Naylor Wellman, LLC Specializes in Historic Building Preservation & Adaptive-Use

The firm was established in 2013 by Principals, Wendy Hoge Naylor and Diana Wellman, registered Preservation Consultants qualified under the Federal Historic Preservation Professional requirements as described in the United States Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR 44716).

“Preservation does not mean merely the setting aside of thousands of buildings as museum pieces. It means retaining the culturally valuable structures as useful objects: a home in which human beings live, a building in the service of some commercial purposes. Such preservation insures structural integrity, relates the preserved object to the life of people around it, and not least, it makes preservation a source of positive financial gain rather than another expense.”

– Lady Bird Johnson, With Heritage So Rich, 1966

Our Services

National Register Nominations

Federal and State Historic Tax Credit Applications

Historic Building Surveys

Historic American Building Surveys

Historic American Engineering Records

Section 106

Preservation Planning

Historic Design Guidelines

Our Results

$189M

in Federal Historic Tax Credits

$130M

in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits Across 67 Projects

53

National Register Individual Building Nominations

27

National Register Historic District Nominations

Some of Our Partnerships

  • Cross Street Partners

  • GALA School

  • Harness Collective

  • Industrial Realty Group

  • Lawrence Park Historical Society

  • Left Side Developments, LLC

  • Levin Group

  • Nuovo RE

  • Model Group

  • Sustainable Community Associates

  • Tremont West

  • Western Reserve Historical Society

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • “Naylor Wellman brings instant credibility to historic tax credit projects. Architects, contractors, investors, and lenders rely on Wendy and Diana for good reason – they are knowledgeable and well experienced in historic projects of all sizes and complexity."


    Kevin Hudson
    Director of Development, Levin Group, Inc.

    Project: Northern Ohio Blanket Mills

  • “Wendy and Diana guided us through their expertise not only on the Secretary of the Interior standards, but also on how preservation can be regulated on a local level. We are really pleased with their work and have enjoyed the collaboration.”


    Eric Zamft, AICP 
    Director of Planning & Development, City of Cleveland Heights

    Project: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines and Landmark Commission Ordinance Amendments

  • "Wendy and Diana provided invaluable guidance as we worked to create a unique and successful plan for the preservation and legacy of the Staley House."


    Jack Turben
    Mayor of Kirtland Hills and Homeowner

    Project: Frank Lloyd Wright - Karl A. Staley House, Madison, OH National Register Nomination & FLW Conservation Easement Documentation. Donation of the house to University School & FLW drawings to the WRHS archives.