Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for a full-time Program Manager to join our team and lead the Smart Growth Maryland program. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND Preservation Maryland is the oldest and largest historic preservation organization in the state. Founded...
Advocacy
Six-to-Fix Update: Archaeological Investigations at Fort Tonoloway
As part of the organization's Six-to-Fix preservation priority program, Preservation Maryland is an effort to locate the historic location of the lost Fort Tonoloway. Preservation Maryland’s efforts are in conjunction with the Maryland Park Service and made possible...
Event Photos: Special Panel in Annapolis Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
In late January 2020, in coordination with Maryland Women’s Legislative Caucus, Preservation Maryland organized a special event with leading suffrage historians in Annapolis to commemorate and share the multi-dimension history of the passage of the 19th Amendment....
Newly Released Reports Show Positive Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in Maryland and Beyond
The economic impact of historic preservation have been highlighted in two newly released reports. THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF MARYLAND'S HISTORIC REVITALIZATION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM THE ABELL FOUNDATION, 2020 The Abell Foundation released its report, The Economic Benefits...
Official Statement: Preservation Maryland on Demolitions in Washington County, Maryland
Following the Washington County Planning Commission's decision to clear a pathway for the demolition of several significant structures, Preservation Maryland issued the following statement: ...
Smart Growth Maryland Supports New Legislation to Require More Land Acquisition Transparency
Smart Growth Maryland is supporting much-needed legislation concerning land acquisition introduced by Senator Ron Young of Frederick County, a longtime champion for responsible planning, sustainable communities, and historic preservation. SB148 would require the Board...
Maryland Board of Public Works Approves $18.8 Million to Rural Legacy Program Grants
The Maryland Board of Public Works recently approved funding for the acquisition of conservation easements across Maryland through the state's Rural Legacy Program. The Rural Legacy Program was established in 1997 and has helped protect more than 103,000 acres of...
When Historic Preservation Helps Cities: A Response to Binyamin Appelbaum of the New York Times
With all due respect to New York Times’ editorial Board member Binyamin Appelbaum, who recently published a lengthy opinion against preservation, preservation is neither wholly perfect nor entirely harmful – there are shades of gray to this story which would have been...
Executive Director Nicholas Redding featured as Preservation Action Advocacy Hero
Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding has been featured as Preservation Action's monthly Preservation Hero for his role on the front lines of preservation advocacy and for his impact and inspiration to preservation practitioners across the country....
Essential Land Conservation Program to Receive Full Funding
Governor Hogan's newly released FY21 budget includes full funding for Program Open Space, as well as repayment of funds from the program that had been previously diverted. Upon this news, Partners for Open Space, a statewide coalition of over 100 groups seeking to...
Governor Hogan Includes Preservation Funding in FY21 Budget
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2021, including funding for a number of key preservation and smart growth programs. The budget, which was released on January 15, 2020, is a blueprint for spending that will next be taken...
Smart Growth Maryland Signs-On in Support of Statewide Sustainable Transportation
In response to an announcement by the Hogan Administration that calls for the expansion Maryland highways, over 20 non-profit and community advocacy organizations, including Smart Growth Maryland, launched a new coalition, Maryland Advocates for Sustainable...
Maryland State Historic Tax Credit to Support Eight New Rehabilitation Projects
As a result of Preservation Maryland and its many partners' ongoing and sustained advocacy, $9 million more historic tax credit projects were recently funded across Maryland. As a result, over $180 million worth of projects will move forward – underscoring the...
Testimony by Smart Growth Maryland to Advance Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project
In one of the earliest hearings after the start of the 440th Maryland General Assembly, Smart Growth Maryland and its partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County will be testifying in support of legislation that will advance the planning of the Southern...
Priority Preservation Issues for the 2020 Legislative Session
Today marks the start of the 440th Session of the Maryland General Assembly, and Preservation Maryland is prepared to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis. We have a full slate of priorities in support of historic tax credits, community revitalization,...
From The Executive Director: Looking Ahead to 2020
The past decade has been one of dramatic and accelerating growth for Preservation Maryland. FROM NICHOLAS A. REDDING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Since just 2015, the organization has accomplished a great deal, including: Launching several new high-profile programs, including,...
Six-to-Fix Update: Video Sneak Peak of Reimagined Historic City Dock in Annapolis
With support and advocacy from an array of national, state, and local partners, including Preservation Maryland, the City Dock Advocacy Committee has worked steadily on crafting a sustainable and vibrant reimagining of Annapolis' historic downtown waterfront. In 2018,...
Top 11 Preservation Victories of 2019
In 2019, Preservation Maryland achieved several important victories across our major programs, including advocacy, grantmaking, smart growth, historic trades, and all of our research and education efforts. At any one-time, our staff is working on many active and...
Campaign for Historic Trades Presents Before Federal Panel
On Thursday, November 7, 2019, the Campaign for Historic Trades, a program of Preservation Maryland, was invited to present before the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation about the innovative new public-private partnership. At the invitation of the Advisory...
New Legislation Passed Will Protect Forested Land in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties
Smart Growth Maryland and our partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County successfully advocated for improved protections for Howard County’s forests. On Dec. 2, the Howard County Council approved legislation that requires developers to conserve more...
“Harriet” Movie Celebrates Strength of Maryland Heroine
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and led dozens of people to freedom over several trips back to Maryland. Released in November 2019, Harriet, is the first feature-length film depicting Harriet's heroism. NOW SHOWING HISTORY After a...
Video: Preservation Maryland 2019 Donor Impact Report
Preservation Maryland's work takes us to some of Maryland's most stunning historic places but also to important places that time has forgotten and to communities that need our help. We work every day to make preservation a priority in approaching the challenges and...
Six-to-Fix Update: Documenting Brunswick’s Outsized Role in Maryland’s Railroad History
Preservation Maryland is pleased to partner with the leaders and citizens of the City of Brunswick to help support the preservation of their railroad heritage and specifically to relocate and interpret the historic WB Tower. The City of Brunswick was an important...
RFP: Market Feasibility Study for Future Uses of the Winstead Company Packing Plant in Hughesville, Maryland
The Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management seeks proposals to undertake a market feasibility study for future uses of the historic Winstead Company Packing Plant in Hughesville, Maryland. The tobacco warehouses in Charles County represent some...
New Numbers Show Economic Impact of Federal Historic Tax Credit in Maryland
Rutgers University and the National Park Service released the latest Annual Report on the Economic Impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit. The data from fiscal year 2018 compiled in the document describe the positive impact of the historic rehabilitation projects...
Six-to-Fix Events: Historic Cemetery Documentation Regional Workshops Announced
As part of the organization's on-going work to protect Maryland's historic cemeteries, Preservation Maryland will offer public cemetery documentation workshops this winter. Working with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration,...
Event Photos: Preservation Maryland’s Second Annual Phoenix Rising Benefit Event
Preservation Maryland gathered 300 friends on October 24, 2019 to the Baltimore Museum of Industry for the second annual Phoenix Rising benefit event in celebration of our preservation and smart growth programs and in support of the hard work ahead of us. More Event...
Six-to-Fix Success: Public Unveiling of the Newly Painted WWII Crane at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
Earlier this month, the Baltimore Museum of Industry held a public unveiling of the newly repaired and repainted WWII-era shipbuilding crane towering over their campus on the Baltimore harbor. The celebratory event was a milestone to a multi-year and on-going campaign...
Smart Growth Maryland Announces New Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County
Smart Growth Maryland is proud to have partnered with the Howard County Sierra Club and The People’s Voice, LLC to create the Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County, which brings together organizations focused on sustainable development, healthy communities, and...
Preservation Maryland Statement on the Selection of Sen. Bill Ferguson as President of the Senate
Following the selection of Senator Bill Ferguson as the next President of the Senate of Maryland, Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding issued the following statement: "Today, history was made yet again in Maryland with the end of Senator Thomas V....
Statewide Smart Growth Workshop
December 10 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pmPreservation Basics with Talbot Historical Society
SAVE THE DATE! More information and registration page coming soon.
January 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmHeritage Fund FY25 Information Session
Save the Date! Join Preservation Maryland on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, to learn more about the He...
January 22, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Events
Preservation Maryland participates in and hosts many events in and around Maryland. Take a look at our upcoming events to see where we’ll be next.