Professional Profile

Caitlin Hibma
Historical Resources Consultant who  meets and exceeds the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards. Extensive background in research, writing, and project management; has lead Historic Resource Survey and Context Statement projects, conducted numerous historic resource evaluations, and successfully nominated multiple properties to the National Register of Historic Places. Serves the community as Historic Preservation Commissioner and Secretary of a local historical association.
EXPERIENCE

Principal / Architectural Historian                                                                       June 2010 - Present
Left Coast Architectural History; San Francisco, California
  • Independent consultant completing historic resource evaluations and other preservation planning projects throughout the Bay Area.
  • Noteworthy projects: Alf's Blacksmith Shop National Register nomination (January 2025).

Architectural Historian / Senior Project Manager                              March 2007 – June 2010
Page & Turnbull, Inc.; San Francisco, California
  • Senior Project Manager for firm's Cultural Resources Studio; responsible for management of own and others' project work, budgeting and invoicing, studio staffing and project assignments, review and quality control of deliverables, proposal writing and business development.
  • Noteworthy projects: Heritage Napa Historic Resource Surveys & Context Statements, San Francisco Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan, One Kearny National Register Nomination & Historic Preservation Certification (Listed January 2014), Roos House National Register nomination (Listed October 2009), New Monterey Historic Resources Survey & Context Statement.

Architectural Historian                                                                              January 2006 – March 2007
Carey & Company, Inc.; San Francisco, California
  • Performed project work, including historic resource evaluations, survey and inventory projects, and cultural resources components for EIRs.
  • Noteworthy Projects: San Jose Japantown Historic Survey & Context Statement, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Project EIRs, Colombo Building National Register Nomination (Listed January 2008 ), Unincorporated Alameda County Historic Resources Survey & Context Statement.

Preservation Consultant                                                                 September 2003 – December 2005
Historic Preservation Northwest; Albany, Oregon
  • Performed survey and evaluation of historic properties for Section 106/FCC Programmatic Agreement applications, and contributed to historic resources surveys and context statements.
  • Noteworthy Projects: Forest Grove Historic Resources Survey, Benton County Barns Survey, River Road Historic Resources Survey & Context Statement.

Preservation Consultant                                                                     November 2004 – October 2005
Independent Consultant; Eugene, Oregon
  • Completed National Register nominations, State Special Assessment and Federal Historic Preservation Certification applications for McCracken Brothers Motor Freight Warehouse, Eugene, OR. (Listed September 2005) and Marx-Shafers House, Eugene, OR. (Listed August 2006)

SKILLS

  • Site visits and photographic documentation
  • Archival research methods and familiarity with online and local repositories
  • Report and inventory form preparation (including California DPR 523 forms)
  • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis, including California Register of Historical Places significance and integrity evaluation
  • National Register of Historic Places significance and integrity evaluation
  • Application of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
  • Project management
  • Client relations and collaboration with local government entities, the State Office of Historic Preservation, special interest organizations, consultants and the public
  • Presentation at community workshops, symposiums, conferences, and local preservation commission, planning commission and State Historical Resources Commission hearings.
  • Experience with a variety of project types, including historic resource evaluations, Federal Historic Preservation Certification applications, HABS documentation, National and California Register nominations, Secretary of the Interior's Standards analyses, Environmental Impact Reports and Section 106 reports, design guidelines, historic resources surveys, historic context statements, Traditional Cultural Properties studies, and historic district eligibility evaluations.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Historic Preservation, September 2004
University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon
Thesis: The Vernacular Significance of Monterey Colonial Style Architecture

Bachelor of Arts in Art History, May 2002
Randolph Macon Woman's College (Randolph College); Lynchburg, Virginia
Senior Paper: The Architectural History of the Randolph Macon Woman's College Campus

Study Abroad, August 2000 – July 2001
University of Reading; Reading, England.
Academic emphasis on British architectural history

ORGANIZATIONS

City of Richmond Historic Preservation Commission
     Vice-Chair

Point Richmond History Association
     Board Secretary, newsletter contributor

Richmond Museum of History
     Member, special projects contributor

Daggett Historical Society
     Member, special projects contributor

Contra Costa County Historical Society
     Member

San Francisco Heritage
     Member

California Preservation Foundation
     Member