preservation with these books, suggested by instructor Doug Porter:
A Field Guide to American Houses, by Virginia & Lee McAlester (Knopf, 1984).
The Old House Journal Guide to Restoration, Patricia Poore, editor (Dutton, 1992).
Or visit the Web site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, an online resource for preservation across the country, at nationaltrust.org. |
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