The Belmont Architectural Heritage Center (ARCH Center) was created in 2000 as the for-profit division of the Building Preservation Technology Program. Responsible for all grant and contract work, the ARCH Center employs current students and recent graduates to complete preservation-related projects in the tri-state area.
Projects are selected based on the scale of the project, the portability of the work, and the availability of students who are interested and proficient in the type of work to be attempted. Typically, work is only performed for non-profit organizations and government agencies. Projects are bid like regular construction projects. Examples of past projects include the recreation of 700 Moravian Tiles for a memorial fountain near Cleveland, OH for the Lake County Historical Society; the recreation of an historic picket fence with forged hardware for the Woodville Plantation in Pittsburgh, PA; and the restoration of windows and doors for an historic log church for Meadowcroft Village in Avella, PA.
Beyond the construction responsibilities, the ARCH Center coordinated and facilitated the 2005 International Preservation Trades Workshop and the International Trades Education Symposium held at Belmont Technical College. The ARCH Center also completed a grant awarded study of the feasibility of licensing home inspectors in the state of Ohio for the Ohio Board of Realty.
	Finally, the ARCH Center is responsible for designing, scheduling and coordinating the Historic House Specialist Series. The Series, which began in 2004 and is now offered in Pennsylvania as well as Ohio, has met with great acclaim.