Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation welcomes two new members

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation recently honored two retiring members for their service and also appointed two new board members at its annual meeting held in October 2024.

The October meeting marked the end of terms for John Martin and James Wolfe. Martin served on the board for a total of seven years (with a brief break in between terms), with turns as vice chair and chair. Martin served on the board as a professional member, sharing his knowledge and experience as an archaeologist. Wolfe served on the board from 2019 through 2024 as a citizen member, bringing to the board his knowledge and experience in local history.

Newly appointed members to the board include Andrea Anderson and Carol Quigley. Anderson and Quigley join six other board members in addition to Martin and Wolfe.

Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and history from the University of Delaware and a master’s in anthropology from Binghamton University. She currently serves as the laboratory coordinator for the University of Delaware’s Anthropology Department. Anderson will serve as a qualified professional member on the board.

Quigley, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, is responsible for managing historic building rehabilitations and adaptive reuse projects at Frens & Frens Historic Restoration Studio. Quigley also will serve as a qualified professional member on the board.

The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation serves as an advisory body to the State Historic Preservation Officer, the state official who has been appointed by the governor to oversee and implement the state’s preservation policies in accordance with federal standards. State review boards were created to function primarily as professional bodies that can objectively evaluate the historic significance of properties and provide professional advice on historic preservation matters. In order to accomplish this, a majority of the members must meet minimum professional requirements established in regulation by the National Park Service and represent certain professional disciplines established by the National Historic Preservation Act.

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