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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring David Trowbridge of the app Clio

David Trowbridge from the Clio app joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss his Wikipedia-like local history depository. The Clio app began as a classroom project and has grown to over 32,000 historical entries with 5,000 daily users! Users can add local history sites, walking tours, source documents, and an augmented reality time capsule entry …

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Preservation Pointers: Internal Gutter Systems

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, Colonial Architecture, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Late Victorian Period, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Preservation Education, Products Materials and Methods, Resources for Historic Restorations / By Danielle Keperling

Typically, on homes built in the mid-1800’s until the early 1900’s, the most unexpected maintenance problem deals with the internal gutter system. This is because the problem is hidden until the failure has begun. However, regular inspection and maintenance can catch the problem before it is too late, and damage is done. First, I bet …

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PA Architecture Queen Anne Style

Historic Restoration, Historical Architecture, Local Preservation / By Danielle Keperling

This article is a part of a series from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s excellent field guide on the architectural styles found in Pennsylvania. In it, they’ve assigned key periods of development – from the Colonial period in the 18th Century to the Modern Movements of the 29th Century. This article focuses on an overview of the …

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Preservation in Progress: Wilmington Public Library

Community Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Restoration, Local Preservation, Preservation in Progress, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

We recently completed a restoration project of some truly massive doors at the Wilmington Public Library in Delaware. The library was built in 1922 with the bold shapes and lavish ornaments of the Art Deco style of architecture popular at that time. We restored a pair 22’6’ tall, 10-panel White Oak and Mahogany pocket doors. …

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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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Preserving Pennsylvania: A Journey Through the Last 20 Years, Part 3

Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, Local Preservation, Preservation in the News, State Preservation, Uncategorized / 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. INTRODUCTION Preservation Pennsylvania established the annual Pennsylvania At Risk …

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The Financial Benefits of Preservation vs. New Development

Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Local Preservation, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

Last Wednesday, the Lancaster County Planning Commission hosted strongtowns.org’s “Curbside Chat” presented by Charles Marohn at the Manheim Township Public Library. “Curbside Chat” is strongtowns.org’s program to discuss the financial realities facing our cities, towns, boroughs, and townships. The Chat started with the history of what Marohn called the “Suburban Experiment” of new development that shifted homes …

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Historic Preservation in Progress at the Wilmington Library

Architectural & Building Character, Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architecture, Local Preservation, Preservation Education, Preservation in Progress, Uncategorized, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

Historic Preservation in Progress is a series of our posts where we show you how historic preservation happens, as it’s happening. Historic Preservation in Progress The Wilmington Public Library The Wilmington Library was built in 1922 and has remained a landmark on Rodney Square for ninety years. Especially in recent years, due to heavy use by …

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And the Survey Says… Preservation Trust Enlists Volunteers to Update Historic Resource Survey

Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Local Preservation, Preservation in Progress, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County is currently working to complete a comprehensive historic resource survey in Lancaster County. They are currently working on West Hempfield Township, but have plans to survey the historic resources in all sixty municipalities. If you are available during the day, have a valid driver’s license and a willingness …

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Buried, Abandoned, but Not Forgotten: Yeakel Cemetery Preservation

Community Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Reconstruction, Local Preservation, Preservation in Progress, State Preservation, Uncategorized / By Danielle Keperling

For more information about the Cemetery, including how to visit the cemetery and for information on tours, you can visit their website at www.yeakelcemetery.com. History of Yeakel Cemetery Preservation The Yeakel Cemetery is located in Wyndmoor, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about a quarter-mile from the Philadelphia line north of Chestnut Hill. It was …

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