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Quimby McCoy Preservation
Architecture, LLP
Dallas, Texas
Quimby McCoy, founded in 2000, provides
full architectural services with a specializa-
tion in the restoration, adaptive use and ar-
K' chitectural conservation of historic buildings
The firm has a broad base of experience and
knowledge in the related areas of preserva-
tion planning, research and analysis, architec-
tural history, materials science, government
standards and regulations.
Quimby McCoy approaches the preservation
of sites and buildings as conservators of the
built environment with the intent of main-
taining as much historic fabric as possible
while providing design solutions that meet an
�*¢ owner's goals for the building's long -term
yt continued use. Our passion for serving our
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Photo courtesy of the Dallas Historic Society, preservation practice is reflected in each of
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Contact Information:
Marcel Quimby, FAIA and
a a Nancy McCoy, AIA
Address: 3200 Main Street # 3.6
Dallas, Texas 75226
-- - Phone: 214/977 -9118
Fax:: 214/977-9119
Email: marcel@quimbymccoy.com
nancy@quimbymccoy.com
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Photo courtesy of the Texas/Dallas
Archives, Dallas Public Library
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Marcel Quimby, FAIA
Principal
Marcel Quimby, FAIA, is a distinguished leader in Dallas' Education
preservation community. Her experience ranges from com- Bachelor of Architecture, University of Lou -
plex restoration projects such as the Newton County Court- isiana at Lafayette, Cum Laude, 1978
house, which will be substantially reconstructed, to extensive
historic resource nominations such as the Downtown Dallas Work History
National Register nomination. Also in downtown Dallas, she Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum (HOK)
has prepared a preservation plan for Dallas' historic Municipal Henningson Durham & Richardson (HDR)
Building and served as the preservation planner for the Down-
town Parks Plan. Her work experience includes the develop- Brown Reynolds Watford (BRW)
ment of ordinances, training for Landmark Commissions and
the preparation of preservation criteria for numerous cities Boards and Commissions
across Texas. She is a former Landmark Commission and has Texas Historical Commission, National Reg -
served on its Designation Committee for over twenty years, is inter Board, Ex Officio, 1999 -2007
an Advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and National Trust for Historic Preservation,
is a former President and active member of Preservation Dal-
Board of Advisors, 1998 -2003
las and the AIA Dallas. Her leadership skills and commitment
to the community earned her Preservation Dallas' highest Preservation Dallas, President, 2001/2002,
honor — the Dorothy Savage Award. Historic research, pro- Board of Trustees, 1996 -2003
gramming new uses, and solving preservation and architectural American Institute of Architects member
problems are her passions. since 1980; elected to College of Fellows,
Ms. Quimby has provided services to many municipalities to 1997; Dallas Chapter President, 1995
identify historic resources, develop guidelines, and to train Dallas Landmark Commission, 1987 -1989;
Landmark Commissions including: Designation Committee, 1983— present
Dallas Friends of Fair Park, Board of Trustees,
Fort Worth 1997 -2003
Denison Greater Dallas Planning Council. Treasurer,
Round Rock 2003 -2006; Board of Directors 1999 -
Mansfield present;
Longview
Mesquite Awards and Honors
Georgetown Dorothy Savage Award for Excellence in
Rockwall Preservation, 2006
Grapevine Presidents Gold Medal, American Institute of
Oklahoma City, OK Architects, 1992
Registration
Texas License No. 8609
NCARB Certificate No. 30,073
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Marcel Quimby, FAIA
Principal
Selective Publications, Lectures and Exhibitions
Updated for Posterity, review of the Sixth Floor Expansion, Dallas, published in Texas Architect magazine,
March /April 2003.
A Single Building Code - Will It Work? Article published in Southern Building Code Congress International's
"Newsbriefs," Building Official and Code Administration's "BOCA" magazine, and the AIA Building Code and
Standards' Spring 1994 newsletter.
Oak Cliff Weighs Succession, article published in Texas Architect, September /October 1990. These articles
discussed the concept of Oak Cliff, an area with a population of 300,000, and comprising 1/3 of Dallas' land
area, seceding from Dallas and establishing itself as a separate municipality.
Model Preservation Criteria for City of Dallas Landmark Program; these model criteria establish guidelines for
changes to the City's' historic landmarks. Co- authored in 1990 with the City Attorneys' office, with subsequent
revisions in 1996.
Dr. Benjamin Bluitt and the Bluitt Sanitarium', Dallas History Conference, Dallas Texas; January, 2007.
'State, Local and National Designations' program for preservation Dallas' Summer Sizzlers program, Dallas, Texas;
July 2004.
`Design Review Workshop' for Dennison Historic Preservation Advisory Board, Denison, Texas; May 2004.
`Preservation Overview, Design Review Guidelines and Questions & Answers Wrap -Up Session' for Dennison Historic
Preservation Board, Denison, Texas; May 2004.
`Historic Preservation as an Economic Development Tool' program at the Architecture Lecture Series of the Gregg
County Historical Museum, Longview, Texas; February 2004.
'Unique Code Considerations for Historic Buildings' program at Texas Society of Architects convention, Fort Worth;
November 2003. (w/ Daniel Thien, PE, David Gonzales, TDLR).
'Design Guidelines for Historic Properties and New Construction' programs at the Revitalizing the Urban Vil-
lage Conference in North Texas; October 2003.
'Trends in Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Revitalization' at the Revitalizing the Urban Village Conference in
North Texas; October 2003.
'Design Review Workshop' City of Rockwall Historic Preservation Advisory Board, Rockwall, Texas; June 2003.
`Conducting a Legal and Efficient Historic Preservation Commission Meeting' seminar, Texas Certified Local Govern-
ment Conference, Granbury, Texas; February 2003.
"Historic Designation — What is it ?" at Preservation Dallas' Historic House Specialist Seminar; annually or
bi- annually, 1995— present
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Nancy McCoy,AIA
Principal
Nancy McCoy, AIA, is an award - winning preservation archi- Education
tect with twenty years of national experience. She has a broad Master of Science in historic preservation,
range of project experience that includes highly complex $100 Columbia University, 1986
million dollar projects such as the adaptive use of Kansas
City's Union Station and more intricate conservation work Master of Architecture, Columbia Univer-
associated with the preservation of historic murals at Fair Park sity, 1986
in Dallas. She has designed additions for the Department of Bachelor of Environmental Design, Texas
the Interior Building in Washington DC as well as for smaller A &M University, 1981
residential structures such as Paigebrooke Farm. Her strength
is in finding a balance between the conservation of historic Masonry Conservation Certificate, RE-
resources and modern -day safety, function and aesthetic goals STORE, 1990
for the continued use of historic buildings. She currently
serves a Treasurer of the Association for Preservation Tech- Work History
nology International and as Chair of the Historic Resources David Smotrich & Partners
Committee of the Dallas Chapter of the AIA. She has prac- Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, PC
ticed in New York and in Washington, DC prior to moving to ARCHITEXAS
Dallas in 1997. The interpretation of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior's Standards - a philosophical basis for historic preserva- Boards and Commissions
tion - has been a career -long focus that is further developed
with each project. Association for Preservation Technology
International (APT) Board of Directors,
Ms. McCoy has nine years of experience on multiple projects Treasurer 2005 — present
with the City of Dallas as well as experience with other mu- City of Dallas Landmark Commission, CBD
nicipalities that include: and Fair Park Task Force, 1 997—present
Dallas, Park and Recreation Dept. American Institute of Architects member
Dallas, Public Works since 1990; Vice President, Dallas Chapter,
Dallas, Planning Dept. /Development Services 2001, Chair HRC, 2002 — present
Grand Prairie Texas A &M University Center for Heritage
Waxahachie Conservation Center Fellow, 1998– present;
Granbury Chair, Advisory Council, 2000 -2002
Bonham Dallas Arboretum, Construction and Design
New York City
Review Committee, 2007 - present
City of Dallas International Existing Building
Code Task Force, 2003
Preservation Dallas Board of Directors, Sec -
retary 1998 -2004
Oak Cliff Foundation Board of Directors,
Texas Theatre Committee, 2001 -2004
Registration
Texas License No. 17785
New York License No. 021089 -1
NCARB Certificate No. 54,959
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Selective Publications, Lectures and Exhibitions
"The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Preservation Criteria ", for the City of Dallas Landmark Commission
Training Program, 1998, 2001 - 2006
"A Monumental Mural Challenge - Protecting Outdoor Painted Works ", presented to the Association for Preservation
Technology International, Atlanta, GA , 2006.
Visiting Lecturer, Texas A &M University, College of Architecture, Historic Preservation Coursework, 1998 -
2006
"Mothballing and Moving Historic Structures ", Preservation Texas Symposium, 2004
"The ADA and the Texas Accessibility Standards for Historic Structures ", State Organization of Landmark Preservation
Commissions, 2002
Centennial Building Rehabilitation, online profile for National Park Service, 2002
"Tenth Street Historic District - Past and Future," to the community; Program Chair, Historic Resources Committee
of Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 2002
Faded Glory — the Art of Fair Park., Texas Architect magazine, 2001
"Fair Park: the Protection of Outdoor Murals," presented to the American Institute for the Conservation of Artistic
and Historic Works /Museum Symposium, Dallas, 2000
Roundtable Series on "Preservation in Affordable Neighborhoods" and "Design in Historic Contexts," Program Chair for
Preservation Dallas, 1999.
"Careers in Historic Preservation" for Texas A &M Historic Resources Imaging Laboratory Symposium, 1999
"House Moving," Speaker and Host for Oak Cliff Restoration Workshop series, 1999
"Interpreting the Secretary's Standards" Symposium for the New York Chapter of the AIA, Program Chair, 1997
Governors Island Design Competition, Preservation and Urbanism Committee of the Municipal Arts Society, for the
Van Alien Institute; exhibited and published entry, 1997
New York Civic Center Exhibit exhibition design and content development, Preservation and Urbanism Com-
mittee, Municipal Arts Society, New York, 1996 exhibit and publication.
Roundtable Series Moderator, Preservation and Government, Preservation and Urbanism Committee, Municipal
Arts Society, 1996
"The U. S. Custom House: Fine Art Conservation Procurement," presented to the Association of Preservation Technol-
ogy International, Washington DC, 1995
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