Associate Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer, Associate Professor in the University of Mary Washington Department of Historic Preservation, is completing measured drawings and a conditions report as the first step in the process. Read more.

Associate Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer

J.J. Ballentine was the first president of the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. and according to a 2016 article about him by Michael Spencer, an associate professor of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington, he worked to preserve the City’s historic buildings by “implementing a revolving fund program that purchased properties beginning with the 500 block of Caroline Street with the intent to preserve them.” Read more.

Associate Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer

Associate Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer was highlighted by SmithMountainLake.com in a piece called “Restoration Efforts Begin on Park’s Oldest Structure.” The article referenced Spencer’s visit last year to Booker T. Washington National Monument and his inspection of the tobacco barn that is the site’s oldest structure. “He … spent several days doing a detailed inspection of the barn to see what needed to be replaced,” the article said. “He was able to find out which logs were damaged due to rot or other factors and what varieties of trees were used to construct the barn.” Read more.

Michael Spencer, associate professor and director for the Center for Historic Preservation

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Historic Preservation Michael Spencer joined Historic Fredericksburg Foundation President David James on “Town Talk with Ted Schubel” to talk about some of the issues being debated in the city over preserving history. Listen here.