Category: Keystone Historic Preservation Grants (Page 3 of 7)

2020 Blog in Review

December 30, 2020 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

In this crazy year, the PA SHPO’s blog is the one thing you could count on every week to bring you all sorts of current, relevant, fun and interesting information. I have actually won a trivia contest or two because of something I read in one of our weekly posts!

Here is a short recap of the year at pahistoricpreservation.com…

Two story stone building with wood door and window shutters painted red. — South Elevation of Sellers Hall. Photo by Friends of Sellers Hall.

Expanding story telling at Pennsylvania’s cultural sites

October 7, 2020 / Karen Arnold / 1 Comment

I’ve spent a good bit of my time lately enjoying virtual content from our partner cultural and heritage sites around Pennsylvania.

Brick building with large machine in front. — Huntingdon County Courthouse, PHMC Photo.

Preserving Pennsylvania’s Historic County Courthouses

August 12, 2020 / Karen Arnold / 0 Comments

Most Pennsylvanian’s think of jury duty, county assessment records or where they went to apply for their marriage license when someone mentions a courthouse.

Just Listed! July 2020

July 29, 2020 / Elizabeth Rairigh / 1 Comment

Its time to highlight six more properties in Pennsylvania that have been recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places!

Hollidaysburg’s Canal Era Houses

July 1, 2020 / smassey / 10 Comments

With the help of the federal and state historic tax credits, a local team gives the 1847 Canal Houses 1 & 2 in Hollidaysburg, Blair County a third lease on life as retail and commercial space in the borough’s historic downtown.

The A. Merky Company Building as the new Christo Rey charter school after rehabilitation. Photo credit: Powers & Co., 2019.

Inspiration in Philadelphia

April 15, 2020 / April Frantz / 0 Comments

When the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia announces the recipients of their annual Preservation Achievement Awards, I immediately skim through the list of properties looking for familiar names and places. This year’s list did not disappoint.

Brick theatre building with marquee that spells "Embassy" in lightbulbs. — The Embassy lit up at night, illustrating the “Marquee of 1,000 lights.” Taken 2017, Dave Campbell, photographer.

Dedicated Volunteers Preserve the Embassy Theatre in Lewistown, Mifflin County

April 1, 2020 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

The historic Embassy Theatre in Lewistown is one of the community’s most beloved and iconic structures. It is being rehabilitated with the help of a Keystone Historic Preservation Grant.

PA SHPO COVID-19 Update

March 24, 2020 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) offices throughout the commonwealth are closed.

PA SHPO and PHMC staff continue to work remotely and will respond to inquiries received via voicemail and email.

Walking the Harrisburg Historic District

February 5, 2020 / Karen Arnold / 5 Comments

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?

Old color postcard showing a large white building with tall columns and triangle roof along a street. — Founder's Hall. Pennsylvania State Archives, Postcard Collection, Record Group M213, Box 28.

An Architectural Masterpiece: Visiting Founder’s Hall

December 4, 2019 / Karen Arnold / 1 Comment

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 here in Harrisburg or when I walk through a quaint Lancaster City neighborhood. It amazes me that an architect inspires so much with his work.