Who We Are
Preservation Company was established in 1983 by Principal Lynne Monroe. She called the firm “Preservation Company” to reflect her desire for like-minded “company” to work with her on preservation projects.
Lynne realized her dream, and today at Preservation Company, a talented group of architectural historians and related professionals “keep company” to together find solutions to preservation issues. Over the four decades, Preservation Company developed a reputation for excellence and consistently thorough and detailed work, making it one of New Hampshire’s top preservation consulting firms. In 2022, Reagan Ruedig, a long-time employee of Preservation Company, took the lead upon Lynne’s retirement.
Preservation Company keeps a team of highly qualified architectural historians. Each team member brings a particular expertise in building conservation and documentation. Their breadth of experience allows Preservation Company to provide a range of services for small and large projects alike.
Preservation Company also has a long history of working with professionals in other disciplines. We have collaborated with leaders in the fields of historic archaeology, large format photography, graphic design, building and material conservation, and structural and historical engineering. We also work closely with local historians where their special expertise is needed. Though most of our projects are located in New Hampshire, Preservation Company has also worked in Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
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Meet the Team
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OWNER & PRINCIPAL
Reagan is Principal and Owner of Preservation Company assuming ownership from Lynne Monroe after her retirement in 2022. Reagan has extensive experience in many areas of the preservation field, including materials conservation, historic resources survey, and National Register nominations. She also has a background in ancient Mediterranean archaeology. Reagan is active in preservation and is currently a long-time member of the Portsmouth NH’s Historic District Commission and a past board member of the Portsmouth Historical Society. She received a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from The University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Art degree in Art History and Archaeology from The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.
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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
Elizabeth is an architectural historian and the most recent addition to Preservation Company. She is a New Hampshire native, who has conducted extensive research on the 20th-century Black history of the Seacoast region. Prior to joining Preservation Company, Elizabeth worked with The University of Pennsylvania and National Park Service on an African American Civil Rights cultural landscapes mapping project based in Washington, D.C. She has conducted multiple research initiatives, ranging from National Register nominations, experimental cultural landscape documentation, and historic district surveys. Elizabeth also has a background in public archaeology working on sites of enslavement in Virginia. She received a Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from The University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University.
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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
Laura is an architectural historian with over 30 years of experience studying and writing about urban and rural New England buildings and landscapes. She has prepared multiple individual, project area, and historic district area survey forms, National Register nominations, Tax Act project certification, HABS and HAER-level documentation reports, historic building assessments, historic structure reports, and signage interpretation. Laura holds a Ph.D. in American and New England Studies from Boston University, a Master of Arts in Art History from San Francisco State University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College. She is a long-time member and former board member of the Vernacular Architecture Forum. In addition, as one of the organizers of the VAF New England Chapter she served as Secretary for over ten years, and as Chapter President between 2018 and 2022.
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PROJECT MANAGER
Teresa is Preservation Company’s Production Manager and longest tenured employee joining soon after Lynne Monroe founded the company. In addition to survey and research work, she oversees all production including forms and reports, photography, and mapping. She also coordinates with engineering firms and state agencies on the production of maps for agency reviews and public hearings. Teresa received a Bachelor of Science degree from Union College. She is also a computer expert who designed the first computerized historic resources survey in the state of New Hampshire.
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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
Kari has worked for Preservation Company since 1991. She holds a Master of Arts in Preservation Studies from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with a concentration in archaeology and a minor in history from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Kari serves as senior historian on major projects, directing fieldwork and research. Over the past 30 years, she has authored more than 20 National Register of Historic Places nominations, and written New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources determinations of eligibility forms for more than 50 historic districts and at least 1,100 individual resources, as well as 18 town-wide area forms and many project area forms, in addition to historic structures reports and building assessments. She brings a New Hampshire native’s perspective, having grown up in Lee and Durham. Now a resident of York, Maine, Kari directed a townwide historic resources survey of Eliot, Maine, which culminated in a Multiple Property National Register Documentation Form. She has also coordinated local surveys as a long-time member of the York Historic District Commission.
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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
Kristen is an architectural historian who has collaborated on multiple documents and projects including historic district National Register nominations, historic building assessments, interpretive signage, and project area and architectural survey forms. Prior to joining Preservation Company, she was the Historic Stewardship Coordinator at LCHIP. Kristen received a Master of Arts degree in Historic Preservation and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Plymouth State University. She serves on the board of the New Hampshire Archaeological Society and has managed the NH State archaeological lab.
John Steinbeck
How will we know it’s us without our past?
the Grapes of Wrath
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