The Federal Historic Tax Credit was eliminated in the draft tax reform bill released by the House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee on November 2, 2017. Advocacy Video Our Executive Director, Nicholas Redding, and Director of Engagement, Elly Cowan,...
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...
When Disneyland opened for the season in 1969, a new spookier attraction was included on the park map – Disney's Haunted Mansion – inspired by the Shipley-Lydecker House in Baltimore City. While developing the concept for the attraction, Disney’s imagineers searched...
Your tour of historic Berwyn Heights in the Maryland Milestones Heritage Area begins with a new digital walking tour and app! Eight historic sites and 11 street markers are included in the mile loop. Check out the Story Map INCLUDED SITES From the Story Map: "The...
One-third of archaeological sites in Anne Arundel County are threatened by weather and other natural hazards. The Lost Towns Projects used a recent Heritage Fund grant to get the word out through a series of public videos, called "A Race Against Time: Maryland...
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...
The new class of Six-to-Fix projects represent the next step for Preservation Maryland's proactive preservation program and are one of the broadest, most diverse and inclusive collection of projects we have ever tackled. We are accepting big, bold and complex...
Preservation Maryland's Executive Director, Nicholas Redding, was elected to chair the Partners for Open Space, a statewide coalition of over 100 groups seeking to secure, save and protect Maryland’s land conservation programs. Preservation Maryland has served as a...
At the 2017 Six-to-Fix Benefit and Annual Meeting held in the historic Parker Metal Building, the membership of Preservation Maryland elected five new Board members to help lead and guide the organization with its expanded focus and mission. The new Board members...
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...
The Thurmont-based Boy Scout Troop #270 recently donated their time, materials, and energy to providing a new foundation a ca. 1930 roadside tourist cabin. The Cabin was saved and moved to the property of the Thurmont Historical Society when the Cozy Inn was...
As a part of Preservation Maryland's commitment to professional development and increasing awareness about the threat sea-level rise poses to historic resources, the organization made a $3,000 grant from the Heritage Fund to support bringing the Keeping History Above...
In early October, the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Training Center completed a day of service at the historic Shafer Farm. Nearly 60 craftspeople including carpenters, masons, roofers and their apprentices worked at the historic Shafer Farm, one of...
On Friday, October 13, 2017, AIA Baltimore honored their annual Excellence in Design awardees with a ceremony and reception in Baltimore City. The majority of awardees for Maryland-based projects well represented rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and restoration work -...
If you lived in the Maryland area in the 1970s you may remember the infamous Surrender Dorothy graffiti on the CSX railroad bridge over I-495. The prank (and later tags) referenced the architecture of the nearby Mormon Temple - that with six golden spires may think...
A recent poll commissioned by Preservation Maryland identified broad, diverse, and bi-partisan support for preserving Maryland's historic resources. The poll, which was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy between September 27-30, specifically found...
As Congress is poised once again to debate tax reform, the latest plans would eliminate entirely the federal Historic Tax Credit. The recently unveiled Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Code is a startling blow to preservationists around the nation as it...
On the half-way point of their quest to visit all of Maryland's twenty-four counties, Preservation Maryland supporters Diane and Jeff Caslow, explore the beautiful scenery and state parks of Western Maryland in Garrett County. FROM DIANE'S TRAVELOGUE Our twelfth...
The Montgomery County Department of General Services held a public meeting in October 2017 to share presentations from the two finalists for the redevelopment of the former Silver Spring Library. On the park-like setting, the mid-century structure was designed in the...
A newly released study that took a comprehensive look at more than 20 National Heritage Areas across the United States found that the Baltimore National Heritage Area generated more than $534 million in economic impact! The study was completed by the consulting firm...
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...
Each year in October, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration celebrates American Archives Month to raise awareness about the value of Archives and archivists. This year the theme is Archives Across America and will include taking a closer look at all...
The Southwest Partnership is crowdsourcing sites of historic and cultural meaning throughout Baltimore to inform maps, signs, tours, and a mobile app that all promote the neighborhoods of Barre Circle, Hollins Roundhouse, Poppleton, Franklin Square, Union Square,...
Revitalizing our historic communities isn’t just a way to save our heritage; reusing existing buildings is also great for the economy. Historic rehabilitation has created millions of jobs and generating billions in private investment. Studies show residential...
Recently, the Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance received a Heritage Fund grant from Preservation Maryland, as well as a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Bartus Trew Providence Preservation Fund, to conduct an inventory of the...
In 1635, William Claiborne gained notoriety as the first documented pirate in Maryland history. Claiborne, who held a leadership role in the Virginia colony, setup a trading post and settlement on Kent Island which was later redrawn into the new colony of Maryland....
On the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, a group of intrepid paddlers explored the meandering Antietam Creek on a Preservation Maryland-led tour. The tour began at the location of the historic Middle Bridge, on the recently rehabilitated Newcomer Farm on...
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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 pmPreservation 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.