Category Archives: Historic Buildings

In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Jamie Donahoe

I have seen this article so many times in the past few days that I figured it’s worth a share here. It’s a glorious profile of Detroit’s architectural legacy and a wonderful story of a journey worth taking. I can’t … Continue reading →

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Five Destinations in India with a Glorious Past to Explore

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Adventures in Preservation

A guest post by Rohit Agarwalhe All countries have a past, with a distinct heritage, and India is no exception. Sadly, several places in India with a glorious past have been almost forgotten now. These places had been the epicentres of monarchy and … Continue reading →

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Giving the Past a Future: Historical Preservation at Kulla Isuf Mazrekaj – Drenoc, Kosovo

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Adventures in Preservation

Originally posted on The Runaway Bunny:
Like anything that’s been around for several centuries, the Isuf Mazrekaj kulla is finding that it needs to adapt in order to survive. These stone towers, potent symbols of traditional Islamic Kosovar culture, were particularly…

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Historic Pubs

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Hallie B.

The holidays, for me at least, are a time to catch up with friends and family, and to indulge a little bit as well. On raw winter days escaping into a warmly lit pub to meet with friends seems just … Continue reading →

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Hope for Gyumri

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Adventures in Preservation

My name is Armen Hovsepyan, I was born and raised in Gyumri. I received my education both in Gyumri, Armenia and in the US. I returned from the States so that I could use my knowledge in my hometown… Thus … Continue reading →

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Swan Song to Summer: A Visit to Swannanoa in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Adventures in Preservation

A Gilded Age mansion built of gleaming white marble and decorated with sumptuous materials—including a 4,000 piece Tiffany stained glass window—sits at the juncture between Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Overlooking Charlottesville, this surprising 52-room country estate … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Hallie B.

Spring! Leaves, flowers, birds, cute baby animals, warm weather. And cleaning. Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in phase one of the architectural mothballing of a run-down apartment building. Early one Saturday morning a few weeks ago (though not as … Continue reading →

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The Three Rs of Preservation

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Hallie B.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Reading, writing, ‘rithmetic. For some reason, Rs come in threes. In historic preservation, those three Rs are sometimes said to be renovation, restoration, and rehabilitation. So for this upcoming Earth Day, we thought we’d take a look … Continue reading →

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A Shotgun House Primer

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Adventures in Preservation

The folks at the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans have put together a concise guide to shotgun houses. The primer touches on the origins of the vernacular form and descibes the variations found in the region and in New Orleans in particular. … Continue reading →

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Monastery Makeovers

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Hallie B.

One challenge historic preservationists and architects face is that of adaptive reuse–taking a structure built for one specific purpose and giving it a new use. This process is an important part of historic preservation and of green building, but sometimes … Continue reading →

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