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Across the country, an overwhelming backlog of historic properties — in national parks as well as those held by nonprofit and private organizations — are in disrepair. Meanwhile, the preservation field has faced an increasing skills gap, as craftspeople traditionally trained in such trades as woodworking and masonry have retired and fewer people have entered the profession since building technology and manufacturing became heavily automated during World War II.

Aug. 21, 1942–June 15, 2025 Jane Lagoudis Pinchin, whose legacy as a teacher-scholar and administrative leader touches nearly every aspect…