Preservation in the News - July 29, 2010
Posted July 29, 2010
U.S. Military Defends Controversial Training On Guam
Buhain, Janela 07/29/10
Outlet: East-West Center
The National Trust for Historic Preservation this year included Pagat among America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The US military has current plans to close the area to the public to make way for a live fire training range for the Marines. Th...
Wal-mart At Wilderness Trial Date To Be Set On Aug. 13
Boyd, Scott 07/29/10
Outlet: Civil War News
The lawsuit was filed on Sept. 23, 2009, by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield and six residents of Orange and Spotsylvania Counties who live near the proposed Wal-mart site at the intersection of State Ro...
Montpelier seeks county permit
07/29/10
Outlet: Orange County Review
From July 28 - The Montpelier Foundation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are applying for a special use permit from the Orange County Board of Supervisors to build a cell tower at Montpelier. The proposed cell tower will allow...
Cash isn't flowing down Main Street
Prochilo, Dan 07/29/10
Outlet: NorthJersey.com
The latest honor came earlier this week from Washington, when a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation welcomed 14 municipalities in the Garden State, including Montclair, into the National Main Street program. Montclair has be...
Downtown Bozeman property owners eligible for preservation grant money
07/29/10
Outlet: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, The
The city of Bozeman has received $150,000 in matching grant funds from the U.S. Department of Interior's Save America's Treasures program for restoration of the Main Street historic district, according to a letter to business owners from city Grants...
Rockefeller Estates Beauty Beckons Travelers
07/29/10
Outlet: TravelLady
I've been on mansion tours before, but none of them compare to the beauty of Kykuit, the country estate and home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. The Neo-Classical Revival-style villa, which is located in Pocantico Hills, one hour's...
City to put 1 percent of new building project budgets into art
Smith, Rick 07/29/10
Outlet: Gazette, The
From July 28 - Jim Kern, executive director of Brucemore and chairman of the city's Visual Arts Commission, called on the council to change the city art policy from "may" include "up to" 1 percent to "shall" include 1 percent. The council agreed with...
National Trust Lends Support to Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
07/29/10
Outlet: Broadway World
From July 28 - Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum today was awarded a $3,000 matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Elizabeth and Robert Jeffe Preservation Fund for New York City. The grant funds will be used to hold a four-...
RCCAC, OBP placed on state theater trail
07/29/10
Outlet: Elkins Inter-Mountain
From July 28 - Only 22 theaters in the state were named to the West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail, which was developed by the state Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Alliance of West Virginia in partnership with the National Trust for H...
New York City Museum Brings Tenement Experience to Life
07/29/10
Outlet: TravelLady
Want to take your kids on a fascinating journey back in time? Then visit 97 Orchard Street, the nation's first official archive of the tenement experience in New York City. My husband and I are history buffs and so is our 12-year-old daughter. We...
Library Wins Grant to Promote American Art and History
07/29/10
Outlet: McCormick County Library Blog
From July 28 - Joseph McGill, Program Officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Civil War reenactor, will present the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment as depicted in the 54th Regiment Memorial by August...
Low taxes, lots to do helps Greenville rank as top 4 retirement spot
07/28/10
Outlet: Greenville News
Downtown has been recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Greenville residents already live in the city Fortune magazine recently selected as the fourth best city in the country for retirees. For others, Greenville might be a...
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