Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability vitality during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our … Continue reading
Category Archives: Historic Preservation
#FavoritePAPlaces for Preservation Month
Pennsylvania’s communities are filled with special and meaningful historic places and spaces that add value to our lives and offer comfort and stability vitality during these challenging times. Now more than ever, it is important to stay connected to our … Continue reading
Remembering Jim Vaughan
PHMC’s former Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer, Jim Vaughan, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Supporting Pennsylvania’s Main Streets
As one of PA SHPO’s Community Preservation Coordinators, one of the more heartening things I’ve observed (and participated in) the past few weeks has been the response of many Main Street communities and their partners to the COVID 19 crisis.
Say Happy Birthday with ReGIS!
This week, one of my close friends will have a birthday. Given our current situation, I can’t get out to my local gift shop to buy him the fun, creative, and unique card that I normally do each April.
Inspiration in Philadelphia
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.
Advocacy Week 2020
Each year, the PA SHPO and members of Preservation Pennsylvania join other SHPOs and historic preservation partners from across the country in Washington for National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week to learn from and network with other states and educate our … Continue reading
Digitization Project Update!
In Fall 2017, PA SHPO contracted with JMT to help us complete an ambitious digitization project to turn all of the CD and paper files in the PA SHPO file room into digital documents for greater accessibility and as part … Continue reading
Dedicated Volunteers Preserve the Embassy Theatre in Lewistown, Mifflin County
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 Environmental Review: Continuity of Operations during COVID-19 State Office Closures
UPDATE: Due to public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, effective March 30, 2020, we are no longer accepting mailed submissions. Any previously mailed submissions should be resubmitted via email. Please use the process outlined for emailing submissions … Continue reading