historic preservation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — A major project will begin soon to repair and renovate the state capitol dome that is…

Manchester Public Works Department Demands that lot owners or their representatives remove all decorations…

HISTORICAL AND VACANT 110 East Holly Street, "J. Cazaurang" inscription reveals the name of the first owner (Photo - Marina Khrustaleva) Across from Memorial Park is a building that holds more memories than!-->…

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(Editor's note: This article and photos originally appeared in Volume 13, Number 5, February 16, 1979, of The Sugarloaf & Rangeley Lakes Irregular and are reproduced here in their entirety. ©The Original Irregular) STRATTON - The…

A program offers a solution to Utah's lack of affordable housing.(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christina Oliver, Director of Housing and Community Development for Workforce Services, shares some remarks about apartments in Aspen…

Downtown Investors plans to demolish the house at 26 Wallace Street for parking. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD Members of the Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission split Wednesday night over its next steps…

Civil rights leader Malcolm X called many Michigan communities home in his lifetime — Lansing, Mason and Flint, to name a few. However, it was the house he lived in just outside of Detroit in Inkster that recently received historic…

The elegant and imposing Wright Opera House has been a mainstay of downtown Ouray for over a century.…

ELLSWORTH, Maine - The old Hancock County Jail is literally falling apart, and the Ellsworth Historical Society, which owns the building, can't figure out how to fix it with a tight budget and a county so far unwilling to do so.…

Residents of the village of Sherman, as well as village administrators, received a "Village State" presentation before the regular meeting of the council on January 12. Sherman…

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) - Dan Brosz's interest in history, nature and museums began early in life.Brosz, 44, began working as the new collections curator at Hastings Museum in December 2021. “Our family vacations were either!-->…

Carmel City Council met Jan. 10 to renew several board appointments and hear an update on a historic home. What happened: The Board carried out several renewals of mandates and one new appointment to various Boards. What…

An environmental assessment of Clark Reservoir, part of the Union County park system, including water and sediment testing, is currently underway. CLARK, NJ - The Union County Council of Commissioners has announced that restoration work on…

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society received a $ 500,000 grant from the State Parks,…

Watseka officials say historic preservation entities are interested in the possibility of establishing a…

MINUTES OF DECEMBER 13, 2021 DUBUQUE COUNTY SUPERVISORY BOARD Chairman Ann McDonough, Vice Chairman Harley Pothoff, Jay Wickham The Supervisory Board has met at its premises on the 4th Floor, 720 Central…

The restored B Building, circa 1872, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, now occupied by Steiner Studios. Photo courtesy of State Parks The restoration of the 19th Century Building B at Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of nine projects that were…

The El Dorado Historic District Commission hopes to create a sensation in 2022 by educating the community about its mission and raising awareness of the importance of preserving the city's history and heritage. Commissioner Sara Coffman…

The contract has been signed for the next round of Eligibility Determination (DOE) / Cultural Resource surveys and inventories for city neighborhoods. The work will focus on the neighborhoods of Retta Brown and Country Club Colony (CCC) to…

GUADALUPE, California - The Theater Royal de Guadalupe is being nominated for the National Register of Historic Places The theater is located in the Japanese enclave of Guadalupe, owned, built and operated by Americans of…

SPOKANE - The owner of the historic Chancellery building in downtown…

Linda leuzzi Victor Principe wrote two books "Images of America", "Bellport Revisited" and "Bellport Village and Brookhaven Hamlet", meticulously researched and very readable volumes with 19th…

Historic Preservation Committee assesses next steps after illegal demolition Immovable Posted: Wednesday December 01 2021 16:52 Joanne wallenstein…

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Durham's Union Church was built in 1835 and added to the National Historic Register in 2001. Submitted photo DURHAM - The board agreed to form a committee focused on sustaining the historic Union Church at its bi-weekly meeting on…

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Photo by Jamie Swank Helper City Council met virtually on Thursday evening to discuss a number of topics, including considering whether to accept a consulting contract to designate the Janet Street underpass as…

SPOKANE, Washington - Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward has released her final budget proposal for 2022.…

The following is a press release from the town of Pocatello. POCATELLO - A monument in Pocatello will once again be open to the public on Veterans Day. The Pocatello Historic Preservation Commission is hosting an open house at the Brady…

As Woodstock nears its November 2 vote on a bond issue to borrow money to renovate the old mansion on the Comeau property used as the city's office building, Woodstock City Councilor Richard Heppner , said he was in talks with state…

Editor's Note: This is the second in a six-part series featuring the candidates for Jamestown City Council. Thomas Nelson faces a challenger for the first time since being…

The old Court Club building would be moved in front of its current location and one of the three Victorian Queen Anne's would be moved behind the other two houses, thus saving the three houses. Princeton University officials backed…

EAST HAVEN, CT - The Tyler, a mixed-income senior apartment community created by WinnDevelopment inside the old East Haven High School has won two more awards for its innovative approach using tax credits federal and state historical…

YORK, Maine - Archaeologists began digging up, examining and documenting colonial-era artifacts last week on one of the last open lots in the village of York.The excavation was part of a state-mandated process before the development of more…

Planning for a long sought-after project to realign Cedar Lake Road and alleviate traffic problems in downtown Round Lake has been diverted due to the presence of historic properties. The project will eliminate a…

Known as the Boggs-Shenson House, the beautiful bay town space is a local landmark and may even have a connection to celebrities. First purchased in 1906 by Angus and Mae Boggs, the original structure of the property was…

A classically constructed cabin of tragic fate, as well as a relic of early air travel, could become the…

SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) - The rain resisted, the fog cleared and a few rays of morning light pierced the cloud cover surrounding Cathedral Rock in the distance, giving Crescent Moon Ranch near Red Rock Crossing in Sedona even more with an…

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State Treasurer Dennis Milligan officially reopened the Treasury Room in the State Capitol on Monday,…

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STAMFORD - In recent years, the Pacific House homeless shelter has taken a new approach to creating more housing for its clients: with great success, the agency has merged historic preservation with development across Stamford.From now on,…

Armed robbery in the Naperville metroA man armed with a knife robbed a Naperville subway last night. Police responded to the incident at 2048 Aurora Avenue just after 9 p.m. They say the man entered the restaurant, showed a knife, and…

NEW PORT RICHEY - New Port Richey's Main Street program continues to thrive and receive positive reviews…

September 28, 2021 Contact: Kawana McGough, Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing Dr Carla Jackson Bell, co-IP The Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and…

The buildings and grounds committee met to approve construction plans, naming and an addition to its capital plan and hear feedback from a focus group on Thursday afternoon. The meeting was held…

As a freshman at college in 1994, Darby O'Donnell wasn't sure what to specialize in - until he found the answer in his own backyard. While helping his father build a patio in their Newport News home, they discovered an…

Ruben schafirFRIENDS OF THE BRIDGE FRANK J. WOOD: Supporters of maintaining the bridge argue for its historic component and the price of rehabilitation may be lower. For 89 years, the Frank J. Wood Bridge has crossed the Androscoggin…

DEADWOOD - When COVID-inspired casino closures took place in 2020,…

An illuminated logo sign on Virginia Union University's Belgian Building tower. (Screenshot courtesy of WTVR) When Virginia Union University placed neon signs atop its campus spire a year and a half ago, it did so without the required…

When it comes to celebrating the essence of rural America, nothing compares to attending a traditional…

JACKSON - At first Jason Dewey said that "more than half" of the reason he bought a property and built a…

Despite years of experience in their new positions, two department heads gladly accept the new challenges they face.The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recently promoted Mike Sutherland to deputy director of the…

A potential extension to Jefferson City National Cemetery remains on the table, but the city may set a deadline. Jefferson City Council will consider a bill on Monday that would support the expansion of the current cemetery. This gives…

ENID, Oklahoma. - City officials are expected to meet behind closed…

Daginaa Hít, "The Far Out House", was built by Kanóosgu Eesh Frank Kitka at the beginning of the 20th century. (Robert Woolsey / KCAW) One of the nine remaining clan houses in Sitka is on the verge of collapse.…

The Circles neighborhood west of Santa Cruz was founded in 1890 as the Garfield Park State Christian Disciples Campground. Its centerpiece was a park with a tabernacle that also served as a community center, which burned down in 1935,…

Belle Grove Plantation will host its 10th Wine Festival celebrating local businesses on Saturday, August 28, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at www.bellegrove.org, in the Belle Grove Museum Shop,…

After eight years, more than a million dollars and nearly 12,000 hours of volunteer work, the historic Opendore will reopen its doors to the public on Saturday.Isabel Howland's former home in the hamlet of Sherwood, in southern Cayuga…

Plans for a luxurious 17-story condominium tower just north of the Peachtree Battle Mall appear to be moving forward with a deal to partially preserve a historic brick building that currently houses an antique market.Dubbed the Peachtree…

LUDLOW - The $ 29.9 million renovation of Mill 8 - the clock tower building depicted on the city's seal - will begin early next year at the Ludlow Mills complex on State Street.WinnDevelopment will transform the 230,000 square foot Mill 8…

Historic Fresno Theaters have been involved in the community conversation in recent months. First, there was the intermittent sale of the iconic Tower Theater, which resulted in several legal battles, national commentary and…

A 1970s view of the historic fire station from the tower. A book presentation at the Tower Train Depot on August 17 will help raise funds for the restoration of the fire hall. Photo submitted. TOWER - The Tower Sudan Historical…

Any owner who renovates a historic property knows that it is possible to discover one or two surprises behind the walls. Water damage, mold, and faulty wiring systems are not uncommon. But for black homeowners, surprises can be more than…

The Munk laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego. Photo by Darren Bradley slideshow The view from the conference room and…

Editor's Note: This month, as Colorado Springs prepares for its 150th anniversary on July 31, The Gazette…

The Cherokee Triangle Association introduces a new logo as a step towards creating a cohesive identity and celebration of the distinctive neighborhood. LOUISVILLE, KY, USA, July 17, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ - The Cherokee Triangle…

City officials will work with a historic preservation consultant during the design phase of the seismic modernization of the central library. Security concerns over the unreinforced masonry forced the city to shut down the…

The year 2022 may still seem far away for the moment, but, already, the candidates are considering the elections next year and are deciding whether or not to run. Frankish Oak Ridge City Council member George McClellan has given this…

Kylie Pine remembers how one of the first applications she received as a curator at the Willamette Heritage Center centered around a common myth about Chinese immigrants. One person asked about the underground tunnels in Salem where…

From teardowns to pop-ups, new builds are happening all over the DC area. But there is something to be said to preserve history before it is gone. "We lived in this neighborhood for 11 years and lived in a typical colonial…

Beck Knob Cemetery, said to be the first organized black cemetery in Chattanooga, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with four other sites in Southeast Tennessee. Beck Knob, home to graves…

A piece of fading Santa Fe history is slated for a facelift.Santa Fe City Council recently approved a move…

Last month, an application for a demolition permit for the 2708 Scenic Drive property was submitted to the Historic Landmark Commission. The house, which was built in 1952, fell into disrepair, but instead of granting…

Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, speak to reporters on June 21, 2021. Photo by Ricardo Lopez / Minnesota Re-form Minnesota lawmakers…

A study on how to make better use of Reno County courthouse space and expand county commission chambers recommends $ 1.183 million changes to four floors of the historic building.Wichita's GLMV Architecture proposal was briefly presented to…