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.

NEW HISTORIC REAL ESTATE WEBSITE HAS LAUNCHED!

We are excited to announce that our new online historic real estate resource, www.HistoricForSale.com, has officially launched!  

The new site focuses solely on historic real estate and provides resources for those selling historic homes and those looking to purchase historic homes.  HistoricForSale.com is a separate website that works closely with PreservationDirectory.com's current historic real estate directory to maximize exposure for the wonderful historic homes for sale, as well as our directory of real estate agents who specialize in historic real estate. 

Both websites share the same database, allowing HistoricForSale.com to tap into the vast network established over the last 10 years through PreservationDirectory.com.  HistoricForSale.com features a professional design, easy-to-use interface, 24/7 member area for editing/tracking listings, featured property area, and much more. In addition, those seeking to list on either site will have the option of listing, for a small additional fee, on both websites. 

For more information about listing on our website, please click here.

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: 

• The National Preservation Month Auction 2009 is now open! (Posted: May 7, 2009)
  
  
• New Classroom Lesson Plan Explores Historic Federal Buildings (Posted: May 6, 2009)
  
  
• Minnesota State Rehab Tax Credit Lands in Omnibus Tax Bill (Posted: May 4, 2009)
  
  
• National Park Service News Release/Highway Money Means Even More Park Road Repairs (Posted: April 30, 2009)
  
  
• America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2009 (Posted: April 28, 2009)
  
  
• National Park Service Stimulus Funding Will Rehab Historic and Cultural Sites and Historically-Black Colleges and Universities (Posted: April 26, 2009)
  
  
• Secretary Salazar Announces $750 Million Investment to Restore and Protect America’s National Parks, Create Jobs (Posted: April 22, 2009)
  
  
• Portland's Skyline Belonged to A.E. Doyle (Posted: April 16, 2009)
  
  
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express are Giving Away $1 Million in Preservation Grants to Historic Places (Posted: April 14, 2009)
  
  
• It IS Easy Being Green - Preservation Green Lab Opens in Seattle, Washington (Posted: April 14, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Preservation Caucus Letter on Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Funding Gathers Support  for HPF (Posted: April 9, 2009)
  
  
• Maryland Legislature Debates State Rehab Tax Credit Program Reauthorization (Posted: April 9, 2009)
  
  
• Start a Conversation about "Places that Matter" with the National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: April 9, 2009)
  
  
• Florida Main Street Program Threatened by Budget Cuts (Posted: April 9, 2009)
  
  
• Parks and Byways: Connecting People and Places with The National Scenic Byways Program (Posted: April 7, 2009)
  
  
• Oregon Cultural Trust Announces May 12 Deadline for Cultural Development Grant Applications (Posted: April 6, 2009)
  
  
• Georgia Legislature Proposes Major Cuts for Historic Preservation in State Budget (Posted: March 30, 2009)
  
  
• 2009 Portland, Oregon Historic Preservation Needs Assessment (Posted: March 30, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Preservation Caucus Pushes for Increased Preservation Funding in FY 2010 (Posted: March 26, 2009)
  
  
• New Scholarship Supports Historic Preservation Professionals (Posted: February 13, 2009)
  
  
• PreservationDirectory.com teams with This Old House to find "The Best Places to Buy an Old House" (Posted: February 11, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Real Estate Resource Launched (Posted: January 27, 2009)
  
  
• 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.

• Director, Folsom History Museum, Folsom, California (Posted: May 8, 2009)
  
  
• Post Graduate Fellowship in Paintings Conservation, Intermuseum Conservation Association, Cleveland, Ohio (Posted: May 7, 2009)
  
  
• Director of Architectural Conservation, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, Washington, DC (Posted: April 29, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Preservation Specialist, Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, Lexington, Kentucky (Posted: April 27, 2009)
  
  
• Historic Preservation Specialist, Department of Tourism and State Development, State Historical Society, Pierre, South Dakota (Posted: April 25, 2009)
  
  
• Program Manager position, National Council on Public History, Indianapolis, Indiana (Posted: April 24, 2009)
  
  
• Preservation Field Representative, Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia (Posted: April 23, 2009)
  
  
• Summer Intern, Schenectady County Historical Society, Schenectady, New York (Posted: April 21, 2009)
  
  
• Summer Internship, Peachfield, Westampton, New Jersey (Posted: April 21, 2009)
  
  
• Student Internships, Non-Profit Development & Membership Program, Spring and Summer 2009, Architectural Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon (Posted: April 16, 2009)
  
  
• Student Internships, Historic Preservation/Archival Work/Historic Research, Spring and Summer 2009, Architectural Heritage Center, Portland, Oregon (Posted: April 16, 2009)
  
  
• Summer Internships Available, Maine Preservation’s Most Endangered Historic Properties Program, Portland, Maine (Posted: April 14, 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 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.