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.

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: 

• 2010 Dozen Distinctive Destinations nomination materials are now available (deadline to apply is September 1, 2009) (Posted: June 28, 2009)
  
  
• National Park Service Announces Battlefield Preservation Project Grants for 2009 (Posted: June 22, 2009)
  
  
• New York City Council Approves Dock Street Development Near Brooklyn Bridge (Posted: June 18, 2009)
  
  
• Ohio Historical Society Funding Threatened by Proposed Budget Cuts (Posted: June 18, 2009)
  
  
• New Historic Preservation Group Launched Online to Save Historic Houses from Demolition and Neglect (Posted: June 18, 2009)
  
  
• Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Celebrates a Milestone: 25 Years of Ongoing Rescue and Restoration (Posted: June 9, 2009)
  
  
• Preservationists Fight to Stop Demolition of Tiger Stadium (Posted: June 5, 2009)
  
  
• Senate Energy Committee Includes Incentives for Energy-Efficiency Retrofits for Historic Buildings (Posted: June 5, 2009)
  
  
• Secretary of the Interior Salazar Announces National Park Service Will Waive Fees on Three Summer Weekends to Increase Tourism, Boost Economy (Posted: June 2, 2009)
  
  
• Ohio Senate May End Funding for Ohio Historical Society History and Education Initiatives (Posted: June 1, 2009)
  
  
• Preservation Summer 2009 - Hands-on Restoration Workshop for Architecture Students and a Research and Preservation Project for History Students (Posted: May 26, 2009)
  
  
• Miami Beach Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Art Deco District Designation on National Register of Historic Places (Posted: May 26, 2009)
  
  
• Senators Seek Support for Historic Preservation Funding in FY’10 Appropriations Cycle (Posted: May 25, 2009)
  
  
• House Energy and Commerce Approves Climate Change Bill with Historic Preservation Boost (Posted: May 25, 2009)
  
  
• A chance to attend the National Preservation Conference (Posted: May 18, 2009)
  
  
• House Appropriations Hearings Expose Shortfalls in Cultural Resource Management and Funding (Posted: May 15, 2009)
  
  
• Heritage Conservation Network to Tweet From Historic Preservation Projects (Posted: May 12, 2009)
  
  
• Obama’s FY 2010 Budget Boosts Historic Preservation Funding (Posted: May 11, 2009)
  
  
• New Classroom Lesson Plan Explores Historic Federal Buildings (Posted: May 6, 2009)
  
  
• America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009 (Posted: April 28, 2009)
  
  
• It IS Easy Being Green - Preservation Green Lab Opens in Seattle, Washington (Posted: April 14, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Real Estate Resource Launched
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Funding Sources and Tax Incentives Available for Preservation Projects - General Resources and answers to a frequently asked question
  

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.

• Historical Interpreters, President Lincoln's Cottage, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC (Posted: June 27, 2009)
  
  
• Director of Development, Landmark Society of Western New York, Rochester, NY (Posted: June 26, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Preservationist/Housing Planner, East Tennessee Development District, Alcoa, Tennessee (Posted: June 26, 2009)
  
  
• Program Associate, Statewide & Local Partnerships, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC (Posted: June 26, 2009)
  
  
• Site Manager, Murray's Mill, Catawba County Historical Association, Catawba, North Carolina (Posted: June 26, 2009)
  
  
• Collections Internship, Catalina Island Museum, Avalon, California (Posted: June 24, 2009)
  
  
• Facilities Manager/Preservationist, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Chicago, Illinois (Posted: June 24, 2009)
  
  
• Program Assistant, Historic Germantown/Stenton, Philadelphia (Posted: June 24, 2009)
  
  
• Executive Director, Neighborhood Ventures, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Posted: June 24, 2009)
  
  
• Executive Director, South End Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts (Posted: June 23, 2009)
  
  
• Director of Field Services, California Preservation Foundation, San Francisco, California (Posted: June 22, 2009)
  
  
• Professor of Historic Preservation, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia (Posted: June 20, 2009)
  
  
• Education Support Assistant (PT), Chesterfield County Parks & Recreation, Henricus Historical Park, Chesterfield County, Virginia (Posted: June 20, 2009)
  
  
• Dean, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (Posted: June 15, 2009)
  
  
• Cultural Resource Information / GIS Specialist II, Colorado Historical Society, Denver, Colorado (Posted: June 15, 2009)
  
  
• Program Director, Archaeological & Historic Preservation Program, International Relief & Development (IRD), Erbil, Iraq (Posted: June 15, 2009)
  
  
• Request for Qualifications - Assistant Preservation Planner, Boston Landmarks Commission, Boston, Massachusetts (Posted: June 15, 2009)
  
  
• Lead Interpreter-Ranching, George Ranch Historical Park, Richmond, Texas (Posted: June 12, 2009)
  

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 Press Releases and Job Postings" directory:

The Preservation Press Releases & Job Postings directory serves as a collection of articles/notices/releases on a wide variety of topics of value to the preservation community, including restoration techiques, historic preservation and cultural resource job listings, the historic nomination process, museum exhibitions and news, preservation legislation, historic travel and heritage trip ideas, and endangered or threatened historic sites and homes.

The Preservation Press Releases & Job Postings directory includes the following topics (please note, based on feedback and our own internal planning, we will expand the categories as needed):

• General Interest & Miscellaneous News
• Architecture & Design
• Educational Programs in Preservation
• Employment Opportunities, Jobs & Internships in Preservation & Cultural Resources
• Endangered History
• Funding, Tax Incentives and Grants for Preservation Projects  
• Heritage Travel & Tourism
• Historic Preservation & Restoration Projects 
• Legislation & Public Policy Issues in Preservation
• Museums & Cultural Resources
• National Park Service News    
• Researching Your Historic Home
• Theater, Cinema & Opera House Restoration and Revitalization
• Urban Planning & Downtown Revitalization
• What's New on PreservationDirectory.com?

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.