Join us for the Old House Care Workshops 2026!

WMAN's Historic Preservation Initiative champions the economic, environmental, and community benefits of saving our historic places. Learn about common house care topics focused on windows and painting through this three part workshop series.

Online registration recommended as space is limited.
*No one turned away for lack of funds - email wmanhpi@gmail.com.

Workshops and dates:

Intro to Window Repair (Lecture Demonstration)

Tuesday May 26th, 2026 | 6:30pm-8:00pm
Ray Tschoepe and Andrew Staples
Learn about window anatomy, repairing rotted wood, glass replacement, reglazing, and sash repair.

Hands-On Window Reglazing

SOLD OUT! Email wmanhpi@gmail.com to get on the waitlist. If there is enough interest we will open a 2nd class.
Tuesday June 2nd, 2026 | 6:30pm-8:00pm
Amy Ricci
After reviewing the types and components of historic windows, get hands-on with the glass cutting and putty work needed for reglazing windows.

Interior/Exterior Historic Painting Dos and Don’ts!

Tuesday June 9th, 2026 | 6:30pm-8:00pm
Tom Heiler
This presentation will cover common problem areas like dealing with exposed wood, cracks in stucco, and generally what to look for and how to make repairs.

Location:

All workshops take place at

Cliveden of the National Trust
98 East Cliveden Street
Philadelphia PA, 19119

Head to the Carriage House at Morton and Cliveden Streets.

Instructors:

Ray Tschoepe

Ray earned his master’s in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania and has worked in the field for more than 30 years – first as an independent restoration contractor and then as Director of Conservation at the Fairmount Park Conservancy. There, Ray and his staff worked to conserve about 20 eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings. Since 2000, Ray has also taught a core course in Building Conservation in the historic preservation program at Bucks County Community College. He is also a regular contributor to Old House Journal.

Andrew Staples

Andrew is the Conservation Supervisor at the Fairmount Park Conservancy. Prior to joining the Conservancy, he spent five years working as a contractor in his father's plumbing and heating business. Having been brought up around the trades, he developed an interest in the history and development of construction techniques and technologies.  Andrew holds an MA in Archaeology of Buildings from the University of York in the UK.

Amy Ricci

Amy is the Executive Director of Newlin Grist Mill in Concord Township, and previously the Executive Director of historic RittenhouseTown. She has also served as the director of preservation services at the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and serves on the boards of Historic Germantown and the Abington Arts Center.

Tom Heiler

Tom grew up in Philadelphia and learned the painting trade from his father at a young age. He graduated from Temple University where he went through an entrepreneurship program and founded Heiler Painting in 2012. Since then, the company has grown to 80 employees and places a high value on customer service with one-of-a-kind experiences from start to finish on every project.