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Category Archives: Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Review Board
Just Listed! January 2020
2019 was a BIG year for the National Register program in Pennsylvania. Since our last update, 16 listings have been added or updated.
Welcome, new Preservation Board members!
The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board is a little known, but incredibly talented, group of professionals from across the commonwealth.
Just Listed! New National Register Listings in PA
Since our last Just Listed! post, nine resources have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. You can explore these and other historic properties in Pennsylvania via CRGIS, our online map and database. Continue reading
Preservation Month recap
At the beginning of May, I promised we’d provide a recap of the #31for31 social media campaign to celebrate Preservation Month across Pennsylvania. If you missed a post on our Facebook page or in our Twitter feed, no worries! You … Continue reading
The “Key” to Preserving Lawrence Park
If this were the game show Jeopardy!, the question would be “What grant, administered by PHMC, was the “key” to celebrating the history and significance of Pennsylvania’s Lawrence Park?”
Pennsylvania’s Historic Preservation Board: Past, Present, And Future
It’s been a happy convergence of events. As planning started for the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, the PA State Historic Preservation Office announced its new name and is currently rehabilitating its office space, … Continue reading
Just Listed: Recent Additions to the National Register of Historic Places
Just Listed is a semi-annual feature of Pennsylvania’s cultural resources that were recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Since our last Just Listed post, 27 resources from all corners of the Commonwealth have been listed in the National Register … Continue reading
Getting to Know the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board
If you haven’t participated in a Pennsylvania National Register nomination you may not have experienced a Historic Preservation Board meeting. But that shouldn’t stop you! The meetings are open to the public and we welcome all preservation aficionados to attend … Continue reading