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7 Insurance Tips for Historic Home Owners

November 8, 2016

These seven tips will help lower your premiums and ensure your historic house is fully protected.

https://savingplaces.org/stories/7-insurance-tips-for-historic-home-owners#.WOVZXbGZMsl

50th anniversary of the Florence Flood: Memories from a drowned world

November 4, 2016

An oral history project on the 1966 disaster captures conservators’ stories of weeping officials and guards unknowingly treading on an Old Master.

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/conservation/memories-from-a-drowned-world/

How Virtual Reality Can Preserve Spooky Dark Rides

October 28, 2016

Meet the guy using high-tech tools to document rickety scare shacks.

http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2016/10/amusement-park-dark-rides/505061/

The Last Living Carver of Mount Rushmore Reflects on the Monument at 75

October 27, 2016

The 95-year-old looks back at the colossal effort that went into making the American masterpiece.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/last-living-carver-mount-rushmore-reflects-monument-75-180960875/

Barn Raisers doc explores history of classic American buildings

October 24, 2016

New film looks at rural American landmarks, and why they’re disappearing.

http://www.curbed.com/2016/10/24/13374770/architecture-historic-preservation-barn-raisers-rural

Philadelphia’s abandoned power plants look like steampunk temples

October 18, 2016

New photobook Palazzos of Power explores the neoclassical grandeur of these artifacts of the early electric age.

http://www.curbed.com/2016/10/18/13318252/preservation-power-plant-philadelphia-photography

Keeping Buildings Alive: Preservation’s Modern Mantra

October 17, 2016

In Stephanie Meeks' new book, learn about how historic preservation is shaping and revitalizing communities through adaptive reuse.

https://savingplaces.org/stories/keeping-buildings-alive-preservations-modern-mantra#.WOVO0rGZMsl

Tourists Could Destroy Venice—If Floods Don’t First

October 16, 2016

Residents are abandoning the city, which is in danger of becoming an overpriced theme park.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/if-venice-dies-salvatore-settis-tourism-flood/

The National Historic Preservation Act at 50—and Beyond

October 14, 2016

The National Historic Preservation Act turns 50 on October 15, 2016. Tom Mayes examines what the law has achieved so far—and what it has yet to accomplish.

https://savingplaces.org/stories/the-national-historic-preservation-act-at-50-and-beyond#.WOVOAbGZMsl

Deconstructing Portland

October 13, 2016

Preservationists are hoping a first-of-its-kind ordinance can save some of what makes Portland so special.

http://www.curbed.com/2016/10/13/13193952/portland-craftsman-houses-preservation-deconstruction

The Loss—and Law—That Gave Life to the Modern Preservation Movement

October 11, 2016

On the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, learn about the people and events that led to this watershed moment.

https://savingplaces.org/stories/loss-law-that-gave-life-to-modern-preservation-movement#.WOVLmrGZMsl

7 Tips to Determine What is Historically Appropriate for Your House When Redecorating

October 11, 2016

These seven tips will help you strike a perfect balance between retaining your house's historic character and decorating for your own tastes.

https://savingplaces.org/stories/7-tips-to-determine-what-is-historically-appropriate-for-your-house-when-redecorating#.WOVK57GZMsl