The Brooks-Park Home and Studios: 1 of 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation lists the Brooks-Park Home and Studios in East Hampton, New York as one of […]
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Museum of Chinese in America’s Archive Severely Damaged by Fire
Last Friday a fire decimated a historic building at 70 Mulberry Street in New York’s Chinatown. The building was home […]
Second Pennsylvania Location Added to Word Heritage Site List
On July 7, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee announced the addition of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic house Fallingwater to the […]
Year-End Exhibit Rush
December and January present your last chances to see these exhibits in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Still Struggling, Still Preserving: Update on the District of Columbia’s Archives and Public Records Office
By Matthew B. Gilmore
The Office of Public Records (OPR) is a division under the District of Columbia’s Office of the Secretary. OPR currently operates an Archives and Records Center facility at Naylor Court. This facility is supplemented by other city and Federal facilities to store public records. The Naylor Court facility has reached its storage capacity and its physical and mechanical deficiencies make it inadequate for the long-term preservation of the city’s archival records.
Historic Preservation Workshop: Make the Most of Your Historic District
Structures reports and national register documents provide a wealth of information, but how can you take the next steps to bring a historic district to life?
Historic Preservation Workshop at Rutgers-Camden
This one-day workshop is designed for volunteer and professional stewards of historic properties looking to improve the preservation and interpretation of their site.
Redevelopment Achieves Mixed Results at Historic Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Chloe Taft’s book From Steel to Slots: Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial City opens new avenues for evaluating the redevelopment of the massive steel manufacturing site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, following the plant’s shutdown in 1995. In the years leading up to the 2009 opening of the Sands Casino in that spot, MARCH invested in the effort to realize an historical interpretation of the site.
Preservation Workshop: Caring for a Historic House
For National Historic Preservation Month, a preservation workshop led by Tudor Place Facilities Manager Sam Young will explore preservation challenges that may confront owners of this or any historic home.
Save the Historic Hugg-Harrison-Glover House
The last surviving connection to Bellmawr, New Jersey’s colonial past, the historic brick building is in danger of being demolished. Find out how you can help save it.