The Gables and Climate Change: What’s Next?
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Date: June 13, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Join Gables’ Director of Preservation and Maintenance, Paul Wright, and Collections Manager, Susan Baker as we welcome Barbara Warren, Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch, and Kara Babcock, Associate Principal at Union Studio to review some of the findings from our two-year investigation of the current and projected impacts of sea level rise, storm surges, and groundwater on the campus of The House of the Seven Gables. This research was made possible through a grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, one of the first awarded to an historic property, with the goal of providing an example for other similarly threatened sites.
Over the course of this project, The Gables partnered with Salem Sound Coast Watch, Union Studio, Horsley Witten Group, and Collins Engineers to collect data on our site, evaluate and repair coastal structures, and develop a plan to preserve The Gables and its other historic structures for generations to come. This presentation will offer a brief review of the issues identified and potential solutions to be implemented over time. Wright and Baker will provide background on why we pursued this project, Warren will speak to the sorts of climate change issues effecting the coastline including and beyond The Gables, and Babcock will present some of the Gables-specific recommendations for response and mitigation over the next 50 years.
This event is free to the public, but registration is requested.