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Preserving Pennsylania: A Journey Through the Last 20 Years, Part 11

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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 …

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Preserving Pennsylania: A Journey Through the Last 20 Years, Part 10

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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 …

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How Complete Restorations Happen: A Case Study of the Mylin House

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The Mylin House project was a complete interior restoration project that we had been very much looking forward to doing.  The Willow Valley Retirement Community hired Historic Restorations to restore the first floor of both the original farmhouse and the addition to use as a community center in keeping with their preservation of the original …

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Hatred for Victorian Homes in 1927

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This post is a guest post by Ken Roginski – you can learn more about him and his consulting services on his website Old House Guy   Hatred for Victorian Homes in 1927 The Roaring Twenties introduced us to flappers and a new lifestyle for a new generation. Times were moving faster and people welcomed …

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Historic Architecture in PA: Postmedieval English

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  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 …

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Preserving Pennsylania: A Journey Through the Last 20 Years, Part 8

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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 …

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Meet Father/Daughter Preservation Team: Chuck & Danielle

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  We’ve been talking a lot about the recently released Preservation Primer, Volume 1: Avoid Common Mistakes that Cause Irreversible & Costly Damage to Your Historical Building’s Architectural Integrity and thought you might want to know more about the father/daughter preservation team that authored the book – our very own Chuck and Danielle.   Get to know …

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Crisis at Fort Sumter, a Narrative from the Diary of Mary Boykin Miller

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  Earlier this year we promised to provide you with regular posts on primary resources for the Civil War in honor of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War.  But life happens, and we’ve had an awful lot of “life” happening here in the office lately, so we haven’t been very regular.  We’re hoping to …

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