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Preserving buildings is greener than building them
The Seattle Times
September 6, 2008
By Scott Lindlaw, The Associated Press
The construction and operation of buildings sends up twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as the entire U.S. transportation sector, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. "It makes no sense for us to recycle newsprint and bottles and aluminum cans while we're throwing away entire buildings or even entire neighborhoods," says Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Architecture Month Brings Design to Forefront
The Daily News
September 8, 2008
By Andy Meek
For the past four years, the Memphis chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Memphis Heritage Inc. have set aside one month to give the public a unique look inside the world of architecture by offering activities, films, lectures and more. The program includes everything from a lecture by David Brown, executive vice president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to tours of architecturally significant buildings in Memphis. “We usually have a more in-depth lecture series, and this year we found an outstanding speaker from the National Trust who was willing to come down to Memphis and talk about not only his experience on the national and international level – how preservation is affecting communities globally and country-wide – but also the 11 most endangered public places that they released earlier this year,” Koury said.
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Symposium Takes Closer Look at Boise's Modern Buildings
Idaho News Now
September 5, 2008
By Alyson Outen
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to building designs from the 1950s and 60s -- some find that a bit challenging. That’s why a group of preservationists in Boise are trying to generate aesthetic appreciation for some unlikely buildings. "I think our job is to translate that and deepen that into a public awareness that says, why would think about tearing that down, let's at least explore creative alternatives to reuse it and recycle it," said Anthena Hartig, National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Sleek, doomed
The News & Observer
September 6, 2008
By The Editorial Board
With one $200 million-plus project -- the new convention center -- opening in downtown Raleigh, construction of another is expected to start next year. That's the planned 11-story Wake County Justice Center, intended to house scattered county offices and, mainly, to replace a severely cramped courthouse. For sure, the new building will offer far better facilities. But progress comes at a price, and in this case it's not just the cost of construction. Destruction will take a toll, too. As planned, a fine building must be torn down to clear the way for the new Justice Center. All in all it's a handsome building that rewards a second look. It could have a future -- might even come to be treasured, much as earlier styles are today -- but it stands smack in the way of the insistent new Justice Center. That's a shame, one duly noted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which recently placed the Garland Jones on its threatened building list.
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An icon awaits at Chesterwood
The Berkshire Eagle
September 8, 2008
By Ruth Bass
One can go to Chesterwood, one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Sites, for many reasons: To see how a famous American sculptor lived in his relatively simple country house, to see the hydrangeas he planted along the walk to the woods and to admire the restored walled garden. But Chesterwood has something else, and any Berkshire residents who have not yet been to this pastoral spot should take advantage of the fall season and get there. To go once is to go again and again. The reason is that sculptor Daniel Chester French, in this very studio, created the Seated Lincoln that stands in the Lincoln Memorial above the Mall in Washington, D.C. It may be impossible to get blood from a stone, but plenty of people have gotten tears from this piece of stone.
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More on Cedar Creek
Blog: Rantings of a Civil War Historian
September 8, 2008
From the September 5 edition of Winchester Star newspaper, it appears that the fight against the mining company is heating up at Cedar Creek. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, unlike the Cedar Creek Battlefield Association, has stepped up to the plate to use the courts to try to prevent the demolition of the battlefield’s viewshed. The Association unfortunately sold its soul for eight lousy acres of marginal land. Kudos to Belle Grove and the National Trust for taking a stand and in particular for taking a stand against the traitors at the CCBA, who have abdicated the sacred trust entrusted to them.
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National Trust seeks to join quarry litigation
The Winchester Star, VA
September 5, 2008
By Erica M. Stocks, The Winchester Star
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking to join 20 local property owners in challenging the Frederick County Board of Supervisors’ decision to allow the expansion of a Middletown quarry. Opponents of the rezoning, including the National Trust, have argued that the quarry’s expanded operations will threaten nearby historical sites, including the Cedar Creek Civil War battlefield and Belle Grove National Historical Park. The trust owns Belle Grove, which is open to the public as a 283-acre historical site. The property is within the boundaries of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park south of Middletown. “We have a lot of concerns, not just as a property owner, but as the manager of a historic site open to the public,” Elizabeth Merritt, deputy general counsel for the National Trust, said in a phone interview Thursday.
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A Little Build Up
Blog: Memphis Flyer, TN
September 4, 2008
By Mary Cash
This year, Architecture Month includes America's Favorite Architecture, a touring exhibit that will be at the Central Library September 9th through October 13th, a lecture by National Trust for Historic Preservation COO David J. Brown at the Brooks, and the Downtown Chalk Art Festival.
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Chesterwood Appoints New Executive Director
Blog: Berkshire Creative
September 4, 2008
Donna Hassler
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Attention Texans - Save Historic Sites
Blog: Making Brazoria County Your Home, TX
September 4, 2008
“From historic schools, missions and courthouses to inner-city neighborhoods and Main Street-designated communities, Texas is a state with enormous diversity and significant historic resources,” said Libby Buuck, president of Preservation Texas Inc., a statewide partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Each year more and more of the state’s historic properties fall victim to commercial development, neglect or suburban sprawl. Texas’ Most Endangered Historic Places focuses attention on worthy sites, encourages appreciation of them and helps local communities generate support for them.”
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