Welcome to PreservationDirectory.com - the online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada. Our goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and to promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among historic preservation professionals and the general public.

Included on our site are directories, listings and links to:  Over 4,500 historical societies in North America  Over 7,000 history museums and house museums  All State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs)  Over 1,000 downtown and main street groups Hundreds of historic homes for sale, historic buildings and other historic property and historic real estate for sale - the online resource for finding your historic dream house and historic real estate agent / specialist! Hundreds of preservation and restoration professionals and services, including building restoration, architectural salvage, restoration suppliers, and historic consultants. Hundreds of historic hotels, historic bed and breakfasts, and historic inns in North America.     Historic tour services and heritage tourism resources. ...and much, much more.  Use the sidebar on the left to explore the vast resources for historic and cultural resource preservation available on the site. Not Sure What You are Looking For?  So much information resides on our site, and while we make every attempt to organize in the most thoughtful and intuitive manner possible we realize confusion/frustration can occur due to the scope of the information.  To this end, we have organized our site for your convenience - here are great places to start when you aren't sure: Site Map - outlines our entire site, with direct links to each section/topic Frequently Asked Questions - check here for answers to typical questions we recieve on a variety of topics.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEWS HEADLINES:

The "Preservation News Headlines" section of our homepage highlights major news and information of great interest to the preservation community and is updated when news warrants (for a wide variety of news items, press releases and blog entries, please visit our "Preservation Blog" section).  Click the links below to view the full article/press release: 

• Free Resource Guide for Historic & Cultural Resource Preservation Available.  To download a word document of the official press release, please click the following file link: PD1_resourceguide.doc
  
  
• Department of Interior and Department of Energy Team-up to Make National Parks “Green” (Posted: November 18, 2008)
  
  
• Pennsylvania Community College Wins National HABS Award (Posted: November 17, 2008)
  
  
• Developer peels back time in restoring historic Creamery Building (Posted: November 14, 2008)
  
  
• Federal Grant Opportunities Service Provided by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: November 14, 2008)
  
  
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Grants Available (Posted: November 12, 2008)
  
  
• Louisiana lighthouse destroyed by Hurricane Katrina touches the public's heart, earns top spot in JELD-WEN Windows & Doors' restoration initiative (Posted: October 29, 2008)
  
  
• WHY RECYCLE BOTTLES BUT NOT BUILDINGS? Los Angeles Conservancy Welcomes National Trust President Richard Moe to Discuss Why Historic Preservation Is the Ultimate in Recycling (Posted: October 29, 2008)
  
  
• Historic Ladd Carriage in Portland, Oregon is Moved Back to its Original Site (Posted: October 27, 2008)
  
  
• Grand Opening of New Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (Posted: October 16, 2008)
  
  
• Survey of Public History Professionals - we need your help! (Posted: October 15, 2008)
  
  
• Relight the Orpheum Marquee in Madison, Wisconsin (Posted: October 15, 2008)
  
  
• Nominations sought for 2008 Providence Preservation Society Preservation Awards (Posted: October 14, 2008)
  
  
• Galveston County Museum Director Jodi-Wright Gidley Announces Losses Due to Hurricane Ike (Posted: October 13, 2008)
  
  
• Help Protect Historic Griffith Park in Los Angeles - Support Nomination for Landmark Status (Posted: October 10, 2008)
  
  
• Architecture Foundation of Oregon 2009 Grants Available (Posted: October 9, 2008)
  
  
• Neon Museum in Las Vegas, NV Announces Fall Tour Hours (Posted: October 5, 2008)
  
  
• Fading Glory – The Morris Marks House, an architect’s tribute to Italianate style, is looking for a new home (Posted: September 10, 2008)
  
  
• Funding Sources and Tax Incentives Available for Preservation Projects - General Resources and answers to a frequently asked question (Posted 3/10/08)
  
  

Please note, many other articles and press releases can be found on our "Preservation Blog" - to view all of the news items related to historic and cultural resource preservation, please click here. 

 
THIS MONTH'S JOB LISTINGS:

Looking for a job, internship or grant-funded position in historic preservation or cultural resource management?  Check here often, as we hightlight the many preservation-related employment positions added to our preservation blog.

• Senior Historical Archaeologist, Applied EarthWorks, Inc., Hemet, California (Posted: November 19, 2008)
  
  
• Senior Architectural Historian, Applied EarthWorks, Inc, Hemet, California (Posted: November 19, 2008)
  
  
• Summer Conservation Internship Position Available, Denison Museum, Granville, Ohio (Posted: November 17, 2008)
  
  
• Cultural Resources Specialist, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado (Posted: November 13, 2008)
  
  
• Director, Southwest Office, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Fort Worth, Texas (Posted: November 12, 2008)
  
  
• Assistant Program Director, Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Posted: November 11, 2008)
  
  
• Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Boise, Idaho (Posted: November 10, 2008)
  
  
• Architectural Historian, RK&K Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland (Posted: November 5, 2008)
  
  
• Preservation Officer / Rehabilitation Tax Credit Programs, Maryland Historical Trust, Crownsville, Maryland (Posted: November 3, 2008)
  
  
• Executive Director, Governor Frank G. Clement Railroad Hotel Museum, Dickson, Tennessee (Posted: November 1, 2008)
  
  
• Business and Human Resources Manager, Heritage Travel Inc, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC (Posted: November 1, 2008)
  

Do you have a job opportunity or internship in historic preservation, cultural resource management, building restoration, architecture and design, etc. that you would like to post on our Preservation Blog?  Click here to post the preservation job opportunity.

Introducing the "Preservation Blog"

The Preservation Blog will serve as a collection of "mini-blogs" that will present articles and news items in a wide variety of topics under the umbrella of historic and cultural resource preservation.  Our aim is to build a public repository of articles/notices/releases on a wide variety of topics of value to the preservation community. 

The Preservation Blog initially includes the following topics (please note, based on feedback and our own internal planning, we will expand the categories as needed):

• Building Restoration
• Heritage Travel & Tourism
• Endangered History
• Employment Opportunities in Historic & Cultural Resource Preservation
• Funding, Tax Credits & Grants for Preservation Projects
• Educational Programs in Preservation, Cultural Resources & Related Fields 
• Legislation Alerts for Historic & Cultural Resource Preservation
• Researching Your Historic Home

To view the main Preservation Blog directory, please click here.

To submit articles for consideration in the above topics, please click here. 

Thanks to All in the Preservation Community who have added photos to our online gallery of historic places and structures.  More photos to come - please check out our gallery of photos from historic places by clicking here. Do You Have Photos of Your Historic District, Historic Village, Town or City, or Other Historic Structures and Places?  Share your photos with our visitors on our "Historic Photo Gallery" Directory.  We will include any descriptive text you provide for any/all photos, we will provide photo credit, as well as provide a link to your email and/or website if you wish to include this information.    For More Information, please contact us via our online form.  Please click here to access our form.