Preservation News

Preservation in the News

• This Place Matters: vote Alameda!
  Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle
  
  From September 2 - The most recent pot of money up for grabs that Alameda could score is $25,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Alameda Architectural Preservation Society could get this nice chunk of change if you all vote for
  
  
• Austin tax breaks for historical landmarks more generous than other cities, review finds
  Outlet: Austin American-Statesman
  
  Most other cities and states require owners to renovate a historical building to receive a tax break, then set a time limit on the discount, said Adrian Fine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Austin is the only large Texas city that
  
  
• Possible uses of Beechwood sought again
  Outlet: North-East Independent
  
  From September 2 - In a letter to the council, Youngken and [Wendy] Nicholas wrote, "We are committed to a process and resolution that conforms to the best preservation planning practices and reflects the town's concerns. The building and its histori
  
  
• Lighting Designs Of Richard Kelly In Show At Yale
  Outlet: Hartford Courant
  
  From September 2 - A number of Kelly's showpieces are in Connecticut, chiefly Johnson's famed Glass House in New Canaan, whose lighting in and out maintains the continuity of indoors and outdoors that happens in daylight. Two other examples are in th
  
  
• Beaumont Hotel offers page from history of 'Old West'
  Outlet: Miami's Community Newspapers
  
  From September 2 - Since its re-opening, the Beaumont has won numerous prestigious awards, including...National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Colorado Governor's Award for Historic Preservation. It also
  
  
• Hopewell Church nominated to This Place Matters Community Challenge
  Outlet: Edmond Sun, The
  
  From September 2 - Hopewell Church in Edmond has been nominated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's This Place Matters Community Challenge. Hopewell Church was designed by Bruce Goff, one of Oklahoma's most significant architect
  
  
• Alabama Radisson Sold, Goes Independent
  Outlet: Hotel Business
  
  From September 2 - The Radisson Admiral Semmes Hotel...will operate as an independent under Historic Hotels of America. The 170-room hotel and an adjoining vacant lot were purchased by a partner in a Holiday Inn across the street. The Radisson
  
  
• Local sites up for $25K historic preservation grant
  Outlet: Crain's Detroit Business
  
  From September 2 - The Ford Highland Park assembly plant...is one of several Michigan locations in the running for a $25,000 grant in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's "This Place Matters" contest. The Ford Highland Park assembly plan