David Arbogast

Education:

• Dubuque Senior High School Graduated, 1969
• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
  - Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, 1973
  - Iowa State Scholar
• Columbia University, New York, New York
  - Master of Science in Restoration, 1974
  - Recipient of Mortimer Hirsch Award

Experience:

• Summer, 1972, Draftsman
  - Historic American Engineering Record, Indiana Team, Muncie, Indiana
• Summer, 1974, Architectural Historian
  - Historic American Buildings Survey, Louisville, Kentucky Team
• 1975-1977, Historical Architect
  - National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, Omaha, Nebraska
• 1977-1978, Historical Architect
  - National Park Service, North Atlantic Regional Office, Boston, Massachusetts
• 1977-1978, Instructor in Historic Preservation
  - Boston Architectural Center, Boston, Massachusetts
• 1978-1982, Historical Architect
  - National Park Service, Denver Service Center, Denver, Colorado
• 1982-1983, Architectural Conservator
  - Wehner, Nowysz, Pattschull & Pfiffner, PC, Iowa City, Iowa
• 1983-2005, Architectural Conservator
  - Private Practice, Iowa City, Iowa
• 2005-Present, Architectural Conservator
  - Private Practice, Davenport, Iowa

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Projects: To view major projects

Publications:

Technical Fabric Analyses

• Arlington House, Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
• Brucemore, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Russian Bishop's House, Sitka National Historic Park, Sitka, Alaska
• Old Courthouse, Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith, Arkansas
• McAllister House, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Seven Buildings, Galveston, Texas
• Bingham-Waggoner Estate, Independence, Missouri
• Vaile Mansion, Independence, Missouri
• Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas
• General Land Office Building of 1858, Austin, Texas
• Au Sable Lighthouse, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
• Raspberry Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
• Birthplace Cottage, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa
• Arnold House, Sprigg House, Dubois House, Corneau House, Stuve House, Lincoln House Privy, Beedle House, Lyon House, Shutt House, and Morse House; Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois
• William Jennings Bryan Home, Lincoln, Nebraska
• San Antonio City Council Chamber, San Antonio, Texas
• Murrell House National Historic Landmark, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
• Fort Gibson State Historic Site, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
• Fort Riley, Kansas - St. Mary’s Chapel, Custer House, Veterinarian Facility, Cavalry Stable, and Custer Hall
• Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, Lamar, Missouri
• Hunter-Dawson Home State Historic Site, New Madrid, Missouri
• Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site, Sedalia, Missouri

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Historic Structures Reports

• Aspet, Little Studio, Ravine Studio, Carriage House, New Gallery, Caretaker's Cottage, Blow-Me-Down Mill, and Temple Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, New Hampshire
• The Oaks, Grey Columns, and George Washington Carver Museum Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee, Alabama
• The Palmer Mansion, Palmer Chiropractic University, Davenport, Iowa

Public Relations:

• Guest Lecturer, Museum Conservation Course, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1985 - 2000
• Scientific Paint Analysis, About Your House With Bob Yapp, Public Broadcasting System, 1999
• Paint and Mortar Lectures, Old-House Society Fair, Bloomington, Illinois, September 9, 2000
• Paint and Mortar Lectures, Quincy Preservation Expo, Quincy. Illinois, September 22, 2001
• Paint Lecture, Old-House Society Fair, Bloomington, Illinois, October 20, 2001
• Paint Lecture, Old-House Society Fair, Bloomington, Illinois, September 13, 2002
• Paint and Mortar Lectures, Missouri Historic Preservation Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, April 5-7, 2002
• Paint Lecture, Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, Kentucky, September 16, 2002
• Paint Lecture, Friends of Preservation, Iowa City, Iowa, January 25. 2009
• Historic Paint Analysis Class, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service, Natchitoches, Louisiana, May 7 - 9, 2013
• Instructor, Historic Paint Analysis, The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies, Mount Carroll, Illinois, 2003 - Present

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