Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our communities. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Architectural History
#FavoritePAPlaces: Oil City Main Street’s Kathy Bailey
Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our communities. … Continue reading
Dip into History: Five Historic Pools and Swimming Holes in Pennsylvania
Summer is definitely here in Pennsylvania! And when the weather turns hot and humid, my mind turns to swimming and lazy days by the water.
#FavoritePAPlaces: Preservation Pennsylvania’s Mindy Crawford
Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our communities. … Continue reading
#FavoritePAPlaces: Preservation Alliance’s Paul Steinke
Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our communities. … Continue reading
#FavoritePAPlaces: PHMC’s Andrea Lowery
Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our communities. … Continue reading
Walking the Harrisburg Historic District
Did you know that the first American Heart Month took place in February of 1964, over two years before the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966?
An Architectural Masterpiece: Visiting Founder’s Hall
I have a fascination with historic architecture. That is what launched me on in my career path. There is just something about a well-designed building that strikes awe in me. I feel it when I enter the state Capitol Building … Continue reading
Let’s Raise a Glass to the 100th Anniversary of Prohibition! (Preferably at a historic brewery)
The year 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution. In Pennsylvania, a state with a large number of breweries, courtesy of our English and German ancestry, as well as an excellent climate … Continue reading
Welcome, new Preservation Board members!
The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board is a little known, but incredibly talented, group of professionals from across the commonwealth.