Phoenix Rising 2022: Authentically Maryland [Recap and Photo Gallery]

Our largest event of the year, Phoenix Rising, took place Saturday, October 1st at historic Jerusalem Mill Village for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. Partners, colleagues, and friends joined to celebrate a year of preserving history, heritage, and how our work has real impact on communities, the workforce, and the lives of current and future Marylanders.

In his remarks, President & CEO Nicholas Redding detailed how our passionate team has accomplished some monumental preservation wins.

Our Historic Property Redevelopment Program revitalized and sold the historic ca. 1830s log cabin in Hagerstown and announced – and began work on – new projects in Annapolis, Frederick, and Ellicott City. This work creates affordable housing, fights the effects of climate change, and revitalizes communities.
Our advocacy team fought for policies and funding that protect historic and cultural resources, including unprecedented funding for historic tax credit programs.
The Campaign for Historic Trades has expanded with new staff and programming, furthering our capacity to recruit and train individuals in historic preservation trades to ensure the workforce has the skilled hands needed to perform the vital and specialized work on historic resources across the country.
We continue to provide direct assistance for projects that protect historic sites, buildings, objects, and archaeological resources, and recently announced a new program, the Revitalization Support Center, a service that aids organizations and developers with rehabilitation tax credit applications, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and project management, assuring Maryland’s businesses and non-profits have cost-effective access to professional expertise for historic rehabilitation projects, guiding the preservation of even more historic assets in Maryland.

Phoenix Rising 2022 Photo Gallery

Support from our partners and donors is truly what makes our work possible – we want to thank our Phoenix Rising sponsors:

Craftsperson

Worcester Eisenbrandt
Historic Roofing Company, Inc.
Wagner Roofing Company
Katz Day
Quinn Evans

Advocate

Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
Brown Advisory
Ziger|Snead Architects
Compass Advocacy
Smart Growth Maryland
The Campaign for Historic Trades

Historian

Grunley Construction
SM+P Architects
National Trust Insurance Services
Brennan + Company Architects
Encore Sustainable Architects
PRIME AE Group
Ruff Roofers, Inc.
HD Squared Architects
History Associates

Special recognition also goes to our Maryland-based vendors supporting our “Authentically Maryland” theme – The Local for all the locally sourced food, Grow & Fortify for a special drink tasting, The Eastman String Band for the awesome live bluegrass, Lauren Muney from Silhouettes by Hand doing live portrait cuttings, photographer Steve Ruark, and Jerusalem Mill and their blacksmith studio.

Best in Maryland Awards

As has been customary the last couple of years, we also announced three of our Best in Maryland awards. Preservation Maryland’s Best of Maryland Awards shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of Maryland’s artisans, architects, legislators, and many more individuals who are doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a special place to live, work, explore – and celebrate.