Reading Room

Preservation

Caring for your Older Home – Why Restore?

By Noelle Lord

Rich with history and character, older buildings require a different mindset and approach to their upgrades and stewardship.

Preservation

The American Doorknob

By Franklin Pierce Hall

A Brief History of the American Doorknob - “Ode to a Doorknob” – singing praise to such a simple everyday object, sounds bizarre and ridiculous, doesn’t it?

Preservation

Massachusetts’ Community Preservation Act

By Chris Anderson

This bill allows communities to raise and appropriate money designated for their own local open space, affordable housing and historic preservation projects.

Preservation

Q & A with Brad Schide: Connecticut Circuit Rider

By Mark Sullivan

As a circuit rider for the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, Brad Schide drives around the state helping cities and towns, property owners, preservation groups and developers save historic buildings.