Diana Wellman - Preservation Professional
Cncl. Dennis Wilcox, Mayor Ed Kelley, Cncl. Bonnie Caplan, Diana Wellman, Cncl. Mark Tumeo, Mazie Adams, Diana Woodbridge
Inglewood Historic District Celebration photo by Ted Woodbridge
Diana graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio University in 1995 before switching to building preservation. She received an Associates Degree in Building Preservation and Restoration in 1997 from Belmont College and Masters of Urban Studies from Cleveland State University in 1999. She is a qualified Historic Preservation Professional and listed on the Ohio Historic Preservation Office’s registry of consultants pertaining to 48 FR 44716 of the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation. She worked on the Millennium Project in New York for Columbia Gas in 1997 as an Architectural Historian team member for Gray and Pape, Inc. In January of 1998 she joined Sandvick Architects, a leading national architectural firm specializing in Historic Preservation, as a Preservation Specialist.
While at Sandvick, Diana authored over twenty National Register Nominations, including the Euclid Avenue Historic District and Boundary Increase, Cleveland, Ohio in 2002/2006. Diana worked on more than forty successful tax credit projects, many of which received both National and local awards. Before leaving Sandvick, she worked on the Akron Post Office, Akron, Ohio which received the Cleveland Restoration Society/AIA Cleveland 2008 Preservation Award. The building, originally designed by James A. Wetmore, was converted to house new offices for SUMMA Health Care Systems. The $10 million construction project involved rehabilitating the 67,000 sq ft interior, preservation of the historic lobby, exterior masonry repair, window restoration, and rebuilding of a limestone elevation where an unsympathetic addition had been removed.
In 2009 she wrote the National Register Nomination for the Inglewood Historic District in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The 1920 neighborhood is one of the last subdivisions created by the Van Sweringen brothers before they changed their focus to the acquisition of railway companies. Her work on the nomination was acknowledged by Cleveland Heights city council and Landmarks Commission with the 2009 Community Improvement Award for Historic Preservation.
During her fifteen years in the field of preservation, Diana has worked with State Preservation Offices in Ohio, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. She has worked with several federal and state agencies including the National Parks Service, Historic America Engineering Record, Federal Communication Commission, Federal Highway Administration, Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. She has worked on multi-million dollar projects including buildings destined for demolition, and through project guidance and team work, helped to produce award winning preservation projects. Her ability to coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies along with her thorough understanding of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation have proven to be her strongest assets. Her love for historic resources has led to a successful and fulfilling career in preservation.
While at Sandvick, Diana authored over twenty National Register Nominations, including the Euclid Avenue Historic District and Boundary Increase, Cleveland, Ohio in 2002/2006. Diana worked on more than forty successful tax credit projects, many of which received both National and local awards. Before leaving Sandvick, she worked on the Akron Post Office, Akron, Ohio which received the Cleveland Restoration Society/AIA Cleveland 2008 Preservation Award. The building, originally designed by James A. Wetmore, was converted to house new offices for SUMMA Health Care Systems. The $10 million construction project involved rehabilitating the 67,000 sq ft interior, preservation of the historic lobby, exterior masonry repair, window restoration, and rebuilding of a limestone elevation where an unsympathetic addition had been removed.
In 2009 she wrote the National Register Nomination for the Inglewood Historic District in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The 1920 neighborhood is one of the last subdivisions created by the Van Sweringen brothers before they changed their focus to the acquisition of railway companies. Her work on the nomination was acknowledged by Cleveland Heights city council and Landmarks Commission with the 2009 Community Improvement Award for Historic Preservation.
During her fifteen years in the field of preservation, Diana has worked with State Preservation Offices in Ohio, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. She has worked with several federal and state agencies including the National Parks Service, Historic America Engineering Record, Federal Communication Commission, Federal Highway Administration, Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. She has worked on multi-million dollar projects including buildings destined for demolition, and through project guidance and team work, helped to produce award winning preservation projects. Her ability to coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies along with her thorough understanding of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation have proven to be her strongest assets. Her love for historic resources has led to a successful and fulfilling career in preservation.
