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Preservation Maryland & Maryland Historical Trust Provide $10,000 Grant to Main Street Middletown
May is Preservation Month and to help kick off the celebration, Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust will present a ceremonial check for $10,000 to Main Street Middletown on Thursday, May 3rd in support of their efforts to purchase two distinctive...
Best of Maryland: Calvert Marine Museum and the Ark of Hungerford Creek
The Ark of Hungerford Creek is a one-of-a-kind-historic-resource – and was recently moved to safety by the Calvert Marine Museum. Their efforts will be recognized with a Best of Maryland award from Preservation Maryland. The Ark of Hungerford Creek was built...
After-Action Report: Historic Brunswick Panel Discussion
In this guest post, Frederick County preservationist Kelly White updates the broader preservation community about the work to revitalize and preserve historic Brunswick, a small city of nearly 6,000 in western Maryland. After hosting a panel presentation by...
Best of Maryland: Artisans of the Hackerman House Restoration Project
Led by Lewis Contractors, a team of experts and artisans recently worked on a detailed restoration project at the historic Hackerman House of The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore City. For their extraordinary efforts to protect the building's historic interior and...
Preservation Maryland Joins National Coalition in Supporting Save America’s Treasures Grants
Preservation Maryland joined with the Coalition for American Heritage along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Alliance of Museums, and others in signing onto a joint letter to Congress in support of funding for the Save America's...
Preservation Maryland Board Member Selected as Maryland Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Ali von Paris, one of Preservation Maryland's newest Board members, was recently honored by the United States Small Business Administration as Maryland's Young Entrepreneur of the year for 2018. Ali was elected to the Preservation Maryland Board in late 2017 and is...
Preservation Partnership helps Expand Statewide Conference
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce our partnership with the Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions to schedule our annual full-day trainings on consecutive days — creating an unparalleled preservation training opportunity in the Mid-Atlantic....
Event Recap: Preservation Pop-Up Office in Hagerstown
On Thursday, April 12, 2018, Preservation Maryland hosted its first rural pop-up office in the City of Hagerstown where staff provided input, assistance and support on a variety of issues. The pop-up office program was made possible thanks to the generous support of...
Journey Through Maryland History: Seeing St. Mary’s County
With perfect timing, Preservation Maryland supporters Diane and Jeff Caslow traveled to St. Mary's County on this March — coinciding with Maryland Day — and checking off the eighteenth county on their twenty-four month quest to visit all of Maryland counties. MORE...
Best of Maryland: Jillian Storms, AIA
Jillian Storms, AIA, was instrumental in her volunteer role with AIA Baltimore in developing the organization's Early Women of Architecture in Maryland initiative — a traveling exhibit and online resource that has reached thousands about the impact of Maryland women...
Six-to-Fix Update: Documenting Malone’s Church in Dorchester County
Using measurements gathered during a November workday, Preservation Maryland recently completed measured architectural drawings of the historic Malone's Church deep in Dorchester County. The church is part of a touchstone in the African American community and a final...
Announcing the 2018 Best of Maryland Awardees
Preservation Maryland looks forward to highlighting the amazing work of Maryland's preservationists each year at our Best of Maryland awards during Preservation Month. This year, the awardees include strong preservation advocates, committed stewards and volunteers,...
Sine Die 2018: State Legislative Advocacy Wrap-Up
The 2018 Session of the Maryland General Assembly came to a close on Monday, April 9, 2018. Here at Preservation Maryland, the last day of Session known as Sine Die, marks the end of a busy three months of advocating for sound preservation policy. We are happy to...
Behind-the-Scenes: Baltimore’s The Peale Museum
The Baltimore Department of General Services (DGS) owns and stewards many historic properties across Charm City and maintains the buildings for the public good. One of the most interesting buildings owned by the city is the Peale Museum — currently undergoing...
University of Maryland’s Architecture Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
To celebrate and highlight the contributions of UMD to the fields of architecture, planning and preservation in Maryland, the program will host a "MAPP of the Future: A Research and Creative Practice Symposium" on Friday, April 13, 2018. Did you know? Founding and...
Making Historic Buildings Safer: A New Financial Incentive Tucked into Tax Reform
While the preservation community cheered the retention of the historic tax credit program in late 2017, few may have noticed that included in the tax reform legislation were two provisions that will assist property owners interested in making their historic structures...
Contribute a Case Study to the Statewide Preservation Plan
The Maryland Historical Trust is currently working on updates to Maryland's current statewide preservation plan, known as PreserveMaryland, and the public is invited to submit relevant preservation projects completed in 2014-2018. SUBMIT PROJECT EXAMPLES Individuals...
Special Event: Maryland Preservation Planners Meeting
Preservation Maryland will convene a meeting of Maryland's preservation planners this May to create a dialogue around challenges and opportunities to shape Maryland's historic built environment. Event Recap: Thanks to the generous support of the Rural Maryland...
State Preservation Advocacy Update from Annapolis
This year's Session of the Maryland General Assembly is more than a half way concluded. With less than a month remaining, Preservation Maryland and our partners have been hard at work to get several key pieces of preservation policy passed into law. There are many...
Six-to-Fix Update: Documenting the Hornbaker House in Washington County
As part of a year-long initiative to support the historic resources within Maryland State Parks, Preservation Maryland has teamed up with the Department of Natural Resources to document some of those most historic and unique properties in the State Parks. Recently, a...
Annual Report: Rolling Up Our Sleeves for Preservation
Over the past year, Preservation Maryland has worked diligently to keep preservation a priority throughout the entire state. However, the goal wasn't just to keep what we had—or to defend the current state of preservation—but also to advance the cause of preservation;...
Celebrating the Founding of our State on Maryland Day
Get your Maryland flag hoodies, socks, scarves, and sunglasses on! Maryland Day is celebrated this weekend! Read the brief history of the Old Line State here to impress your friends: Brief History of Maryland Day Maryland Day commemorates the March 25, 1634 founding...
Recap: Federal Preservation Advocacy Week in Washington, DC
Earlier this month, Preservation Maryland staff and members of the Maryland historic preservation community attended National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week in Washington, DC. The annual advocacy event is hosted by Preservation Action and the National Conference...
Experienced Preservation Consultant Selected to Lead South Mountain Battlefield Project
Thanks to a grant from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program as well as the generous support of the Delaplaine Foundation and the Tourism Council of Frederick County, Preservation Maryland is preparing to convene a consensus-driven...
Journey Through Maryland History: Exploring Harford County Inside and Out
The first European to settler the area we know as Harford County was John Smith in 1608 when he traveled up the Chesapeake Bay. In 1622, the English and Susquehannock Indians signed a treaty for the area and the county was officially formed in 1774 from the eastern...
Maryland Historic Site to be Featured on Travel Channel’s Booze Traveler
Historic London Town and Gardens along the South River in Anne Arundel County will be featured on the Travel Channel's Booze Traveler program this month! The waterfront historic site that originally included a circa 1760 upscale tavern and boarding house was the...
Society of Architectural Historians Selects 100 of Maryland’s Classic Buildings
One hundred of Maryland's most representative architectural resources have been cataloged online by the Society of Architectural Historians. Their online Archipedia Class Buildings can be searched by state, material, style, century, architect or type. Learn More:...
Online Exploration of Maryland’s Historic Bridges
In the 1930s, Maryland's State Road Commission hired a photography company to document bridge construction projects. Those photos survive and were converted into an interactive map by the Maryland Department of Transportation - and we've curated a great tour of some...
New Way to Listen: PreserveCast Website is Now Live
With over 60 episodes and nearly 40 continuous hours of content, PreserveCast, the weekly podcast powered by Preservation Maryland now has its own home on the web at: preservecast.org. The site, which was designed by Younts Design Inc., was made possible thanks to a...
Harriet Tubman’s Heroic Legacy in Maryland
Last year, Marylanders celebrated the grand opening of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. We at Preservation Maryland wanted to take a broad look at the legacy of Tubman's heroism. Read on to follow the Underground Railroad through many parts of...
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.