The Phoenix Newsletter – October 2020
The latest Preservation Maryland "The Phoenix Newsletter" can be viewed here: https://www.preservationmaryland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/presmd-the-phoenix-newsletter-october-2020.pdf
The latest Preservation Maryland "The Phoenix Newsletter" can be viewed here: https://www.preservationmaryland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/presmd-the-phoenix-newsletter-october-2020.pdf
The latest Preservation Maryland "The Phoenix Newsletter" can be viewed here: https://mailchi.mp/presmd/the-phoenix-newsletter-april-1-2020-778213
Excerpt from Herald Mail-Media: State plans to replace a nearly 200-year-old stone-arch bridge in southern Washington County continue to raise concerns among local residents. A Maryland State Highway Administration official told a county advisory group on Monday that this is the first bridge project in 20 years where she'd heard significant objections from the community. [...]
Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: Members of the Historic Preservation Commission want to make sure a revolving fund that would help rehabilitate historic city properties is a possibility, even if the money does not come from taxes generated from the proposed downtown hotel and conference center. That was the goal of a letter the commissioners [...]
Excerpt from the Baltimore Sun: Restoration efforts following last year’s devastating Ellicott City flood continue to take new shape, now in the form of a grant program from a partnership between Preservation Maryland and Historic Ellicott City Inc. The grants, totaling $50,000, were awarded last month to several groups located in the historic district, and [...]
Excerpt from the Baltimore Sun: Orlando “Lanny” Ridout IV, an architectural historian, leading Annapolis preservationist and an author who served as the first director of the Maryland Historical Trust, died Aug. 25 of complications from Parkinson’s disease at Brightview South River in Edgewater. The lifelong resident of St. Margarets, where his family has lived since 1784, [...]
The Cambridge Historic Preservation Commission invites you to a free seminar: Register
The fall/winter edition of the City of Frederick's historic preservation publication, Frederick Newel Post, is now available. Articles include recent historic preservation designations, new members of the Historic Preservation Commission, and design guideline updates. Read Frederick Newel Post
Excerpt from the Maryland Historical Trust blog: On November 16, 2015, the Maryland Historical Trust announced the recipients of the latest round of Sustainable Communities Tax Credits. State funds provided by this program will help create over 650 construction jobs in projects designed to revitalize communities and promote green building practices. The Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program and [...]
Excerpt from WBOC 16 "Elizabeth Hughes, who now lives in Crownsville, Md., was confirmed by the Board of Trustees as the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, Hogan's office said Tuesday. Hughes has served as deputy director of the Trust since October 2002 and has been acting director for the past 10 months, Hogan's office [...]
Cleaning Historic Masonry: Methods and Rationale October 29, 2015 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Simpson Gumpertz & Heger 1828 L Street NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20036 Join APT DC for a presentation on methods of cleaning historic masonry. This lecture, hosted by SGH, is being presented by Elena Charola, a research scientist for the [...]
New program: Six-to-Fix to provide vital resources to save threatened buildings
June 18: Evaluating Replacement Windows Webinar
In the news: National Trust interviews MAHDC Director Tom Liebel
June 9: Why Do Old Places Matter? Webinar
May 29: Social Hour at Schifferstadt
Apr 23: Financial Benefits of Historic Preservation Seminar
In the news: Montgomery Modern Program wins MHT award
Feb 27: NPS Webinar - Evaluating Replacement Windows
Feb. 20: Winter Social Hour - Emerging Professionals Edition