Couple Rehabs Tampa Buildings, Preserves History

Sticks of Fire, a Tampa blog, features an interview with Jo-Anne Peck and Craig DeRoin, a married couple who founded Preservation Resource to rehab older properties.

The Hernando Beach-based consulting firm recently rehabbed a number of Ybor City homes as part of a Florida Department of Transportation effort to beautify the I-4 corridor.

Though many know it as an epicenter of new condo development, the Tampa Bay region has a rich and colorful history. Along with this history comes a great number of historic buildings. While some have fallen into disrepair, others, like downtown St. Petersburg's Williams and Snell Houses, have become symbols of neighborhood revival.

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