National Trust for Historic Preservation

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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Is This The Most Beautiful House In The World?

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Architecture, Design, Beautiful House, Glass House, Most Beautiful House, Philip Johnson, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Best Designed House, Books News

The architect Philip Johnson's Glass House is one of the most important icons of modern architecture. For nearly five decades, Johnson and the art col...

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Wal-Mart Collapses on Civil War Battlefield

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wilderness Battlefield, Robert E. Lee, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Wal-Mart, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert Duvall, Walmart, Business News
Al Norman

Wal-Mart's surrender ended their 26-month siege of the Wilderness Battlefield, an attack that sparked national attention, activated numerous historic preservation groups, and aimed a barrage of bad press towards Wal-Mart headquarters.

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The National Trust For Historic Preservation: Bringing Places 'Back To Productive Use'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Restoration, Urban Renewal, Philanthropy, Members Project, Take Part, Charity, Amex, Architecture, National-Trust-for-Historic-Preservation, National Trust, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Impact News

The National Trust for Historic Preservation helps provide leadership, education, advocacy and resources to endangered historic places across Americ...

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Historic Glenview Home Can Be Yours For $1

TribLocal | on 8/26/10 at 05:11 PM, | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Real Estate, Glenview, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Glenview Home, Daniel Burnham, Chicago News

Got a buck? Why not spend it on a house? A historic home in Glenview is on the market, and anyone who wants it can have it for $1 -- as long as the...

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Wal-Mart's Civil War Battle Gets Bloodier

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert E. Lee, Gov. Tim Kaine, Congressman Peter Welch, George Washington, Ken Burns, Wal-Mart Realty, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert Duvall, The Wilderness Battlefield, Business News
Al Norman

This week, the first shot in a long legal battle over a 138,000 square foot Wal-superstore near the Wilderness Civil War battlefield, a site of immense historic significance, has hit Wal-Mart -- but its just a superficial wound.

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Obama Administration Cuts Hillary Clinton's Historic Preservation Program

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Cuts, Budget Cuts, Save America's Treasures, Hillary Clinton, Historic Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Obama Administration Cuts Hillary Clinton's Historic Preservation Program, Obama Administration, Politics News

WASHINGTON — As Hillary Rodham Clinton was leaving the White House, she asked Laura Bush first lady to first lady to continue one program if not...

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Rosenwald Schools: Reclaiming a Legacy

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, CDF Freedom Schools, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Segregation, Rosenwald Schools, Booker T. Washington, Black History Month, Impact News
Marian Wright Edelman

Many Americans know very little about a group of schools that educated hundreds of thousands of black children and are their own key piece of black history.

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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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Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple Named One Of America's Most Endangered Historic Places

ArchitectureChicago Plus | Lynn Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unity Temple, Frank Lloyd Wright, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Unity Temple Oak Park, Chicago News

Frank Lloyd Wright's 1909 Unity Temple was named Tuesday to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2009 list of the Eleven Most Endangered His...

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Greening Hollywood: Santa Barbara's Film Festival, An Eco-Heaven-By-The-Sea

Paige Donner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Backyard Bowls, Paraffin Hand Treatment, Fake Bake, Kate Winslet, Naturopathic, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Couples Massage, Angels List, Veuve Clicquot, Jurlique, Champagne Facial, Le Reve, Organic Spas, Clint Eastwood, Penelope Cruz, Cielo Spa, Soy Candles, Roger Durling, Eco-Tourism, State Street, Aromatherapy, Green Spas, Barefoot Massage, Bazil Essentials, Sbiff, Talulah, Eminence, Gran Torino, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Revolutionary Road, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oregon, Healthy Living News
Paige Donner

Santa Barbara is an eco-tourist's heaven. There are many organic food restaurants and a few outstanding organic spas for the travel and film-screening-weary.

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Farnsworth House: Saving A Masterpiece

The Skyline | Blair Kamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mies Van Der Rohe Farnsworth, Mies Van Der Rohe, Farnsworth House Flooded, Fox River Flooding, Farnsworth House Fox River, Landmarks Illinois, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Plano, Farnsworth House, Saving Farnsworth House, Farnsworth House Closed, Chicago News

What to do with Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, the lovely one-story pavilion of steel and glass that the neighboring--but not very neighborly--...

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