Protecting Our Past. Investing in Our Future.
Preservation Maryland is a non-profit harnessing the power of historic places by revitalizing and reinvesting in communities, advocating, and building the historic trades workforce for the benefit of all Marylanders.
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A Preservation Month For Action
With so much of historic preservation in the United States shaped by federal policy and funding – big shifts in the way the federal government interprets, regulates, and supports preservation can have a major ripple effect at the state and local level. From the...

Why We Care So Much About Maryland State Parks
At first glance, it might seem odd that a statewide historic preservation organization is so concerned and engaged with the state park system – but for Preservation Maryland we see our state park system as critical to the future of historic preservation in the Old...

Hold the Line: Why Baltimore County Must Protect Its Urban-Rural Demarcation Line
In Baltimore County, the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line (URDL) has long served as a national model of smart growth, directing development inward toward existing infrastructure and protecting farmland, forests, and waterways from unchecked suburban sprawl. As a nonprofit...
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Although the organization’s core mission remains the same as when we started in 1931, our work has adapted, our strategies have diversified, and our approach has modernized.