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Have you ever wondered about the history of your home?
To guide your detective work, we've pulled together a collection of ways to uncover the story behind your older or historic home (or any other building of interrest).
Happy researching! ow.ly/EaNJ50XkVip
“This site, like Route 66 itself, represents something greater than itself..”
For decades, the structure that is now Mel’s Drive-In has been the last address on the western terminus of Route 66. But now the future of this mid-century building is in doubt: ow.ly/ZpQx50ZYXuE
Imagine kayaking the tranquil waters of a secluded cove on the Potomac River. As you float along, you spot weathered wood & rusted iron jutting out from the water—they look almost like ribs.
Discover the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac: ow.ly/31Qt50Q14MH
This month the National Park Service awarded $21.8 million in African American Civil Rights Preservation and History Grants to fund 54 projects in 18 states.
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Architecture is all around us, yet sometimes we take for granted the stately buildings, ornate façades, and intentional angles that define various architectural styles.
See how your architectural knowledge stacks up by taking this quiz! ow.ly/NMcU50FKlVy
At the Edith Farnsworth House, a National Trust Historic Site in Plano, Illinois, Fertile Ground: Crossroads of Design in Mid-Century Mexico 1930s–1970s explores how Mexican Modernism brought together craft, materials, and international exchange: ow.ly/muhG50ZZM2q
The National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust, is proud to announce
💫 $9M in grants to
💫 30 historic houses of worship nationwide
Learn more about this new cohort of grantees: ow.ly/e30v50ZYXN9
"At the end of the day, it's [about] whether or not the federal government can come into your backyard and to your community and do whatever they want."
Thank you to NPR for sharing the current threats to the National Historic Preservation Act: ow.ly/TZ8g50ZYVTP
Step inside Tor House, the coastal home of California poet Robinson Jeffers and his family.
For more than four decades, Tor House was a place where Jeffers' poetry and handmade house informed each other in almost mystical ways: ow.ly/svch50ZUJg5
Explore nine inviting pieces preserved at National Trust Historic Sites and Historic Artists' Homes and Studios that prove even presidents and philanthropists would sometimes indulge in an afternoon nap.
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ALT Image of multiple furnishings -- a distressed wardrobe with greenish paint showing, a yellow daybed with a patterned red, yellow, and black cushion, a wooden chair, and a wooden table. A wooden cupboard on the wall hangs open. Five pieces of art are mounted on the wall behind the wardrobe and daybed.
Water damage can be one of the most devastating aspects of a natural disaster. Special care needs to be taken with historic buildings to limit the damage to irreplaceable materials & design elements.
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Today, the National Historic Preservation Act marks its 60th anniversary. While this milestone is to be celebrated, it comes at a time when there are two separate threats facing critical components of this essential preservation law: ow.ly/SzS150ZXQTt
On Oct 15, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Historic Preservation Act. A permitting reform bill now moving through the Senate includes changes that could significantly weaken protections for historic & cultural resources. Take Action: ow.ly/jUVn50ZXHwe
Looking to get your funding along Route 66? The National Trust has two grant programs devoted to preservation along Route 66. The Preserve Route 66 Grant Fund and the Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund.
Applications are due November 12: ow.ly/Lmml50ZTwtH
Learn how Nathan and Oscar Saucedo tackled renovation projects throughout their Harrodsburg, Kentucky property to bring the circa 1840 building back from the brink: ow.ly/VxuK50ZV3rb
Where is your favorite place to leaf peep?
Discover where our readers go to take in the autumnal colors: ow.ly/PUqy50ZTiWv
Cemeteries and burial grounds are present in nearly every community across the country, but rarely get the attention of other cultural history institutions.
Here are 10 tips for preserving historic cemeteries and burial grounds: ow.ly/23sY50QvZku
On Route 66, one couple is charting a future for a tiny Missouri town.
Read how preservation, reinvestment, and a passion for the Mother Road are helping revive Spencer Station: ow.ly/ul0Y50ZUGQ4
Congratulations to Swansea Friends Meeting House & Hotel Casa Blanca on receiving NPS History of Equal Rights Grants. Both sites were previously featured on the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list: ow.ly/txv050ZVqbT
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is one of the most important legal mechanisms protecting America’s historic places, and today, it is under threat.
Test your knowledge of what’s myth and what’s fact when it comes to Section 106: ow.ly/Q1sp50ZVanu
