Do You Have Resources to Help Me Preserve a Historic Building?
UpdatedThe National Trust for Historic Preservation offers a variety of resources for people interested in preserving a historic building.
The National Preservation Conference
Held each fall, the National Preservation Conference is the the single best source for information, ideas, inspiration, and contacts for professionals in preservation and allied fields, dedicated volunteers, and serious supporters. For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/npc/ or call 202-588-6100.
Preservation Books
The National Trust offers booklets on issues faced by owners of historic buildings, including topics such as Appraising Historic Properties, Buyer's Guide to Older and Historic Houses, Design Review in Historic Districts, Rescuing Historic Resources: How to Respond to a Preservation Emergency, Coping with Contamination: A Primer for Preservationists, and Protecting America's Historic Neighborhoods: Taming the Teardown Trend. For more information about these and other publications, call 202-588-6296 or go to the Preservation Books web site at www.preservationbooks.org.
Preservation Books
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
Phone: (202) 588-6296
www.preservationbooks.org
Join the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust is committed to improving the livability of our communities through historic preservation. With your membership, you're helping demonstrate to all Americans how protecting our past can enhance our quality of life. As a member, you'll enjoy many benefits including our magazine Preservation, discounts at some of our historic sites and Historic Hotels of America member hotels, as well as other special offers we make available to our members throughout the year. To join, please call 1-800-315-NTHP (6847) or link here: http://www.preservationnation.org/support-us/membership/.
The National Trust's Information Center provides information on many aspects of preservation including historic home ownership. This information sheet, as well as information sheets about bed and breakfast inns, moving historic buildings, preservation technology, and mail order homes, is and example of some of the information sheets the Resource Center has available. To contact the Resource Center, call 202-588-6164 or send an e-mail to info@nthp.org.
Professional-Level Membership
National Trust Forum is a National Trust membership for preservation professionals and volunteer leaders. As a Forum member, you receive the Forum Journal, Forum News, member discounts on Preservation Books, access to the password-protected web site Forum Online, as well as full membership privileges to the National Trust. Forum members have the ability to communicate on-line with other preservation professionals, are kept up to date on the latest preservation issues, and have access to a wide variety of preservation resources. For more information about the Forum program, or to become a Forum member, call 202-588-6053 or visit this link https://secure2.convio.net/nthp/site/Donation2?idb=835945759&df_id=2260&2260.donation=landing.
National Trust Insurance Services
National Trust Insurance Services (NTIS), administered by the firm of Maury, Donnelly & Parr, specializes in insuring historic properties, both commercially and personally owned. NTIS can help owners of historic buildings and homes evaluate their insurance needs and obtain the coverage necessary. For more information, please call 1-866-269-0944 or e-mail info@nationaltrust-insurance.org; or visit their website at http://www.nationaltrust-insurance.org/
Barn Again!
Barn Again! provides technical support, information, and financial assistance to assist in the restoration of historic barns. The program is co-sponsored by Successful Farming, and is located in the National Trust's Mountains/Plains office. For more information, call 303-623-1504, x232 or visit http://www.agriculture.com/ag/category.jhtmlcategoryid=/templatedata/ag/category/data/agbarnagainchannel.xml&_requestid=60647 .
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Library
Featuring an online, searchable catalog, the National Trust for Historic Preservation Library contains information on historic preservation, restoration, mail order houses, and many other related subjects.
National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Hornbake Library, University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-7011
www.lib.umd.edu/NTL/
Historic Wood Window Tip Sheet
The National Trust has a Historic Wood Window Tip Sheet that includes information on the “green” benefits of retaining or repairing wood windows and also gives tips on how to improve their performance.
