Preservation in the News - September 17, 2009

Hyman family to be honored at Preservation Alliance banquet
09/17/09
Outlet: Herald-Dispatch, The

A special award will recognize West Virginia native Greg Coble for his work with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Coble was instrumental in NTHP's listing of the Blair Mountain Battlefield among the 2006 America's 11 Most Endangered Hist...

Endangered Maryland List Gives New Life to Lost Spaces
Freeman, Sholnn 09/17/09
Outlet: Washington Post

It is modeled after the National Trust for Historic Preservation's yearly inventory of the most endangered U.S. historic sites. Preservation Maryland is seeking nominations for next year's list through Sept. 25. The Space-Age glass and alumin...

Historical Society looks for sites to save
Cooper, Constance 09/17/09
Outlet: Cherokee Ledger-News, The

The Web site was developed with a grant from the Richard and Julia Moe Preservation Fund for Statewide and Local Partners of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Joyner said that the idea for the site came from historical society members and...

Structural Support
09/17/09
Outlet: Times-Picayune

The craftsmen were working on structural support for the building's front gallery, one of a host of repairs and upgrades begun this summer with grants from the Almar Foundation, Ella West Freeman Foundation and National Trust for Historic Preservatio...

Berkley considers renovating old Fire Hall
Selweski, Jeremy 09/17/09
Outlet: C&G Newspapers

But according to City Planner Amy Vansen, none of this work would even be possible if not for a $2,400 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. One of the city's oldest buildings could be getting a makeover. Three months ag...

Spurring economic development in city
Kroeger, Judy 09/17/09
Outlet: Daily Courier, The

"We're here to assist you with technical needs with preservation, grant programs, at-risk and endangered listing and awards," said Erin Hammerstedt, of Preservation Pennsylvania and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Harrisburg. C...

Halloween is focus of Main St. marketing campaign
Miles, Joyce 09/17/09
Outlet: Union-Sun & Journal

From September 16 - The program, modeled after the National Main Street Program managed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, follows proven formulas for helping communities turn their old assets into new business magnets. Lockpor...

Preservation Texas seeks threats to historic sites
09/16/09
Outlet: River Oaks Examiner

From historic schools, missions and courthouses to inner city neighborhoods and Main Street designated communities, Texas is a state with enormous diversity and significant historic resources, said Libby Buuck, president of Preservation Texas Inc., a...

Long Battle to Save the Monitor
09/15/09
Outlet: Daily Press, The

In 1985, the National Trust for Historic Preservation signed on with NOAA as a fund-raising partner, only to relinquish that thankless role a few years later. In the long battle to save The Monitor, money woes have always been as formidable...