Hi! I’m Penelope and I’m new around here, but my Mommy and Daddy know a lot about historic preservation and have been teaching me new things every day. Yesterday they taught me not to chew on Karri’s office slippers (even if I really want to) and then they taught me something that really blew my …
There is no architectural element in our historic architecture more nostalgic than the American porch. We remember playing on them as kids. We hung out on them with our friends as teenagers (probably stealing a kiss or two we weren’t supposed to have yet). We sat on them as adults sipping iced tea on hot …
Preservation Education: A History of the American Porch Read More »
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 20th Century. This article focuses on an overview of the …
40 Years of Love In a culture and generation that developed an “everything is disposable and easily replaced” attitude, Chuck and Lois bucked the trend and poured much blood, sweat, and tears into carefully tending and maintaining their love and they are reaping the rewards of all that hard work – as of last …
This article is a part of a series from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s excellent field guide on the historic architecture 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 20th Century. This article focuses on an overview of …
Historic Architecture in PA: Postmedieval English Read More »
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 list in …
Preserving Pennsylania: A Journey Through the Last 20 Years, Part 8 Read More »
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This great content is for members only! Sign up for a membership and you’ll get instant access to: One on one consultation call Coffee Breaks: twice-a-month web meetings where we answer questions YOU and other members submit How-to Videos, Training Videos, and Coffee Break archive videos Links to valuable resources Preservation files: topic-specific deep dives …
This great content is for members only! Sign up for a membership and you’ll get instant access to: One on one consultation call Coffee Breaks: twice-a-month web meetings where we answer questions YOU and other members submit How-to Videos, Training Videos, and Coffee Break archive videos Links to valuable resources Preservation files: topic-specific deep dives …
National Preservation Month: Seeing Pennsylvania’s Historic Architecture Read More »
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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