Preservation People & Places Worth Celebrating
As many of you already know, May is national Historic Preservation Month. What better way to kick-start our month-long celebration of historic preservation than with this year’s winners of the...
View Article5 Things to know about Preservation Month in PA
Preservationists across America are celebrating today as National Historic Preservation Month kicks off. What is National Historic Preservation Month you ask? Well, we here at the SHPO think it’s one...
View ArticleAdd this to your summer reading list! #preservationhappenshere – PA’s...
Picture yourself – lounging poolside, lakeside, or on the beach – with your tablet or smart phone (or even good old-fashioned paper) enjoying the hottest summer publication that hasn’t yet made the New...
View ArticlePreservation 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...
View ArticleInspiration 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...
View Article#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 vitality during these challenging times. Now...
View ArticlePreservation’s March Madness
“March Madness” in the historic preservation world isn’t quite the same as the highly competitive, single-elimination college basketball tournaments that happen each March. I’ve coopted the phrase to...
View ArticlePreserving the Henry Ossawa Tanner House
Earlier this year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation included the Henry Ossawa Tanner House in North Philadelphia on their 11 Most Endangered List. With the help of the Preservation...
View ArticlePHMC Announces the 2023-2024 Keystone Grant Awardees
Many of the PA-SHPO’s partners shared my enthusiasm for the 30th anniversary of the Keystone Grant program and submitted a proposal to the grant program in March. This year’s awardees include 44...
View ArticlePA’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit – and these 21 Buildings – Get a Boost
This week’s post has some great preservation news to share! We’re happy to announce another successful round of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Tax Credit allocation and an expansion of this...
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