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Overview Wise Preservation Planning LLC provides training to municipal entities such as Historical Commissions and HARBs; we also give presentations to historical organizations. Most presentations were developed to help members of HARBs or historical commissions meet annual continuing education requirements. Some presentations were developed for organizations such as the Chester County Historic Preservation Network, the Delaware County Heritage Commission, or the Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust.   Our PowerPoint presentations have been developed on topics of general historic preservation topics and specific presentations on the history of architecture. We have also taught historic preservation classes at the college level (and at an elementary school) and to attorneys meeting their CE requirements. Our latest presentation covers the history of barns in Chester County. Our most popular presentation is Chester County Residential Architecture, which documents the changing styles of domestic architecture from the late 1600s to the early 20th century.   List of Currently Available Wise Presentations Historic Preservation 101 Planning for Preservation Introduction to the National Register Introduction to Impact Studies Historic Surveys and Inventories Historic Preservation and Land Conservation Integrating Historic Preservation & Land Conservation with Easements and Acquisitions - A guide to planning for the open space surrounding historic buildings Historic Property Research: The Paper Trail Chester County Residential Architecture 19th Century Chester County Residential Architecture Evolution of Barns in Chester County Colonial American Religious Architecture Architecture of Quaker Meeting Houses 1670-2000 Baptist Religious Architecture 1650-1900