Historic Preservation & Built Environment

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (118+ words) New Jersey Hills Media Group The Hunterdon County Board of County Commissioners approved $954,250 in Historic Preservation and Municipal Open Space grants, including $276,250 to Readington Township for the restoration of the ruins at Taylor’s Mill. The Hunterdon County Board of County…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (281+ words) Staunton, Va. (WHSV) -Community members gathered today, October 10, at the Shea House in Staunton to celebrate its history and recognize Susie King’s dedication to its restoration. King said the history of Fairview Cemetery is closely tied to the need for…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (91+ words) Southern Illinoisan Hundreds of years of history are stored inside the Jackson County Historical Society. Artifacts dating to the mid 1800’s are on display at the Jackson County Historical Society. MURPHYSBORO — The Jackson County Historical Society has started restoring 88-year-old…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (368+ words) Amherst Indy The Strong House, the Amherst Historical Society’s 275+-year-old beauty, was, like many houses dating from the mid-18th century, built on a foundation of timbers resting on stacked fieldstones. Over the past many years, as water has run off…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (186+ words) Mary Kelley, middle, pictured with Sara Sheen and Brian Beadles, was nominated by the Gillette Historic Preservation Commission and Campbell County Rockpile Museum for her dedication to historic preservation and advocacy for history and culture. A Campbell County woman was…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (596+ words) Grants Pass is accepting applications for a Historical Buildings and Sites Commission seat reserved for a representative of the local historical society, with a December deadline and interviews scheduled before the City Council makes its selection in January. The opening…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (786+ words) A two-and-a-half-year effort to restore the Shea House is nearing completion. The Shea House, a 19th-century cottage that once housed the caretaker of Fairview Cemetery, has been undergoing restoration for more than two years. The Staunton-Augusta County African-American Research Society,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (699+ words) The preservation plan connects the founder’s former home with Black homeownership and education history; approvals and construction timing remain unresolved. By Derwin L. Montgomery Winston-Salem State University plans to use a $749,700 federal grant to repair the S.G. Atkins House, preserving…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (305+ words) MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — The Jackson County Historical Society is beginning the process of restoring a nearly 100-year-old film shot in Murphysboro. The historical society is using a grant to help pay for the restoration. "The grant we were awarded was the maximum…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (704+ words) The district status would aim to preserve the historic appearances of buildings significant to Lavender Heights. Published on October 9, 2026 The Sacramento LGBT Community Center in the Lavender Heights neighborhood. LGBTQ+ community members and a coalition representing Midtown property and business…...