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AD≤R & P, P=R & C, where AD=∅, C=4r
Preservation is the result of careful Conservations (physical interventions into the fabric of a structure) that can may take one or all of the following forms; Arrested Decay, Restoration, Rehabilitation,…
Hello, can you hear me now?
We all have felt that frustration when Mom won’t listen to our side of the story. What about when you are screaming “excuse me” at a concert, no one can…
Don’t Smash your Sash!
Have you ever spotted exposed, gray, weather beaten, and mold on a very old wood windows, and thought to yourself, it’s time for new windows! No need for despair because,…
Historic Point Pleasant, PA
The case made for inclusion of The Point Pleasant Historic District to The National Register The September 1989 submission (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997844) for inclusion into The National Register, made the case that…
Plumstead”ville”
What is a Cultural Resource? And, do all communities have them? The best way to understand what resources your town has, is to go our and take a resource survey…
“My” land is “Your” land.
The Penn Central Transportation Company v. City of New York gave Historic Preservation legitimacy because it changed the hearts & minds of “Western” thinking Americans. No longer did they feel…
Keep your Friends close and your Enemies closer.
David Brown, author of a preservation blog series titled, “Preservation in the 21st Century,” brought to light the challenges and issues that preservationists face today. Realizing what can be learned…
Will old shoes look better when I am walking in them?
Some consider the history of historic preservation problematic. This may be because the resulting historic narratives of their efforts are often considered today as inaccurate, off balance, and exclusive. Before…
318 N. Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
“Place“, to most of us, means an identifiable and findable “spot” that exists in our world. But, if you were to ask what place means to a Historic Preservation, you…
So… You want to be a Preservationist?
A Preservationist is a person who takes an action that keeps elements of “the past” alive in some form, for the benefit of “the future.” I feel that it really…