Preserve Albany

07/15/2011

Preservationists have long known that reusing existing buildings (and their component parts) and maintaining historic communities are essential to ensuring a sustainable future. Of late, we’ve started to notice more and blogs, news articles and others pieces that suggest the message might be catchin

06/28/2011

Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2011) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation today unveiled the 2011 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places®, an annual list that spotlights important examples of the nation’s architectural, cultural and natural heritage that are at risk of destructio

06/28/2011

For nearly 25 years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places has spotlighted over 200 places that...

05/31/2011

Preservation Makes $ense! Pass on the National Trust's revised list of Twelve Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation!

05/30/2011

The Editorial Board of the Albany Herald gave a Thumb's Up to the recent Historic Preservation Commission-sponsored Art Contest and winner Emily McPeters!

See who receives this week's Thumbs up!

05/30/2011

City Manager James Taylor says the change to the historic preservation ordinance could shave up to five weeks off the process. - J.D. Sumner, government writer

05/23/2011

Congratulations to Emily McPeters for her award-winning artwork depicting of one of Albany's historic landmarks!

A Deerfield-Windsor freshman’s artwork featuring St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be permanently displayed at a local museum. Jennifer Maddox Parks, staff writer

05/19/2011

Another reason we love preservation? Because it helps deepen the context and expand the stories of the streets, neighborhoods, towns, and cities that our work is part of. The further we go in the past, the more important specific places were for where buildings were located. People relied on weather

05/17/2011

Curious about Historic Preservation Tax Incentives here in Georgia? Then you will find this video clip interesting...!

Recently-retired Tax Incentives Coordinator Ced Dolder speaks about the tax incentives available for historic rehabilitation in Georgia.

05/13/2011

Albany is lucky to have historic Lustron houses that have passed the test of time. For more information on the background of these prefab homes, check out this article!

They were prefabricated, single family homes constructed of porcelain steel in Columbus, Ohio between 1947 and 1950. Prefabricated buildings are built in the factory and assembled on site. Lustron was one of multiple companies experimenting with prefabricated home designs and non-traditional buildin

05/13/2011

Curious about historic preservation tax incentives? Watch this short video explanation!

As most preservationists know, tax incentives can often be a critical deciding factor in getting a project off the ground. Convincing others of the awesomeness of tax incentives, however, can be a challenge – the words alone cause people’s eyes to glaze over. And once this happens, they miss out on