Principals & Associates

Our Principals and Associates include Historic Preservation Specialists, Architectural and Industrial Historians, Architectural Photographers, Professional Engineers, Historical Architects.





Richard M. Casella. President, Principal Architectural & Engineering Historian. Mr. Casella has a MS degree in Historic Preservation and 25 years of experience in the field. As a private consultant and employee of several prominent engineering, architectural, and cultural resource consulting firms, he has completed more than 150 historic preservation projects in 23 states. With additional education and training in science and technology, he specializes in engineering, industrial and maritime historic resources. rcasella@historicdoc.com






Rosin Preservation, LLC. Associated Firm. Rosin Preservation provides comprehensive services in the areas of historic preservation planning and cultural resource management to individual, civic, corporate, and government clients. Under the direction of company founder Elizabeth Rosin, the firm assists clients in preserving historic properties, in complying with cultural resource regulations, and in capitalizing on the economic benefits of historic preservation. Ms. Rosin has a MS in Historic Preservation and 17 years experience in the field. See Firm Overview and visit www.rosinpreservation.com






Rob Tucher Photographic Documentation.
Associate, Principal Photographer.
A professional photographer since 1979, Mr. Tucher specializes in large-format archival photography of historic buildings and structures. His work includes many of America's most important resources including the White House, USS Nautilus, Big Inch Pipeline, and dozens of major factories, military bases and bridges. In addition to degrees in Communications and Historic Preservation, he has worked and studied under major figures in his field including Ansel Adams and George Tice. Visit www.tucherphoto.com; rtucher@historicdoc.com






Philip E. Pendleton. Associate, Senior Historian & Architectural Historian. Mr. Pendleton extends HDC's capabilities with specialized research & writing expertise in the areas of battlefields & military history, rural landscapes, vernacular architecture, early communities and milling industries. His book Oley Valley Heritage: The Colonial Years 1700-1775 (1995), won the Best Local History Book award from both the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations and the American Association for State and Local History. His HABS documentation of Clifton Farm at Monocacy National Battlefield [MD] is an instructive example in the HABS Historian’s Guidelines. He has a MA in History, post-graduate studies in historic preservation and architectural history, and extensive public & private project experience. As vice-chair of the Oley [PA] Historic Architectural Review Board, he is conversant with the guidelines and review process of regulated local historic districts. ppendleton@historicdoc.com






Craig S. Adams.  Associate, Principal Architectural Historian. Mr. Adams has a MS in Historic Preservation and 24 years experience in Historic Preservation projects, primarily in the areas of adaptive reuse, restoration, maritime resources and preservation marketing and development. His work has included major waterfront developments in Vermont and New York, including New York Docks Department Pier A, the 1884 engineering landmark at the tip of Manhattan. cadams@historicdoc.com






The Preservation Partnership.
Associated Firm. Maximillian Ferro needs no introduction to historic preservation professionals. He founded The Preservation Partnership in 1977 and has established himself as one of the leading Preservation Architects and Educators in the country. Many professionals in the field of Architectural Conservation have studied under Max, heard his lectures or been associated in some way with his many award-winning restoration & adaptive reuse projects. For more information: Max Ferro Bio; Firm Overview; Historic Preservation Projects; Email Max Ferro






Pare Corporation. Associated Firm. Established in 1970, Pare Corporation (PARE) is one of the leading engineering consulting firms in Southern New England. The firm is comprised of more than seventy engineers, planners & scientists specializing in the areas of site/civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, waterfront & marine, transportation, land development, and facilities maintenance. The firm serves all of New England and the Northeastern United States from offices in Lincoln, RI, and Foxboro, MA. Please visit Pare's website at www.parecorp.com for additional information.





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