Historic Buildings

How You Could Live In A Historic Landmark Rent-Free

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Restoration, Rent Free, State Budgets, Video, Renovation, Preservation, City Budgets, Historic Buildings, Resident Curators, Business News

Now you can live in an historic building rent-free for decades. The catch? You'll need to use a whole lot of elbow grease. The states of Massachus...

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Making the Case for Historic Preservation: Online Competition Leverages Younger and Would Be Preservationists

Stephanie Meeks | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: National Historic Landmark, Historic Tax Credits, Preservation, Historic Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Rehabilitation, Historic Buildings, Slidepollajax, Culture News
Stephanie Meeks

The spirit and direction of the nation are reflected in our historic heritage, and saving these treasures will enrich us and future generations.

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Garfield Park Conservatory Damaged, Closed Indefinitely After Hail Onslaught

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Hail Storm, Historic Chicago Buildings, Climate Change, Hailpocalypse, Historic Buildings, Extreme Weather, Garfield Park Conservatory, Comed, Chicago Conservatories, Chicago News

As Chicago continues to recover from Thursday night's unprecedented, decidedly freaky hail storm, the Garfield Park Conservatory closed Friday after r...

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WATCH: Fire Destroys Historic Building In Evanston

Evanston, IL Patch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago, Chicago Suburban News, Evanston Fire, Illinois, Evanston Patch, Historic Buildings, Evanston Building Destroyed, Patch, Chicago News

Fire crews from Evanston and surrounding communities battled a three-alarm fire late Tuesday night that gutted a historic building at Oak Avenue and G...

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Air Fruitcake: Manitou Springs Launches Leftover Fruitcakes

Pam Grout | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fruitcake, Travel, Saddam Hussein, Manitou Springs, Historic Buildings, Wacky Festivals, Rolling Coffins, Locally-Sourced Food, Free Skiing, Adam's Mountain Cafe, Cliff House, Monarch Ski Area, Travel News
Pam Grout

The good folks of Manitou Springs fling it, smash it, shoot it from air-powered canons and, some years, fashion it into sculptures such as a Saddam Hussein fruitcake bust.

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URBAN ART: Rome's Graffiti Pits Clean-Up Crews Against Artists

wsj.com | By MARGHERITA STANCATI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graffiti, Italian-Artist, Italy, Graffiti-Art, Historic-Buildings, Urban Art, Controversial Art, Rome, Arts News

ROME--On a recent afternoon, a group of American diplomats gathered on Rome's cobblestones with buckets and rollers, spreading peach-colored paint acr...

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Fort Collins A Top Destination

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fort Collins-Colorado, Historic Preservation, Historic Buildings, Preservation Destination, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Distinctive Destination, Denver News

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis, the city of red-brick, 19th century architectural jewels and diverse neighborhoods, has been named one of this year's Dozen Di...

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