NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

QUEER VOICES
Honoring LGBTQ History: Stonewall Inn Now a National Monument
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
BLACK VOICES
Our HBCUs Are National Treasures
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
We look forward to working with Morgan State, Howard, and other HBCUs across America to save the cherished places that define their past, while crafting a more inclusive foundation for the future.
ARTS
Planning a 308-Acre Park for Raleigh
By J. Michael Welton, Contributor
Editor and Publisher, ArchitectsAndArtisans.com
Breathtaking seems the best adjective for the 308-acre Dix property Raleigh recently acquired from the state of North Carolina for $52 million. The only aspect more breathtaking than its size, scope and beauty is how far-reaching a challenge this rolling, wooded landscape presents the city.
GREEN
AMEX Puts National Parks Under My Christmas Tree!
By Audrey Peterman, Contributor
Author, speaker, advocate reconnecting people to nature, promo...
BLACK VOICES
Pauli Murray House Receives Generous Donation From Iron Mountain Inc.
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
The partnership includes a generous contribution from Iron Mountain that will help preserve the house's foundation and fund brick-and-mortar restoration work. Once work is completed, the Pauli Murray Center will use the space to honor Pauli Murray's legacy and create social justice programming for students and the community.
TRAVEL
Plunge Into the Past With These Five Historic Swimming Pools
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
We've arranged a tour of five more historic pools to help you escape the sweltering summer heat. Dip your toes into these refreshingly cool swimming spots from around the country.
RELIGION
This Eid al-Fitr, Explore Five Historic Mosques Nationwide
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
In honor of this religious holiday, we pay homage to five historic mosques from around the country.
BLACK VOICES
On the "A" w/Souleo: Saving the Site of MLK's 'War Room'
By Peter 'Souleo' Wright, Contributor
Journalist and curator
The city of Birmingham, which owns the building, appears to finally be on a path of restoration. To do so they've partnered with the National Trust for a two-year plan to improve the site.
GREEN
New Frontier for Energy Efficiency Emerges in Small Buildings
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
SPORTS
U.S. Open Fans: Check Out America's Only Four National Historic Landmark Golf Courses
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
Of the many historic venues that have hosted the U.S. Open over the years, only four have transcended the game of golf and established themselves as icons of American history as National Historic Landmarks. Find out which courses have made the cut.
TRAVEL
6 Historic Pools Where You Can Beat the Heat
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
We've assembled a photo tour of six standout pools, three of them designed by Julia Morgan.
IMPACT
Don't Put Power Lines Across the Historic James River
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
Despite the fact that it would destroy the public's enjoyment of a beautiful stretch of river, ruin the historic context of irreplaceable historic assets like Jamestown and Colonial Parkway, and mar a landscape that's been largely unchanged for thousands of years, Dominion Virginia Power still wants to construct high-voltage transmission lines across the James River.
BOOKS
Author Jamie Ford on the Real Place That Inspired Bestseller 'Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet'
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
"A silent character." That's how Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, describes the Panama Hotel, the titular National Treasure that grounds his bestselling novel. But the Panama is far from silent.
ARTS
Modern Ruin: Filmmaker Matthew Silva on the New York State Pavilion
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
His tireless efforts behind the camera, on social media, and at the site itself have not only helped get more people talking about the Pavilion, but it's brought them together as well, focusing their energy on reinvention for an inventive space.
HEALTHY LIVING
How Harmony and Health Are Making Louisville Healthier
By Keith Runyon, Contributor
Journalist
EDUCATION
Five Historic Sites with Fresh Perspectives on Interpreting Slavery and Freedom
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
Using different approaches, all of the five sites work to spark a dialogue that will lead to understanding and reconciliation.
TASTE
See Who Won the Big Tap: Historic Bars Tournament 2015
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
TASTE
See Who's in the Final Four of Historic Bars
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
Our Final Four are colorful and crazy, wild and welcoming -- everything a great bar should be.
TRAVEL
It's All Aboard at These Train Depots-Turned-Restaurants
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
We've rounded up three more transformed train depots that are sure to supply the tasty ticket for your taste buds.
TASTE
See Who's in the Sweet 16 of Historic Bars
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
The only guarantee in the first round of a national championship tournament is that there's going to be some drama.
ARTS
10 (More) Love Letters to Historic Places
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
We had so many heart bombs shared with us this year that we couldn't fit them all into one post. So we're extending the love with another affectionate round-up! Thanks to everyone around the country who showed up to shower love on historic places near and dear to their hearts.
ARTS
9 Love Letters to Historic Places
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
Now we'd like to share some of these heartwarming heart bombs with all of you. Check out these love letters from coast to coast.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Big Tap: Historic Bars Tournament Tip-Off!
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
From Cinderella stories to buzzer beaters, the NCAA basketball tournament ensures March is a month where history is made. But this year, history and the Big Dance mix to form an even more intoxicating brew: "The Big Tap" Historic Bars Tournament.
ARTS
10 Iconic Movie Sets Starring ... The Antiquities Act
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
From Star Wars to Titanic, from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, some of our most beloved movies were filmed in landscapes and historic sites protected by the Antiquities Act.
ARTS
This February, Heart Bomb the Historic Place You Love Most
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
At its heart, preservation is about love -- love for buildings, love for places, love for history, love for community, and love for the people who rally together to protect all these important things.
BLACK VOICES
Historic Places as Sites of Conscience: Shockoe Bottom's Potential to Change Society
By National Trust for Historic Preservation, Contributor
Save the Past. Enrich the Future.
In Richmond, a new alliance of social justice activists and historic preservationists has formed to protect Shockoe Bottom against incompatible development. Leadership of the alliance includes Preservation Virginia; Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality; and a working group of preservationists from nearby Church Hill.
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