Historic Preservation Resources Archives

Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Expert House Movers of MD, Inc.

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architecture, house and structural moves, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Other Stuff, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Resources for Historic Restorations, Uncategorized / By Laura Kise

Gabe Matyiko, vice president of Expert House Movers of MD, Inc. and a 3rd generation expert in structural moving, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about the family’s house and structural moving business. We covered a multitude of topics including: The origins of the company, and how Gabe came back to his family’s …

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How to Put a Maintenance Plan in Place, A Case Study of the Trinity Church Oxford in Philadelphia

Architectural & Building Character, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Resources for Historic Restorations / By Danielle Keperling

Maintenance Plans for Historic Home & Buildings Recently we completed a maintenance appraisal for the Trinity Church Oxford in Philadelphia. The church purchased the appraisal to evaluate several key areas they knew needed immediate attention and ended up with not only our recommendations for remediating the emergent needs on their buildings – but a …

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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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Photos from the Civil War

Federal Preservation, Other Stuff, Preservation Education / By Danielle Keperling

In keeping with our promise to share with you various primary resources from the Civil War in honor of the sesquicentennial this year, here are a few photos from the Library of Congress’ extensive Civil War collection. We’ve included some information about each of the subjects in the photos – some of which may …

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Forging the Future of Historic Hardware Preservation

Leave a Comment / Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Wood Windows, Historical Architectural Styles / By Danielle Keperling

One of the exhibitors at the recent Greater Philadelphia Historic Home Show was approaching preservation from a unique perspective – “mass” production. When most of us think of traditional wrought irons handcrafted by blacksmiths, we think of custom orders. But Fagan’s Forge is forging a new path with handcrafted wrought irons. They sell stock items …

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Resources for Restorations: Book Recommendations

Book Reviews, Historic Preservation, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Preservation Education, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Our recent blog post from Ken Roginski about the mistakes and and “no-no’s” that are so often made by well-meaning historic building owners as they attempt to preserve a house through the years reminded us very much about a project we did a few years ago. The John Maddox Denn House project was built in 1725 and …

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