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Registration open – Legal Symposium: Creating, Defending, and Enforcing a Strong Historic Preservation Ordinance

The one-day symposium will address the legal, community, political, and enforcement challenges related to historic preservation ordinances and present creative, proven solutions for addressing them. Historic preservation commissioners, commission staff, city and county attorneys, and code enforcement officials are invited to participate in this interactive day of learning and discussion. We are pleased to have William Cook, Association [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 27th, 2016|Commission Policies & Procedures, Design Review & Guidelines, Legal Issues, Training|Comments Off

City of Frederick HPC Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Awards

Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: A host of businesses and individuals were recognized for their contributions to historic preservation as recipients of the 2016 Historic Preservation Awards, presented Thursday night by Scott Winnette,chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission. Winners were: Sarah Thiel Butner received Bricks and Mortar Rehabilitation award for her restoration and rehabilitation work [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 21st, 2016|Community Outreach & Education, Frederick City, Good News|Comments Off

Annapolis Petitions Circuit Court on Its Authority over Murals

Excerpt from Capital Gazette: The battle over whether a mural can stay on Annapolis restaurant Tsunami's wall will head to court as restaurant owner Gavin Buckley was served with court papers on Friday. It's the culmination of months of back-and-forth between the West Street restaurant and the city's Historic Preservation Commission. Originally, the restaurant received [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 20th, 2016|Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Design Review & Guidelines, Legal Issues|Comments Off

Howard County HPC Expresses Concerns about Plans to Build 13 Houses in Ellicott City

Excerpt from the Baltimore Sun: When Denise Cortis moved into her home on Deanwood Avenue in 2008, she believed "certain protections" existed to preserve the quiet, narrow, scenic Ellicott City road that is nested with late Victorian and American Foursquare homes. A plan to build 13 single family houses with five open space lots on [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 17th, 2016|Howard County, New Construction|Comments Off

City of Frederick HPC Recommends Designation of Fairgrounds

Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: Roughly two dozen members of the Frederick County Agricultural Society filled Frederick City Hall on Thursday during the city’s Historic Preservation Commission meeting. They waited patiently through the first two and a half hours of discussion and decisions before time came for the last item on the meeting agenda. Then, [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 15th, 2016|Frederick City, Landmarks & Designations|Comments Off

Montgomery County HPC Supports Restoration of Historic Bridge

Excerpt from Washington Post: The last time workers came to remake the bridge that carries Takoma Park’s main street across Sligo Creek, safety was not exactly Job One. On a winter’s day in 1932, the crew dynamited a few vital supports, and the bridge promptly collapsed with six workers standing on the span. Three ran [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 13th, 2016|Design Review & Guidelines, Good News, Montgomery County|Comments Off

Cumberland HDC Hosts Youth Summit

Excerpt from WCBC: With a Certified Local Government grant from the Maryland Historical Trust, the Cumberland Historic Preservation Commission and staff have partnered with Braddock Middle School to develop a first-ever Youth Summit and the highlight is an event today at Canal Place. During the 2015-2016 school year, this project has brought together local youth, educators, [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00May 13th, 2016|Community Outreach & Education, Cumberland, Good News|Comments Off

In the news: City of Frederick HPC Approves Moving Conley Farm Mill House

Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: Plans to build a new neighborhood on a historic farm in west Frederick are progressing, but at a slower pace than originally anticipated. If things go well, developer FredRock Partners hopes to break ground on a 220-home development at Conley Farm in 2017, according to Victor White, project manager. White [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00April 15th, 2016|Design Review & Guidelines, Frederick City, Rural|Comments Off

In the news: Charles County Historic Preservation Commission to Host Awards Ceremony on May 7

Excerpt from Southern Maryland Online: The Charles County Historic Preservation Commission will host a Preservation Reception and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. until noon at St. Pauls' Episcopal Church (4535 Piney Church Road, Waldorf). The winner(s) of the Charles County Preservation Award for 2015 will be announced at this time. The [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00April 13th, 2016|Charles County, Community Outreach & Education, Good News|Comments Off

Where Do Historic Districts Come From?

"Almost every local historic district created in the United States over the last century has been a grass-roots community effort by people who loved their houses and wanted to protect their investment in those houses...Eliminating local historic districts does more than threaten the property values we have worked so hard to maintain and the beauty [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00April 12th, 2016|Commission Policies & Procedures, Training|Comments Off

In the news: Annapolis Working Group Dissolved, Ordinance Changes to be Withdrawn

Excerpt from the Capital Gazette: The contentious legislation on changes to city code governing historic properties will be withdrawn at Monday's City Council meeting and the work group surrounding that legislation has been dissolved. An email sent out by Pete Gutwald, the city's Director of Planning and Zoning, broke the news to members of the [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00April 6th, 2016|Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Commission Policies & Procedures, Design Review & Guidelines, Legal Issues|Comments Off

In the news: Rising Sun HPC Seeks New Members

Excerpt from the Herald and Chronicle: Rising Sun's Historical Preservation Commission has big plans for 2016. What they'd like is more people to join them. Jimmy Gibney, who is filling in leading the group while President Tom Mumey is recovering from illness, said membership in the all volunteer organization is down. "We've lost some people. And [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00April 5th, 2016|Commission Policies & Procedures, Good News, Rising Sun|Comments Off

In the news: Chestertown Commission Discusses Demolitions

Excerpt from MyEasternShoreMD: The Historic Preservation Commission, at its meeting Monday, March 28, discussed some 20 demolition requests for buildings in Kent County. Katrina Tucker, of the county planning, housing and zoning department, showed photos of the properties and gave descriptions of each, based on site visits by commission members and county staff. Several, she [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00March 31st, 2016|Chestertown, Design Review & Guidelines|Comments Off

In the news: Work group meets to tackle Annapolis historic preservation code

Excerpt from the Capital Gazette: A work group discussing changes to the city code on historic landmarks and structures met Wednesday at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center. Participants pored over each line, debating the changes to city code the Historic Preservation Commission uses for oversight and regulation of historic properties. For those at the meeting, [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00March 29th, 2016|Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Commission Policies & Procedures, Design Review & Guidelines, Legal Issues|Comments Off

In the news: Laurel Commissioner James McCeney dies

Some sad news: James McCeney, preservationist, commissioner, and long-time supporter of MAHDC, passed away on March 19th. The Baltimore Sun obituary honors his many contributions to preservation and history in Laurel: The history of Laurel mattered to longtime resident James "Jim" McCeney. After his retirement in 2000 as a chief financial officer for the Organization [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00March 29th, 2016|Laurel|Comments Off

In the news: Kent County HDC approves demolition of 1961 building

Excerpt from MyEasternShoreMD: Another building on Cannon Street is about to be taken down. At the Chestertown Historic District Commission meeting, Wednesday, March 2, John and Pam Cambardella of Church Hill were given permission to demolish the building at 336 Cannon St., which they have owned since 2007. The Cambardellas bought the building as an [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00March 4th, 2016|Design Review & Guidelines, Kent County, Mid-century Modern, Property Types|Comments Off

In the news: Frederick City HPC considers designations for Fairgrounds and St. Timothy’s

Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: The Frederick Fairgrounds and a nearby chapel may be among the next properties recommended for a special historic designation. The city Historic Preservation Designation Committee on Thursday reviewed the possibility of designating the East Patrick Street fairgrounds and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church with historic preservation overlays. An overlay is an [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00March 4th, 2016|Frederick City, Landmarks & Designations|Comments Off

In the news: Federal Hill debates whether to become historic district

Excerpt from Baltimore Brew: In 2013, the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association asked Baltimore’s preservation commission to explore the idea of designating Federal Hill a local historic district. Three years later, the commission is responding to the community’s request, but some property owners are questioning whether they want the designation after all. The debate is expected to [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00February 19th, 2016|Baltimore City, Good News, Landmarks & Designations|Comments Off

In the news: Frederick HPC reviews design plans for log cabin property

Excerpt from the Frederick News-Post: A downtown Frederick property that, until recently, housed a dilapidated, termite-ridden log cabin will get a new house built on it under construction plans submitted to the Historic Preservation Commission. Local builder Ron Hemby, owner of Hemby Custom Homes, has submitted preliminary design plans for a 2½-story house on the [...]

By MAHDC|2020-10-20T17:28:07-04:00February 16th, 2016|Design Review & Guidelines, Frederick City, New Construction|Comments Off

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