Preservation and Restoration Case Studies Archives

Practical Preservation podcast featuring Jeremy Ebersole from Landmark Trust USA

Leave a Comment / advocacy, Community Preservation, Heritage Tourism, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies / By Danielle Keperling

Jeremy Ebersole, Communications Specialist, from The Landmark Trust USA joined the Practical Preservation podcast and shared how The Landmark Trust USA preserves at risk properties and his love of motor themed architecture and neon signs. You can follow The Landmark Trust USA: Facebook and The Landmark Trust USA (@thelandmarktrustusa) • Instagram photos and videos Visit …

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VETERANS DAY: Pennsylvania’s Preserved Military History

2 Comments / cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Federal Preservation, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Restoration, History education, Museum, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation and Sustainability, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Why Preservation Matters / By Danielle Keperling

VETERANS DAY – A day to honor those who served. This day has been observed in some form for a century, but preserved structures of all kinds – from memorials, to monuments, to buildings – provide tangible evidence of that observance, solidifying the impact of veterans’ actions in the conscious memory. Visiting these physical traces …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring Sam McKelvey and Alice French of the Menokin Foundation

Leave a Comment / architectural salvage, coastal heritage, Colonial Architecture, cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, History education, House museums, Inclusivity, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Museum, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation in the News, Salvaged materials, Saving a building, Slave History, Slave Houses, Slavery, Tradesman, Tradespeople / By Danielle Keperling

Sam McKelvey and Alice French – executive director and director of education – of the Menokin Foundation in Warsaw, VA, joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their preservation project, and the Foundation’s many services. We covered multiple topics, including: Sam and Alice’s respective backgrounds in history, preservation, and related fields, and how working at …

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Practical Preservation Podcast Featuring the Meyers of White Chimneys

Leave a Comment / adaptive reuse, Colonial Architecture, Community Preservation, cultural assets, Cultural landscape, Help for Historic Business Owners, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Reconstruction, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Indoor Air Quality, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintaining your historic home, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Products Materials and Methods, retrofitting / By Laura Kise

Jack and Jessica Meyer – father-daughter owners of White Chimneys in Gap (Lancaster County), PA – joined the Practical Preservation Podcast to discuss their property’s history and their business. We covered multiple topics, including: The Meyers’ realization of their historic preservation values through the purchase and renovation of White Chimneys over the past 15 years …

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Painting Your Historical Home

Leave a Comment / Help for Historic Home Owners, help for historic homeowners, Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Projects, Historic Restoration, historical integrity, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Materials, Paint, Painting, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Products Materials and Methods, Resources, Resources for Historic Restorations, Siding on Historic Homes / By Danielle Keperling

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Chad Martin from Partners for Sacred Places

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies / By Danielle Keperling

THIS IS A RE-POST OF A PODCAST INTERVIEW WE ORIGINALLY POSTED January 2019: Chad Martin from Partners for Sacred Places met with me to discuss the work he does helping to preserve religious buildings from demolition through adaptive reuse and the creation of community resources. Some of the topics we discussed include: The economic impact …

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Window Repair, Restoration, or Replacement

Leave a Comment / damage, economic, Energy efficiency, Help for Historic Home Owners, Historic Preservation, Historic Restoration, Historic Wood Windows, Historical Architectural Styles, Historical Architecture, historical integrity, Local Preservation, Maintaining Historic Buildings, maintenance, Materials, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Education, Preservation in the News, Products Materials and Methods, Resources, Uncategorized, Wood Restoration / By Danielle Keperling

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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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For the Love of Love: Compromising Historical Integrity

Leave a Comment / Architectural & Building Character, Chateauesque, Community Preservation, damage, Historic Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Restoration, Historical Architecture, historical integrity, History education, Love Story, Maintaining Historic Buildings, Materials, Preservation and Economics, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies, Preservation Conversations & Controversies, Preservation Education, Preservation in Progress, Preservation Musings, Replacement in kind, Resources, Romance, Uncategorized / By Laura Kise

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Practical Preservation Podcast featuring Chad Martin from Partners for Sacred Places

Leave a Comment / Community Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Practical Preservation Podcast, Preservation and Restoration Case Studies / By Danielle Keperling

Chad Martin from Partners for Sacred Places met with me to discuss the work he does helping to preserve religious buildings from demolition through adaptive reuse and the creation of community resources. Some of the topics we discussed include: The economic impact of preservation. How the work Partners for Sacred Places allows congregations and parishes …

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