Jun. 20—Greater Portland Landmarks has sued the city in an attempt to save the longstanding building at 142 Free St. from the excavator. In May, the Portland City Council voted to remove a historic classification that protected the former Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine from demolition. The Portland Museum of Art plans to build […]
A project to revitalize an outdoor space at the heart of The Breakers resort in Palm Beach is set to become reality. The town’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously April 17 to approve the plans for the historic resort’s Mediterranean Courtyard to create more seating and shade within while also making repairs and creating new […]
The mayor of Copenhagen has been in touch with her Paris counterpart to see what can be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city’s 400-year-old stock exchange building. Firefighters were still at the scene two days after a blaze destroyed half of […]
Mar. 10—Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau have opened nominations for the 2024 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation. The award recognizes the preservation and continued agricultural use of historic farm buildings in Indiana. Since it was established in 1992, owners of more than 30 historic farms across the state have been honored with the […]
Donald Trump‘s 30-plus visits to Mar-a-Lago during his White House term are far from the only presidential history in Florida. The Sunshine State, which has not seen a favorite son ever elected to the Oval Office, nonetheless has a robust connection to White House administrations over the years. “There is more than people realize. Some […]