Burlington history

Ron Wanamaker and Liisa Reimann Rivera gear up for the 2018 Annual Burlington Homes Tour. This year’s tour features an eclectic mix of Burlington’s historic homes and out-buildings. The tour is self-guided with the help of numerous volunteers from the community.

The Homes Tour is Preservation Burlington’s biggest fundraising event. Proceeds from the tour go towards the organization’s many other educational programs. Tickets are available at the Flynn Center Box Office (www.flynntix.org).

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Burlington Community and Economic Development Office Director Noelle McKay discusses the organization's work with Preservation Burlington on The Neighborhood Project.

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Liisa Reimann and Ron Wanamaker welcome Burlington Ward 8 City Councilor Adam Roof to outline the city's and allied groups' exciting "Neighborhood Project" focusing on livability issues.

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For more information on The Neighborhood Project visit burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/The-Neighborhood-Project.

Liisa and Ron sit down with Jim Holway, James Lockridge, and David Shein, passionate advocates for the preservation of the historic Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. They discuss challenges and opportunities associated with preserving this nearly century-old landmark.

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Liisa Reimann Rivera - Originally from England, Liisa has lived in Burlington since 2006. She earned her Master's in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont and is a principal with Blue Brick Preservation. Liisa lives in a 1954 ranch house, whose historic wooden windows she thinks are of a genius design seldom seen since, in Burlington's New North End. Liisa's passions include historic industrial buildings, firehouses and little-known builder-architects of the vernacular landscape.

Ron Wanamaker - Ron has been a member of the Board since 2007 and has served as Vice President and President. A passionate preservationist, he continues to serve on the Education Committee for Preservation Burlington and is also a member of Burlington’s Design Advisory Board. A contractor since 1988, he has lived and worked in Burlington since 1998 and managed Wanamaker Restoration as well as Champlain Valley Millworks.