by Lisa Schauer
Hundreds of preservationists and other enthusiasts of historic buildings attended the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia’s annual conference last week, held in Morgan County for the first time in the organization’s 44-year history. The conference was headquartered at Cacapon State Park but brought participants into downtown Berkeley Springs for historic tours and workshops over three days.
An underlying theme of the conference was admiration for imperfect beauty, known in Japan as wabi-sabi.
