[2] He was credited with arousing "public awareness of the rich and significant history of Western Pennsylvania.
[3] He was active in the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as secretary from 1935 to 1936 and president from 1940 to 1941.
[4] Answering that call, Stotz and fellow architects created Western Pennsylvania Architectural Survey, funded partially by the Buhl Foundation.
[4] The effort was similar to the federally funded Historic American Buildings Survey that would be created a few years later.
[3] He served as a consultant for the restoration of numerous Western Pennsylvania landmarks, including Compass Inn, Drake Well, Hanna's Town, Johnston Tavern, Neill Log House, Stone House, Washington's Mill, and Wilson's Birthplace.
[3] After 1969, he began working on the book Outposts of the War for Empire, published by the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania in 1985.
[9] His work inspired many preservationists; his architectural drawings provided templates for other historically accurate restorations.