Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society Archives

National Preservation Month: Celebrting Pennsylvania’s Historic Architecture

Architectural & Building Character, Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Colonial Architecture, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Resources for Historic Restorations / By Danielle Keperling

Every May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation picks a new theme for their National Preservation Month. This year, they’ve built it around: “See! Save! Celebrate!” to encourage us to see our historic places, save the threatened ones, and celebrate the vital role they play in our communities. To support that goal, we’re going to do a three-part blog series with each post …

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National Preservation Month: Saving Pennsylvania’s Historic Architecture

Architectural & Building Character, Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society / By Danielle Keperling

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Preserving Pennsylania: A Journey Through the Last 20 Years

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society / By Danielle Keperling

Preservation Pennsylvania has released their “Pennsylvania At-Risk: Twenty-Year Retrospective of Pennsylvania’s Endangered Historic Properties, Where Are They Now” edition. It’s a fascinating look at preservation in action and we’ll be posting a look at each property in a series of posts over the next several months. First up… INTRODUCTION Preservation Pennsylvania established the annual Pennsylvania At …

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Protected: Facebook Exclusive: An Ephrata Cloister Virtual Field Trip

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Colonial Architecture, Historical Architecture, Local Preservation, Preservation Education, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

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Free Webinar: "Credits Where Credits Are Due: Tax Credits for Historic Preservation Projects"

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Local Preservation, State Preservation, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Produced by Restore Media: Clem Labine’s Traditional Building, Clem Labine’s Period Homes, and the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference, the following free webinar is being offered on September 19th: Click here to register for this webinar. Credits Where Credits Are Due: Tax Credits for Historic Preservation Projects September 18, 2012, 2:00 p.m., 90 minutes, 1.5 AIA HSW LUs …

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Woot Woot! PA now has a Historic Tax Credit!

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historical Architecture, Local Preservation, State Preservation, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Exciting news just in….from Preservation Pennsylvania: Historic Tax Credit Established in Pennsylvania On Saturday, June 30, Pennsylvania became the 30th state in the country to have a state historic tax credit when Governor Tom Corbett signed the FY 2013 Commonwealth Budget and established the Historic Preservation Incentive Act. (Click on the link to read an …

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Healthy Buildings, Healthy Humans, Healthy Histories

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Energy efficiency, Indoor Air Quality / By Danielle Keperling

On Tuesday A. Tamasin Sterner from Pure Energy Coach spoke on the topic of indoor air quality at the monthly breakfast meeting for the Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society (CPPS). A single hour in Tamasin’s presence, is easily one of the most informative hours you’ll ever experience in your life and Tuesday was no exception. The Historic Restorations family and other …

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Columbia Market House

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Maintaining Historic Buildings / By Danielle Keperling

Work on the Columbia Market commenced on October 12, 2009 with a 120 day project schedule, since this is a “working” market with stand holders open for business on Thursdays and Fridays, work is to be done in 10 hour days, Monday through Wednesday with Saturday and Sunday optional work days. Historic Restorations is restoring …

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Traditional Building Show

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Other Stuff / By Danielle Keperling

Last weekend Chuck, Lois, Jonathan, and Danielle traveled to Boston for the Traditional Building Show. The Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference is sponsored by Restore Media and features a trade show with traditional building products and seminars featuring traditional building topics (both theory and practical). The focus of most of this spring’s seminars where the …

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Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County Architectural History Tour

Central Pennsylvania Preservation Society, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Preservation in the News, Wood & Millwork / By Danielle Keperling

On Sunday, October 19, Chuck, Lois, Jonathan, Danielle, and Josh attended the Architectural History Tour of the Northeast Lancaster Township Historic District. The tour was appropriately called “Mansions on Marietta” and highlighted buildings built as the first suburban development in Lancaster County. The oldest house on the tour was built in 1828 and is Wheatland …

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