Excerpt from the Capital Gazette: Near the end of the long meeting, which pushed past 10:30 p.m., the Planning Commission had a lengthy conversation on what to do with the legislation before it. The discussion was over proposed code changes governing the Historic District, which would modify how the city handles demolition by neglect, maintenance [...]
Excerpt from Southern Maryland Online: St. Mary’s College of Maryland in partnership with the Calvert County Historic Preservation Commission recently received funding from the National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant. The College and CCHPC will work with the Piscataway Conoy Tribe to document seven historically significant Piscataway Indian landscapes in Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, and [...]
Excerpt from the Capital Gazette: The Anne Arundel County Council voted Monday to create a new tax credit that aims to encourage preservation of historic properties. Introduced by Councilman Chris Trumbauer, D-Annapolis, and co-sponsored by Councilman John Grasso, R-Glen Burnie, the historic preservation tax credit — also supported by County Executive Steve Schuh — can [...]
Excerpt from The Frederick News-Post: For all the charges of obstructionism made against it, the vast majority of applications are approved. And the commission does play a useful role in guiding development. Consider the case of those South Market facades. The developer’s original plans for the site called for “a six-story building with an exposed [...]
Excerpt from MyEasternShoreMD: ...the commission approved the demolition of a former church at 328 Cannon St. At its December meeting, the commission tabled the applicant's request in order to determine the building's historic significance as a church with a predominantly black congregation in what was historically an African American neighborhood. The property owner plans to [...]
Excerpt from MyEasternShoreMD: Reversing a ruling at its December meeting, the Historic District Commission, meeting Wednesday, Jan. 6, voted to allow the owner of the former train station at 300 Cross St. to install asphalt shingles on its roof. Owner Carla Johnson said the commission's approval of a metal room at the Dec. 2 meeting [...]
Excerpt from a Montgomery County press release: County Executive Isiah Leggett is seeking applicants to fill four vacancies on the Historic Preservation Commission. Applicants should have expertise in the field of history, architecture, preservation, or urban design, or should represent a special geographic area, or a social, economic or cultural interest in the County. Owners [...]
Excerpt from Capital Gazette: Annapolis residents asked the City Council on Monday to delay legislation that would change the city code that regulates historic properties in Annapolis, saying they wanted more time for public input on the complex legislation. The legislation was introduced despite the requests to delay it, and it will go before several [...]
Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: An upcoming city vote could add a layer of requirements intended to ensure preservation of four historic properties in Frederick. The Board of Aldermen will vote on Jan. 21 on a proposal to place historic preservation overlays at the Union Mills building, the Ox Fibre Brush Co. building, the Frederick [...]
Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: As early as the first week of January, the Frederick County Council might consider changes to the process for registering historic properties in the county. A six-month moratorium on new applications for properties seeking inclusion on the County Register of Historic Places — which council members pursued after the controversial application [...]
Excerpt from MyEasternShoreMD: The Historic District Commission, meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4, got a lesson on solar energy installations. At the same meeting, it approved two solar installations in the Historic District and suggested it is open to a wider application of the technology. Scott Johnson of Advanced Solar, the company installing solar arrays for members [...]
Excerpt from the Capital Gazette: Lisa Craig, chief of the city's historic preservation district, talked at length about the plans to unveil phase 1 of the Cultural Landscape Study. This study attempts to catalog and prioritize key historic and cultural aspects of the city, such as the view of the State Capitol dome. The first [...]
Excerpt from The Star Democrat: Another ordinance discussed Monday night would take two county-owned properties on the fringe of the town’s historic district out of the historic district. According to town attorney Sharon Van Emburgh, Talbot County made a request to remove 130 and 142 N. Harrison St. from the historic district. The building at [...]
Excerpt from MyEasternShoreMD: The Historic District Commission, meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2, approved a roof replacement for the former railroad station building, currently the offices of the Tidewater Trader. Carla Johnson, publisher of the Trader, said that other buildings in the neighborhood have metal roofs. However, she said, she would prefer to use asphalt shingles, which [...]
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Excerpt from the Capital Gazette: Proposed changes to city code are about bringing the Annapolis in line with state definitions and providing a clearer path for the people who own historic properties, the Historic Preservation Commission chairwoman said Thursday. "We focused on things like clarity for the user, the property owners, for our stake holders [...]
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 [...]
Webinar - GeoMashups, Digital Storytelling, and Community Curated Resource Surveys Offered by the California Preservation Foundation Register >> Do you ever visit a nearby area and wonder how you could quickly access digital information on local Landmarks? Do you feel as if your resources and collection are not represented on the internet? Do you want [...]
Calvert County press release: The Calvert County Department of Economic Development won tops honors for its Lower Marlboro Freedom Day event that commemorated 14 slaves who fled the county during the War of 1812. The 2014 event earned the “Best Small Event” award during Maryland’s 35th Annual Tourism and Travel Summit held Nov. 3 in [...]