Rolf Preservation Works, LLC

07/20/2022

Thanks for hosting RPW, New Orleans Real Estate Investors Association! James Rolf will be presenting on Historic Tax Credits tomorrow evening. Don't miss it!

A very informative discussion on HISTORIC TAX CREDITS by James Rolf. Can't miss this meeting!

05/17/2022

Tomorrow morning, Algiers Economic Development Foundation - AEDF is hosting a free dynamic virtual conversation about the available opportunities in for development in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans.
Moderated by AEDF's Executive Director Kelsey Foster, this webinar will give an overview of the Algiers commercial property landscape, available resources to support exciting projects, and an intro to next steps for landing available tax incentives and grant funding.
Our panel discussion will feature Brownfield program experts Jennifer Schatzle and Rebecca Otte of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, economic development tax credit expert Steve Baham of Louisiana Economic Development , and historic tax credit specialist James Rolf of Rolf Preservation Works, LLC.

05/07/2022

National Trust for Historic Preservation has listed its 35th annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

More than 300 places have been listed since 1988, and fewer than 5 percent of listed sites have been lost.

Did the Trust miss anything?

The 2022 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places helps tell the full American story. Learn more about the threats facing these irreplaceable sites.

05/05/2022

Before and after shots of the Downtown West Monroe city officials testing Christmas lights on Natchitoches Street.

Rolf Preservation Works provides historic tax credit and historic preservation consulting services from the Gulf South to the West Coast.

05/03/2022

Joseph A. Biedenharn, the first bottler of Coca-Cola, built his home in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1914. Today, The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens of Monroe historic house museum includes rooms decorated by his daughter Emy-Lou Biedenharn, a renowned opera singer during the pre-World War II, the Coca-Cola Museum, and the ELSong Gardens (Emy-Lou’s song).

The gardens are designed as an English walled garden, developed by Emy-Lou Biedenharn upon her return to Monroe. There is over an acre of terraces, fountains, formal plantings, and statues, amid French iron grillwork, and tailored boxwood walkways. There are several thematic settings including the Four Seasons Garden, Oriental Garden, and Musical Grotto. The iconic Wagnerian Fountain is located on the north end of the Ballet Lawn.

Rolf Preservation Works provides historic tax credit and historic preservation consulting services from the Gulf South to the West Coast.

https://www.rolfpreservationworks.com/

05/03/2022

Sometimes you have to indulge in a post-conference snack.

Rolf Preservation Works provides historic tax credit and historic preservation consulting services from the Gulf South to the West Coast.

05/02/2022

Our unexpected detour in Winnsboro was not the only surprise. We met some of the neighbors while strolling through the gardens.

Rolf Preservation Works provides historic tax credit and historic preservation consulting services from the Gulf South to the West Coast.

https://www.rolfpreservationworks.com/

05/01/2022

It was an honor to sponsor the Investors Breakfast at the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation conference last week at the Cooley House in Monroe.

The Cooley House is believed to be the only Prairie-style house in Louisiana and the only one in the South by international architect Walter Burley Griffin. The City of Monroe and the Cooley House Foundation are working together to restore the Cooley House. You can find out more at https://cooleyhouse.org.

Rolf Preservation Works provides historic tax credit and historic preservation consulting services from the Gulf South to the West Coast.

https://www.rolfpreservationworks.com/

04/26/2022

Last of the camellia blooms for this season. We saw this unusual variety on a tour at Longue Vue House and Gardens.

The camellia japonica "Pink Perfection" dates back to the Victorian era and has formal double (the name of the overlapping petal formation), medium-sized flowers. They bloom January through May, so you might see this distinct camellia for a few more weeks in Louisiana!

Rolf Preservation Works provides historic tax credit and historic preservation consulting services from the Gulf South to the West Coast.

04/22/2022

“The average historic house that was retained rather than razed reduced the impact on the landfill by 116.6 tons.” - Donovan Rypkema

What would happen if Earth Day and Historic Preservation month got all tangled up and worked together? It might just create a new, more powerful movement!