Lighthouse
Heritage Site
An inventory of lighthouses around
the United States. Contains survey information for 595
light stations, the Historic Lighthouse Preservation Handbook,
sources for more information, and a listing of lighthouses
by construction type. Produced by the National Park Service.
The
Octagon Museum
The oldest museum in the United
States devoted to architecture and design, located one
block from the Main Interior Building
Preservation
briefs
Brochures produced by the Heritage Preservation
Services of the National Park Service, designed to assist
owners and developers of historic buildings in recognizing
and resolving common preservation and repair problems prior
to work.
Preservation
Action
Nationwide organizaton working to further
preservation of historic structures
Rails-to-Trails
Conservancy
Non-profit organization that works
to convert former railroad lines to hiking/biking trails
Society
for Commercial Archeology
"the oldest national
organiztion devoted to the buildings, artifacts, structures,
signs, and symbols of the 20th-century commercial landscape"
Directories of Internet sites on historic preservation
Cyburbia.org
"Internet
resources for the built environment"
PreserveNet
The
major index to sites on historic preservation
Preserve & Protect
Web
site hosting service for historic preservation organizations;
provides links to the sites and much information on historic
preservation