The 444th session of the Maryland General Assembly begins today. This session still may not look like those of years past due to Covid-19 precautions, Preservation Maryland remains ready to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis. We are hitting the ground...
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Preservation Maryland Hosts Legislative Preview
A week before the start of the 2022 session of the Maryland General Assembly, Preservation Maryland, in partnership with Cross Street Partners, co-hosted a legislative preview and conversation with Senator Cory McCray of Baltimore City and House Majority Leader Eric...
Year-In-Review: Spotlight on Advocacy
Preservation Maryland championed important legislation at the local, state, and federal levels in the past year. These preservation and smart growth policies invested in our communities and helped provide more equitable, sustainable, and livable opportunities for...
Create Your Own Jonathan St. Scale Model
2021 marks 90 years of Preservation Maryland. We're reflecting on nine decades of a commitment to our past - and our future. This month, we're asking our supporters to create with us. In honor of our mission to create lasting change in Maryland and beyond, we invite...
Action Alert: Call on the Senate to Support Federal HTC
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee passed infrastructure budget reconciliation legislation that includes provisions to expand the federal Historic Tax Credit. Unfortunately, current negotiations with leadership to reduce the cost and scope of the bill...
Announcing Our 2021 Best of Maryland Winners
Preservation Maryland is honored to shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of our Best of Maryland Award winners – volunteers, stewards, artisans, and elected officials doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live,...
Flags Across Maryland: Baltimore County
In this feature, Preservation Maryland is exploring the unique history of five county flags across the state. Baltimore County flag’s design came from a county-wide competition to develop a flag that reflected the county’s rich history. Open to county high school...
Preservation News Across Maryland
As a nonprofit with the sole mission of preserving Maryland’s historic buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes through outreach, funding, and advocacy, Preservation Maryland has its finger on the pulse of news affecting the preservation community. Read below for...
Sine Die 2021: State Legislative Advocacy Report
The 2021 Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly came to a close on Monday, April 12, 2021. After 90 days of championing key bills and testifying on many other pieces of important legislation, it is safe to say that Preservation Maryland had one of its...
Mid-Session Advocacy Update: Providing Written and Virtual Testimony in Support of our Legislative Priorities
We are halfway through an extremely busy – and all virtual – 90 day legislative session, and Preservation Maryland is staying engaged in Annapolis, with the organization championing several key bills and testifying on many other important pieces of legislation. Since...
Governor Hogan’s FY22 Budget Retains Level Funding for Preservation Programs
On January 20, 2021, Governor Hogan released his FY22 budget, which retains funding for several key preservation programs. The Governor's budget is a blueprint for spending that will next be taken up by the members of the Maryland General Assembly. In a tough budget...
Priority Preservation Issues for the 2021 Legislative Session
Today marks the start of the 442nd Session of the Maryland General Assembly. While this session may not look like those of years past due to Covid-19 precautions, Preservation Maryland stands ready to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis. We have a full...
From The Desk of Nicholas Redding: The Stakes Have Simply Never Been Higher
I am reaching out to my fellow Marylanders today, to ask for your support at a time when our organization needs you most - and when our work is as relevant as ever. 2020 may be remembered as a painful and challenging year – but it also may be remembered as a year when...
From The Executive Director: The Year Ahead – Saving History & Building Communities in 2021
Organizations like Preservation Maryland aren’t just preserving the past – we’re investing in our future. In just the past year we’ve invested heavily in our work and refused to accept the mounting challenges as a reason to retreat or hold our position. But – trust me...
[FILLED] Job Opportunity: Property Redevelopment Project Manager
Preservation Maryland is currently recruiting for a Property Redevelopment Project Manager, a full-time, 12-month term position to join our team and support our dynamic redevelopment program. Organization Background Founded in 1931, Preservation Maryland has been a...
Best of Maryland: The Center for Health Care and Healthy Living at the Baltimore Hebrew Orphan Asylum Earns the Phoenix Award
Preservation Maryland recently presented the organizations 2020 Best of Maryland “The Phoenix Award” to the project team and community stakeholders of the large-scale renovation project at the Center For Health Care and Healthy Living at the Baltimore Hebrew Orphan...
Best of Maryland Awards Announcement: Celebrating the Best of Maryland’s History and Heritage in 2020
In these difficult times, Preservation Maryland is honored to shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of our Best of Maryland Award winners - volunteers, architects, artisans, and legislators doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a...
Reinvesting in Older Homes Can be Part of a Post-Coronavirus Solution to Affordable Housing
A leading consulting firm in the study of preservation, revitalization, and reinvestment economics, PlaceEconomics, has just released a clear case for including historic preservation principles squarely into COVID-19 recovery efforts. Event Recording: Del. Brooke...
Preservation Maryland Releases Free Shareable Advocacy Graphics and Zoom Backgrounds
Show your Maryland pride! Feel free to use these free sharable graphics designed by Preservation Maryland on your social media accounts and on any of your Zoom calls. This is just one way that Preservation Maryland helps protect and promote the best of Maryland....
Membership 2020: Preservation Is An Act of Optimism
To be a preservationist, you need to be an optimist. You need to look at the dilapidated building, see what once was, and have the vision to see what could be. Today, at a time when despair would be easy, I need you to reach deep into your reserves of optimism – and...
Advocates Across America Call For Preservation Priorities to be Included in Recovery and Stimulus Legislation
Preservation Maryland has joined with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to call on Congress to include preservation priorities in the next coronavirus health, recovery, and stimulus legislation. In a letter co-signed by preservation organizations from...
Advocacy Update: Hard-Fought Successes in an Abbreviated Session in Annapolis
The 441st Session of the Maryland General Assembly came to an abrupt close on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. As Maryland and the rest of the nation grappled with the outbreak of COVID-19, leaders in Annapolis decided to adjourn the legislative session early – something...
2020 Legislative Update: Preservation Maryland Weighs in on Dozens of Bills
Preservation Maryland is in the midst of one of its busiest legislative sessions, with the organization championing several key bills and testifying on many other important pieces of legislation. 90 days of legislative advocacy Since the start of the 2020 session of...
Governor Hogan Includes Preservation Funding in FY21 Budget
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2021, including funding for a number of key preservation and smart growth programs. The budget, which was released on January 15, 2020, is a blueprint for spending that will next be taken...
Priority Preservation Issues for the 2020 Legislative Session
Today marks the start of the 440th Session of the Maryland General Assembly, and Preservation Maryland is prepared to be the voice of historic preservation in Annapolis. We have a full slate of priorities in support of historic tax credits, community revitalization,...
From The Executive Director: Looking Ahead to 2020
The past decade has been one of dramatic and accelerating growth for Preservation Maryland. FROM NICHOLAS A. REDDING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Since just 2015, the organization has accomplished a great deal, including: Launching several new high-profile programs, including,...
Top 11 Preservation Victories of 2019
In 2019, Preservation Maryland achieved several important victories across our major programs, including advocacy, grantmaking, smart growth, historic trades, and all of our research and education efforts. At any one-time, our staff is working on many active and...
Video: Preservation Maryland 2019 Donor Impact Report
Preservation Maryland's work takes us to some of Maryland's most stunning historic places but also to important places that time has forgotten and to communities that need our help. We work every day to make preservation a priority in approaching the challenges and...
Preservation Maryland Statement on the Selection of Sen. Bill Ferguson as President of the Senate
Following the selection of Senator Bill Ferguson as the next President of the Senate of Maryland, Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding issued the following statement: "Today, history was made yet again in Maryland with the end of Senator Thomas V....
Structural Work on Iconic Phillips Packing Stacks Nears Completion
International experts are nearing completion of structural repairs to the iconic smokestacks of the Phillips Packing House in Cambridge, Maryland visible all the way from Route 50. This August, Preservation Maryland toured the active preservation-site of the Phillips...
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.