Why Old Places Matter: Roundtable Session

Tom Mayes has written and spoken widely on why old places matter to people, as well as preservation easements, shipwreck protection, historic house museums, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and preservation public policy. A lifelong preservationist, Tom has extensive knowledge of the preservation policy landscape in the United States, and also offers expertise on the topic of urban heritage. For many years, he taught historic preservation law at the University of Maryland Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. In 2013, Tom received the National Endowment for the Arts Rome Prize in Historic Preservation and wrote a series of essays titled Why Old Places Matter.