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Paintings, Peacocks, and Preservationists: Edenton, NC, Celebrates the...
When I first learned that Annie Gray Dixon, a 17-year-old high school junior from Edenton, North Carolina, was hosting a "Paint for Preservation" art auction garden party to raise money and memberships...
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[Interview] Dione Chen on Saving the Last Surviving Chinese “Junk” Boat
You might be asking yourself, "What does a Chinese boat have to do with historic preservation in America?" It's a valid question. But at some point along the way, many of us came to America from...
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25 Years of the 11 Most Endangered List: St. Augustine’s Bridge of Lions
Sometimes it's easy to experience an old or historic place and take for granted the many hours, efforts, and people it required over the years to preserve its character. It's easy to think that...
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Preservation Round-Up: Found on Facebook Edition
Today's Preservation Round-Up is a selection of stories you alerted us to on our Facebook page. As much as we have our ear to the ground for local preservation stories and efforts around the country,...
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Mumford & Sons to Headline Summer Tour in Historic Main Street Communities
I've guessed at the British folk rock band Mumford & Sons' affection for old and interesting places since seeing their "Sigh No More" album cover showing the band standing in an old London shop...
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25 Years of the 11 Most Endangered List: Oklahoma City’s Gold Dome Bank
Oklahoma City's Gold Dome Bank is unique. Built in 1958 as a Citizens State Bank, the roof is a geodesic dome made of anodized aluminum panels that gleam in the sunlight. It was the fifth geodesic dome...
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Restoration Diary: Joists and Belgian Waffles
The big news at Lionel Lofts over the past month -- during which time not a lot of *visual* progress has been made, save for the new foundation wall in the back of the building -- is that the retail...
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Announcing America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2012
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National Trust's annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Since our first list in 1988, we have identified more than 230 threatened...
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DC Celebrates 25 Years of the 11 Most List
Yesterday evening -- just a few hours after announcing our 2012 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places -- a crowd of about 150 people gathered at the Fathom Gallery on 14th Street, NW...
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Preservation Round-Up: 11 Most in the News
Each year, the week of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places announcement is always busy with events, web updates, press calls, and media coverage. And each year we're fortunate to help draw a lot of...
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[Interview] Poet Nikki Giovanni on the Importance of America’s Rosenwald Schools
Nikki Giovanni is a widely-read American poet, equality activist, professor of English at Virginia Tech, and the keynote speaker at this week's National Rosenwald Schools Conference. Built over the...
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Preservation Round-Up: Mini Golf Edition
Myrtle Beach Says Goodbye to Historic Inn, Will Be Replaced by Mini Golf and Restaurant -- Myrtle Beach Online "The Chesterfield Inn -- a quaint, three-story brick building that has stood on the...
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[Slideshow] Twitter Moves HQ to San Francisco’s Art Deco Merchandise Mart
As a social network, Twitter is a celebration of real-time human experience. It's ephemeral: Messages come and go as the Twitter feed updates, and news and messages sink to the bottom of the screen --...
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Preservation Round-Up: Demolition Edition
Did we hook you with that title? As our regular readers know, we at the National Trust are absolutely not in the business of condoning demolition. So we couldn't help but notice the provocatively...
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Discovering Philadelphia’s Favorite Places
If you haven't heard of them already, there's a great organization called Hidden City Philadelphia. Their goal is to highlight the city's unique and under-known special places by connecting them with...
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[Slideshow] The Coolest Restored and Adapted Fire Station in Houston, Texas
It's the week of the Fourth of July, which means that we're dreaming in red, white, and blue, and thinking about flags, fireworks, and freedom. And maybe it's the fire engine red, or their symbol of...
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[Slideshow] Detroit’s Valentine Distilling Co.
Last week I spent a few days in the preservationist mecca of Detroit, Michigan. I'll touch on some of my other preservation-related visits on the blog next week, but first -- a photo tour of Valentine...
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[Interview] Allison Wottawa of the “Ally Quest” Travel Series
Allison Wottawa is exactly the kind of person you want telling you about interesting places and the histories and stories that made them that way. She's energetic, smart, and glows on camera. As you'll...
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Preservation Round-Up: Summer Reading Edition
Preservation Pop Quiz: The A/C Question -- Preservation in Pink "Architectural integrity aside, when has an air conditioning unit ever been attractive? [...] Obviously, this is a preservation pet...
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[Video] Gathering Space for the Creative Economy at Oakland, CA’s Starline...
"People need spaces. People need spaces that are well-intentioned and designed, and that think about people and how they interact in them. And I feel like as long as we do that on the inside of the...
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