Category: National Register of Historic Places (Page 14 of 24)

#FavoritePAPlaces: PDC’s Julie Fitzpatrick

May 8, 2020 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

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.

Today’s Spotlight: Julie Fitzpatrick

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.

PA SHPO’s 2018 Community Initiative Award Winners

March 18, 2020 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

The Community Initiative Award from the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) recognizes organizations, municipalities, agencies, individuals, and others whose work embodies the theme of Pennsylvania’s recently released statewide historic preservation plan, #PreservationHappensHere.

The 2018 awardees are the Walk In Art Center (Schuylkill County), Jefferson County History Center (Jefferson County), and Redbank Valley Trails Association (Clarion County).

Group of people standing in clearing next to tall stone marker — Fort Dewart, listed in the National Register in January 2021, is just one example of the interesting nominations considered by the Board.

Defending Fort Dewart, a Legacy of Stewardship

March 18, 2020 / Casey Hanson / 14 Comments

When Ron Sehn and Terry Doran bought their properties in Folmont, they never imagined that they were also signing up to be the defenders of the eighteenth-century Fort Dewart.

100 Years After Prohibition, the Legacy of Pennsylvania’s Historic Breweries Survives

March 11, 2020 / Pamela Reilly / 4 Comments

As we mark the 100^th anniversary of the implementation of Prohibition, it is good to reflect on the fact that many buildings related to Pennsylvania’s historic brewing industry remain.

Northside’s Historic Tax Credit Success Story

March 4, 2020 / smassey / 0 Comments

In Pittsburgh’s Northside, the historic tax credit program helped transform 148 historic buildings into new homes for over 250 residents.

Resource Round-up: PHMC’s Resources for Studying Pennsylvania’s African American History

February 12, 2020 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

In honor of national African American history month, I thought I would give our readers a glimpse into a few of the resources PHMC has to help study African American historic places in Pennsylvania.

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?