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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...
Crowdsourcing African American History in Historic Greenbelt
The Greenbelt Museum is crowdsourcing information about the early African American families of the New Deal-era community in Prince George's County. While the planned community was thoughtfully developed for a diversity of uses and incomes, Greenbelt was a segregated...
Call for Case Studies: Affordable/DIY Preservation Solutions
Have you recognized a common preservation issue or frequently asked question in your historic community? The Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions is open to ideas to address at their annual symposium to be held in June, specifically, how to make...
International Women’s Day: Women of Preservation on PreserveCast
Today is International Women's Day, and we know that women have played an essential role in the history of preservation from the Ladies' Association of Mount Vernon to our own Michelle Eshelman, a recent architecture school graduate that jumped right into the Ellicott...
Six-to-Fix: Help Save the Crane at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
The Baltimore Museum of Industry is home to a WWII-era shipyard crane — it's a 110-ton artifact in their collection to celebrate Maryland's industrial legacy. Preservation Maryland is supportive of a Bond Bill in the Maryland General Assembly for funding to restore...
State Heritage Area Director Published New Book on the History of Maryland’s U.S. Route 1
If Maryland is America in Miniature, then Maryland's U.S. Route 1 is our Route 66. Aaron Marcavitch is the director of the Maryland Milestones state heritage area that follows much of U.S. Route 1 through Prince George's County on it's way between Baltimore and...
Reuse Proposal Selected for Mid-Century Silver Spring Library
Earlier this week, the Silver Spring Historical Society reported that the Montgomery County Government announced the selection of a reuse proposal for the mid-century Silver Spring Public Library. Preservation Maryland has been tracking this issue since January 2017...
Heritage Fund Highlight: Chimney Repair at Steppingstone Farm Museum
Last winter, one of the historic chimneys at Steppingstone Farm Museum in Susquehanna State Park collapsed due to wind and weather. Preservation Maryland issued an emergency Heritage Fund grant to address the immediate need. Steppingstone Farm Museum is a collection...
Only in Maryland: How Fort Meade Got its Name
Did you know!? Fort Meade in Maryland was previously known as "Camp Annapolis Junction" and "Camp Admiral." On March 5, 1929, War Department General Order no. 6 was issued, officially designating 5,400 acres of land, located 18 miles southwest of Baltimore, as Fort...
Advocacy Alert: Ask Your Legislators to Support the Historic Tax Credit
Preservation Maryland has been working hard on two important pieces of legislation to improve our state Historic Tax Credit program. With the Maryland General Assembly in Session for just over a month more, now is a great time to contact your legislators and ask them...
Only in Maryland: B&O Railroad Chartered by the State of Maryland
On February 28, 1827, Chapter 123 of the 1826 Session Laws of Maryland passed a law enabling the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to be chartered as the first U.S. railway for commercial transport of passengers and freight. In addition, it was the first intercity railroad...
State Parks Survey: Show Your Support for Maryland’s Historic Resources
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is conducting a statewide public survey to help set their priorities in land acquisition, conservation, and recreation — there are several questions related to the maintenance and interpretation of historic sites so it's a...
Six-to-Fix Event: Women’s Suffrage Lecture by Author Elaine Weiss
This April, Preservation Maryland and the Jewish Museum of Maryland will host author Elaine Weiss for a lecture on the nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women...
Historic Tax Credit Funding Bill Included on Environmental Hot List
A pro-preservation piece of state legislation in support of increased funding for the state Historic Tax Credit has been picked up by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters as part of their influential weekly list of bills that impact Maryland's environment —...
President Lincoln Visits Maryland
Abraham Lincoln made many visits and stops in Maryland over the course of his presidency and broader political career, but perhaps none are as photographically iconic as his trip to the Maryland countryside in October of 1862. On October 1, 1862 Mr. Lincoln and a...
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.