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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
Planning er Development Services
December 6, 2004
David G. Woodcock, FAIA
Professor of Architecture
3137 TAMU
College of Architecture
Texas A &M University
College Station, TX 77843 -3137
Dear Dr. Woodcock:
The City of College Station commends you and your Introduction to Historic
Preservation (ARCH 446) class for the excellent research and reporting skills
demonstrated during the recent historic preservation class project.
Thank you for collaborating with City staff in offering your students a class project that
not only broadened your students understanding of historic preservation, but also
furthered the City's initiative to document pertinent information regarding College
Station's oldest structures. The students' reports on eleven (11) of College Station's
historic homes and churches will serve to teach us of our community's formative years.
These reports will be digitally scanned into the City's Project HOLD: Historic Online
Library Database, which is available for viewing on the City's web site www.cstx.gov.
The City of College Station cherishes its relationship with Texas A &M University faculty
and students. When students complete professional projects that contribute to our
community's goals and objectives, it serves to give us assurance that the students of
today will contribute brilliantly to our future.
Thank you for your commitment to the students of Texas A &M University and to the
community of College Station.
Yours sincerely,
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Ron Silvia Katie Elrod
Mayor Neighborhood Services
cc: J. Thomas Regan, Dean of Architecture and Phillip Tabb, Ph D AIA
P.O. BOX 9960 • 1101 TEXAS AVENUE
COLLEGE STATION • TEXAS • 77842
979.764.3570
www.cstx.gov
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10 December 2004
The Honorable Ron Silvia, Mayor
City of College Station
P.O. Box 9960
College Station, TX 77842
Dear Mayor Silvia,
Thank you for your very gracious letter concerning the work of the ARCH 446
Introduction to Historic Preservation class, and the kind reception you and the members
of Council gave to us at the meeting on 9 December 2004. I will be sure to share both
with the entire class.
I would like to acknowledge the work of Ms. Katie Elrod who gave another outstanding
lecture to the class on the role of local government in preservation planning, and returned
for a second class period to present the HOLD program and prepare the students to
undertake the work with building owners. The advance planning that goes into this
project is extraordinary, and Katie, with Staff Planner Lindsay Boyer and Intern Elizabeth
Spring have earned my lasting respect and appreciation. They demonstrate city service at
its best.
There are too few opportunities for genuine town and gown interaction, and I feel
fortunate to teach in field where this is a natural, and mutually beneficial component. I
have heard for students in previous classes who note this project as a turning point of
their understanding of local government, and the value of community service.
Please share my gratitude with the members of Council.
Sincerely,
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David G. Woodcock, FAIA, FSA, FAPT
Professor
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