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Jefferson County Preservation Alliance to Save Our Heritage documentsEntry/Object ID
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A collection of documents from the advocacy organization, Jefferson County Preservation Alliance to Save Our Heritage: (JCPASH was formed to save the former Jefferson County jail at southeast corner of Liberty and George Streets, Charles Town, from demolition):
1) "Merits of Adaptive Reuse, one page 8 1/2" x 11" by Matthew W. Grove, AIA
2) Membership form, blank, 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" green paper,
3) Three page, 8 1/2" x 11" article by Paula S. Reed, PhD dated March 14, 2001, regarding proposed demolition of the old Jefferson County jail in Charles Town.
4) News release, June 26, 2001, 8 1/2" x 11" green paper form the Labor Heritage Foundation "Historic Jefferson County Jail added to Inventory of American Labor Landmarks"
5) Statement to the Press, June 21, 2001, 8 1/2" x 11" from Carol Gallant, President Jefferson County Preservation Alliance to Save our Heritage clarifying the reason for their law suit to prevent the demolition of the jail.
6) Letter faxed on 8 1/2" x 11" green paper, July 3, 2001, from National Trust for Historic Preservation to James Knode President Jefferson County Commission regarding proposed jail demolition and referencing grant offered in January 2001 for a feasibility study for rehabilitation of the Jail.
7) "Jefferson County Jail Success: Preservation Victory (For Now) against Long Odds" 8 1/2" x 11" two sided copy of Preservation Alliance of West Virginia Preservation News, Vol X, No. 1, Spring 2003.
8) Jefferson County Preservation Alliance 4-page flier 14" x 11 1/2" tan paper "The Jefferson County Jail -- Just Another Old Building?" (2-copies)
9) Various correspondence between the West Virginia Division of Culture and History the Jefferson County Commission and Carol Gallant, Harpers Ferry regarding the jail (date range January 2001 - May 2003); some stamped "EXHIBIT"
10) Letter dated October 15, 2003, from Antoinette J. Lee to the Jefferson County Commission regarding the significance of the firm who designed the jail, A. B. Mullet & Company.
11) A collection of documents annotated "These were the 5 press announcements/letters from our March 15 JCPASH press conference. They'll bring you up to date on the facts." all dated March 2003.
12) Post Card style image of "The County Jail, Charlestown W. VA."
13) Trifold brochure, tan paper 8 1/2" x 3 5/8" JC PASH "The Past is Prologue" flier on their work to preserve the jail soliciting donations, two copies.
14) Letter dated June 22, 2006 from Carol Gallant to the (Jefferson) County Commission. On reverse is letter from aha! president, Ron Widmyer addressed to Friend of the Arts.
15) Minutes of the June 3, 2006 meeting of the Old Jail Advisory Committee. Minutes submitted by Bill Drennan, Secretary, and dated June 12, 2006.
16) Letter dated May 18, 2006, from Gregory A. Corliss, President, Jefferson County Commission to Pam Parziale, asking her to serve on the Jail Citizen Advisory Committee.
17) Electronic mail from Douglass Estepp to Carol Gallant (dcgallant@aol.com) about selection of submission to Parade Magazine's "Tell America's Story" article. On reverse is letter from aha! president, Ron Widmyer addressed to Friend of the Arts.
18A-G) Plans drawn for Grove and Dall'Olio for renovation of the old jail. Plans drawn by Structural Concepts, Winchester, and Comfort Designs, Winchester. Undated.
19) Historical Review of Former Jefferson County Jail, Charles Town. Review written by DASA plc, Charlottesville, VA, and URS Corporation, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD.Acquisition
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Date(s) of Creation
2001 - 2006