Spencer Preservation
Spencer Preservation is a small historic preservation consulting firm that adds value to your preservation project. Spencer’s background in architecture uniquely qualifies her as a valuable team member on historic rehabilitation projects. She also brings LEED GA Accreditation and an excellent working knowledge of the importance of economic-viability and success. Spencer Preservation is efficient, nimble, and provides the gold standard in historic preservation consulting.
Brenda Spencer has worked in the field of historic preservation and downtown revitalization for 35 years. She holds bachelor and master degrees in architecture from Kansas State University. In 1994, Spencer founded her own firm where she specializes in comprehensive historic preservation consulting services for cities, downtowns, and buildings across Kansas and surrounding states. Projects include federal and state rehabilitation tax credit applications, national register nominations, historic resource inventory surveys, determinations of eligibility, historic structures reports, and preservation-based design review and technical assistance.
She has extensive experience with the basic preservation design threshold - the U.S. Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Spencer’s vast hands-on experience in public and private historic rehabilitation projects distinguishes her as an indispensable resource for historic preservation projects. Her expertise includes but is not limited to:
An excellent working knowledge of federal and state requirements
Outstanding working relationship with Kansas State Historical Society staff
Extensive experience working with government and military officials
Proven strategies for dealing with the economic realities of implementing preservation projects
These skills and knowledge provide an unparalleled foundation for addressing client needs, regardless of the project size or scope. From her extensive work over the past three and a half decades, Spencer brings a unique understanding of what makes cities, downtowns, businesses, and rehabilitation projects successful and the importance of economic feasibility. She is a strong advocate for historic preservation as a successful economic development tool.
