Preservation in the News - October 26, 2009

Windows may not be the first move to save energy
Salant, Katherine 10/26/09
Outlet: Washington Post

From October 23 - Rebecca Williams of the National Trust for Historic Preservation: Your chances are greater if the window was made before the 1950s, but the shift from old-growth lumber to new was not uniform across the country, occurring earlier in...

Congratulations to Oakland's Fox Theater
Allen, Annalee 10/26/09
Outlet: San Jose Mercury News

From October 25 - National Trust President Richard Moe, commenting on the Fox restoration project said, "It is textbook on how to bring a building -- and a neighborhood -- back to life." Chris Ebenborough, with the Friends of the Oakland Fox group...

A new demand for uranium power brings concerns for Navajo groups
Lydersen, Kari 10/26/09
Outlet: Washington Post

From October 24 - This year the National Trust for Historic Preservation named it one of the nation's 11 most endangered places, and the state granted protected status to a swath of the mountain. Uranium from the Grants Mineral Belt running u...

A memory reborn
Turner, Allan 10/26/09
Outlet: Houston Chronicle

From October 24 - This year's receipt of a $50,000 grant -- part of $2 million given by Lowe's to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for restoration of Rosenwald schools -- made it possible to complete the project. The Rosenwald Scho...

SCAD Receives 2009 Sustainability Award
10/26/09
Outlet: Reuters

From October 23 - This legacy of sustainability has earned recognition from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the American Institute of Architects and many others. Savannah College of Art and Design President Paula Wallace was presente...

Rugby receives preservation award
10/26/09
Outlet: Tennessean, The

October 25 - The National Trust for Historic Preservation presented its Trustees Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites to Historic Rugby in Rugby, Tenn. Historic Rugby recently received a prestigious national award...

A Little Sunday Afternoon Project
10/26/09
Outlet: Coloring Outside the Lines Blog

From October 25 - I was torn between two colors, but this one is one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation colors, and since I'm a sucker for history and this table is super old...well, you can imagine how I ended up with Woodlawn....

What Would Teddy Think?
10/26/09
Outlet: National Parks Traveler Blog

From October 25 - ...ask the National Park Service for years and years of any and all correspondence between both the agency itself and individual parks with outside groups such as...the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the media....

Iowa Historic pipe organ dismantled for repairs
10/24/09
Outlet: Dubuque Telegraph Herald

From October 25 - The town has banded together to help raise funds for the project, which costs $100,000. The majority was paid by a grant from Save America's Treasures, a partnership between the National Parks Service and the National Trust for Hist...

Main Street Ames on display at Downtown Summit
Zientara, Robert 10/24/09
Outlet: Tribune, The

From October 25 - The keynote speaker, Doug Loescher, of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Center, said similar things about Ames and its potential. Loescher "liked the amount of activity I saw: people walking, chatting, visi...

History lives again at Rosenwald School
10/23/09
Outlet: Facts, The

From October 24 - Struggles to find funding to refurbish the building delayed the project for many years, Smith said. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Rosenwald School in 2002 to a list of its 11 most endangered historic places....

Taos Arts and Culture District a first for New Mexico
Romancito, Rick 10/23/09
Outlet: Taos News

From October 24 - Officially, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "Main Street" program is described as "a community-driven, comprehensive strategy used to revitalize downtown and neighborhood business districts throughout the United State...

Viroqua Partners mark anniversary
Cina, Angie 10/23/09
Outlet: Vernon County Broadcaster

From October 24 - "In 1980, the National Trust for Historic Preservation established the National Main Street Center to assist nationwide downtown revitalization efforts." The Viroqua Partners are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year....