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\nNew Jersey has a long and varied architectural history\, re flecting the presence of different settlement groups as well as the change s in building technology over time. This fast and fun lecture highlights b uildings of the 17th\, 18th\, 19th\, 20th\, and 21st \;centuries throu ghout New Jersey. \; \; \;
\nJanet W. Foster is an arch itectural historian and historic preservation consultant with over 30 year s of experience with New Jersey&rsquo\;s buildings. She studied at the Col umbia University Historic Preservation Program\, and then founded Acroteri on\, a preservation consulting firm\, in 1983. At Acroterion\, she had the opportunity to study hundreds of buildings in New Jersey\, New York and P ennsylvania through preparation of National Register nominations\, Histori c Structures Reports\, historic buildings surveys\, and other projects.&nb sp\; \;
\nMs. Foster is a noted teacher and lecturer on historic architecture. She helped to develop the curriculum at the Drew University Continuing Education Program in Historic Preservation. From 2002 through 2012\, Janet W. Foster worked for Columbia University&rsquo\;s Graduate Sc hool of Architecture\, Planning &\; Preservation as Associate Director for the Urban Planning &\; Historic Preservation Programs. She continue s an association with the university as an adjunct professor in the Histor ic Preservation Program.
\nShe has published numerous articles and b ooks focused on New Jersey architecture\, among them\, Legacy Through the Lens: Mendham&rsquo\;s Architecture (1986)\, Building By the Book: Pattern -book Architecture in New Jersey (1992\, Rutgers University Press)\, and T he Queen Anne House: America&rsquo\;s Victorian Vernacular (2006\, Abrams Publishing).
\nMs. Foster lives in Madison\, New Jersey\, with her h usband\, in a Queen Anne style house they restored. She currently serves o n the New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites\, and she has a gub ernatorial appointment to the board of the New Jersey Historic Trust\, whe re she is currently serving as the Chair of the Grants &\; Loans Commit tee.
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