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Faculty

Christopher W. Closs

Graduate Adjunct Faculty
Heritage Studies and Social Science
College of Graduate Studies

Contact phone number: (603) 746-4789
e-mail: cwcloss@plymouth.edu

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Profile

Christoher Closs has served as founder and Principal for Christopher W. Closs and Company, a preservation planning and community development consulting firm serving municipal, institutional and commercial clients throughout the Northeast.

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Degrees and Education

• M.S. in historic preservation, University of Vermont, 1977
• M.S. in natural resource planning, University of Vermont, 1976
• B.A. in european history, Boston University, 1970

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Research Interests

• Preservation development dynamics in small communities
• Creating and preserving affordable housing in historic downtown districts
• Heritage Tourism economies in the Caribbean Region
• Integrating preservation planning and sustainability

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Recent Publications

• Preserving Large Estates. Information Series #34 pub: National Trust for Hist. Pres.
• Repairing and Upgrading Multi-Light Wooden Mill Windows. Pres. Tech. Note#16, pub: NPS
• Penstocks, Picker Houses & Profit: The Mill as Modern Habitat. pub: Hist. Pres. Ed. Fndtn.

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Professional Experience

• Community Preservation Planning and Development Consultant, 1979-present
• Interim Director, Manchester (NH) Historic Association, 1997-1998
• Preservation Planner, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1977-1979

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Associations, Boards and Committees

• NH Housing and Conservation Planning Advisory Board
• NH Main Street Center
• NH State Historic Resources Council
• Manchester Historic Association
• Southern NH Regional Planning Commission
• Concord, NH Heritage Commission
• Concord YMCA
• NH Civic Center Commission