Since 1997, the Heritage Fund grant program has distributed over a million dollars in direct support for historic preservation projects in Maryland! This November, the selection committee awarded nearly $150,000 to ten deserving and unique projects across the state....
On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 7pm EST, Preservation Maryland hosted a free Telephone Town Hall to discuss the current threats facing the federal Historic Tax Credit program. Update: A recording of the Telephone Town Hall is now available online. Listen Now...
Last month, Diane and Jeff Caslow, members of Preservation Maryland continued their quest to visit each of Maryland's twenty-four counties in twenty-four months. Next on the heritage tourism docket is exploring Kent County. FROM DIANE'S TRAVELOGUE As we have seen in...
Polycarbonate ClearBoarding is a new tool for addressing the problems that are created by vacant buildings in historic communities. ClearBoarding is a nearly impenetrable polycarbonate material that can be used to secure properties instead of plywood. When it is...
On Wednesday, December 6, 2017, local citizens and Preservation Maryland will host a panel discussion at Smoketown Brewing Station entitled, “Revitalizing Brunswick: Using our Heritage to Create a More Prosperous Future.” Organizations which specialize in economic...
Preservation Maryland will join the Maryland League of Conservation Voters to host a series of legislative preview meetings across the state to discuss the environmental and preservation priorities for the upcoming 2018 Maryland General Assembly Session. This is an...
The Maryland Historical Trust recently announced projects which will receive funding through the state's highly competitive Historic Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program. The eight projects which were selected were awarded $9 million in tax credits to leverage...
Community Forklift, a Prince George's County-based building material reuse store, will host The Funkyard Festival on Saturday, October 21, 2017 - and Preservation Maryland will be there! What is Community Forklift? Community Forklift is a non-profit reuse center for...
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, Preservation Maryland hosted its annual Six-to-Fix Benefit to support the award winning program. Now in its third year, the program has amassed a collection of over 18 distinct and unique projects – each with their own set of challenges...
October is Baltimore Architecture Month! Led by AIA Baltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, it's a month-long celebration of good design and opportunity to educate about Baltimore's built environment and heritage through tours, lectures, discussions, and...
Castle Angelo holds court atop a slope overlooking the Patapsco River and the B&O Railroad Tracks an extremely unique site in Maryland! The castle-like Gothic building built in the 1830s still stands and is much of a landmark now as it was when special rail...
With one of the best acronyms around, Docomomo stands for the International Committee for Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement! The organization was founded in 1988 in the Netherlands and currently has 69 chapters in countries around the world. Each...
Joseph McGill founded the Slave Dwelling Project as a Civil War historian and descendant of the enslaved to identify and assist property owners, government agencies and organizations to preserve extant slave dwellings. Since it's founding, he has brought his expertise...
Since 1984, Historic Ellicott City, Inc., has worked closely with designers, artisans, and tradespeople to restore a historic property into that year's Decorator Show House. The goal of the program is engage history and preservation in all aspects of the construction,...
ICYMI: At this year's Old Line State Summit, Greg Werkheiser of Cultural Heritage Partners and ARtGlass presented the awesome opportunities that preservationists have to shape the telling of history well into the future - if, we tap into trends afoot in augmented...
The Parker Metal Building in Baltimore City is undergoing an historic transformation. This grouping of five early 20th century brick warehouses are all that remain of the City's metal lithography industry that sprung up in tandem with Baltimore's thriving canneries....
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, Preservation Maryland hosted Maryland's annual historic preservation conference, the Old Line State Summit on the historic campus of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. If you missed the conference, we've provided select sessions as...
Frederick-based photographer, Mary Kate Battles, challenged herself to document the doors of Frederick - and succeed with her A Door A Day project on Instagram. She hopes to turn the beautiful images into a book in the future. In the mean time find out more about...
Flooding is a serious problem for any building, but for a historic building, it can be catastrophic. Fortunately for us there are experts out there like this week's PreserveCast guest Rod Scott who are able to help property owners take preventative measures. Rod Scott...
Marylanders join the world in gearing up for Monday, August 21, 2017 to experience the biggest celestial event of the year - the coast-to-cost solar eclipse! In Maryland, there are several historic places that are offering viewing parties, including Historic London...
In response to the devastating July 2016 flood to Ellicott City, Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City, Inc. created and funded the Historic Ellicott City Revitalization Grant Program to support projects in the community. Update: Applications are now being...
Convening the Old Line State Summit at the U.S. Naval Academy this July was an honor for Preservation Maryland and a privilege to share the unique opportunity to spend the day on the historic campus. Many of the sessions have been recorded and presentations made...
Smith Island, in the Chesapeake Bay accessible only by boat, lends it's name to Maryland's state dessert and has a flavor of history all it's own, too! Smith Island native, Sherri Marsh Johns provides this guest blog in which she explores the dynamic and enduring...
The Nation's most important historic preservation law came under scrutiny recently at a hearing of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight entitled, "Examining Impacts of Federal Natural Resources Laws Gone Awry, Part II" The hearing on July 18, 2017, which...
It's National Ice Cream Day! BRIEF HISTORY OF ICE CREAM The history of ice cream in the United States dates back to 1744. An official from Virginia named William Black dined at the house of Maryland Governor Thomas Bladen in Annapolis. Black’s journal entry about the...
Today Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County is a lively campus of open space, arts studios, and plays host to many community events. Some portions of the Park are operated by the National Park Service and some by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. What...
Ever visit a historic site and wish that you could see just a little bit more of what things were really like? Thanks to the work of Greg Werkheiser and his partners at ARtGlass, that will soon be possible. Listen as Nick and Greg discuss the future of augmented and...
The Maryland preservation community will convene at the Old Line State Summit on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Annapolis. The one-day conference will focus on innovative and adaptable sessions, including an panel on the structure and impact of the Partnership for Action...
The Mid-Atlantic preservation community will convene at the Old Line State Summit on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland. The one-day conference will focus on innovative and adaptable sessions, including an expert panel on the place of replacement...
The Phillips Packing Company began in Cambridge, Maryland in 1902 with a single plant and went on to become the largest employer in Dorchester County and one of the most recognized names in seafood. As the company expanded so did its legacy on the Eastern Shore...
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.