Detroit students get hands-on experience restoring historic home
Detroit High School students from A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical Center are putting their knowledge of construction to work by restoring a house at Historic Fort Wayne.
Detroit High School students from A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical Center are putting their knowledge of construction to work by restoring a house at Historic Fort Wayne.
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Now that old, empty buildings in downtown Detroit are being renovated into lofts, the project is the kind that could help the students learn restoration skills for good-paying jobs, while bringing luster back to landmarks and historic buildings. …
The 8-week project, called Preservation Field Study: Building Arts Lab, is funded by a $28,000 grant from the state’s Historic Preservation Office.
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