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Historic Ellicott City Decorator Show House Announced
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...
Federal Grant to Support Maryland Park Service’s Efforts at South Mountain State Battlefield
On the 155th anniversary of the Battle of South Mountain, Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce ambitious plans to support and enhance the Maryland Park Service’s efforts at the historic hillside battlefield. With a grant from the National Park Service’s...
Journey Through Maryland History: The Stories of Charles County
Time travelers and Preservation Maryland members, Diane and Jeff Caslow, recently explored all the history and stories the Charles County has to offer. If you've been keep track they are about half way through their goal to visit every county in Maryland in a two...
Video: “The Future of History” by Greg Werkheiser
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...
Transforming the Parker Metal Building
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...
PreserveCast Ep. 22: Preservation Considerations in the Southern Climate
On this episode of PreserveCast, Preservation Maryland spoke with Will Hamilton and Mariah Schwartz of the Historic Charleston Foundation about the historic Aiken Rhett House in Charleston, South Carolina about their preserve-as-found approach to this unique...
Advocacy Victory! Preservation Funding Saved
Thanks to the support of hundreds of preservationists from across the state, the Hogan Administration dropped a proposal to eliminate funding to the state’s non-capital preservation grant program. The advocacy effort to save the program began soon after the...
Video: We Fight for Heritage
Historic places and communities have power because they are real. They are authentic. We are heart-drawn to these places because they represent where we came from and can tell us much about our future. At Preservation Maryland, we’ve been fighting since 1931 to...
Historic Tax Credit Tour of Baltimore’s District 46
On a sunny August afternoon, legislators from Baltimore's state legislative district 46 along with developers, preservationists and representatives of the Maryland Historical Trust, visited two sites enhanced by historic tax credits. Preservation Maryland arranged...
Modern Maryland: New Mark Commons listed on the National Register
In time for their 50th anniversary celebrating, the planned community of New Mark Commons in Montgomery County has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This designation follows that of Caderock Springs and other mid-century historic resources...
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.