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.

PRESERVATION BOOKSTORE COMING SOON!

We are pleased to announce that our long-awaited preservation bookstore is currently in development.  We have begun construction of the bookstore section, and expect a full launch in late August 2008.  The bookstore will feature titles in the fields of historic preservation, building restoration, downtown/mainstreet revitalization, historic real estate, historic theaters, and much more related to historic and cultural resource preservation. 

Interested in listing your book/publication in the preservation bookstore?  If you would like your book to be considered for inclusion on our website, please send a copy or sample to PreservationDirectory.com, 7017 N. Alma Ave, Portland, OR 97203.  There is no fee to be listed, but we need to review the publications before placing them on our website.  If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at anytime.

Our online bookstore will work in partnership with Powell's City of Books - the largest independent bookstore in the United States, which also happens to be located in Portland, Oregon.

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: 

• 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
  
  
• The AIA Center for Communities by Design Issues the 2009 Sustainable Design Assessment Team Request for Proposals (Posted: August 28, 2008)    
  
  
• UPDATE: Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers (Posted: August 27, 2008)
  
  
• National Park Service unveils new website for children (Posted: August 25, 2008)
  
  
• Save Our History National Grants for the 2008-2009 Grant Cycle Announced (Posted: August 20, 2008)
  
  
• Fall Preservation Classes at Drew University (Posted: August 18, 2008)
  
  
• Preserving Our Cultural Heritage - Statewide Preservation Outreach Initiative (Posted: August 14, 2008)
  
  
• National Trust for Historic Preservation "Partners In Preservation" Grants In Action (Posted: August 13, 2008)
  
  
• National Park Service Rangers Take Public on Podcasting Adventure (Posted: July 28, 2008)
  
  
• National Archives, Library of Congress Form World Digital Library Partnership (Posted: July 27, 2008)
  
  
• Center for History and New Media Launches National History Education Clearinghouse (Posted: July 18, 2008)
  
  
• Disaster Assistance Grants and Tax Credits Proposed for Flood-Damaged Historic Properties in Midwest (Posted 7/14/08)
  
  
• Preserve America/Save America’s Treasures Authorization Passes House (Posted 7/13/08)
  
  
• Intermuseum Conservation Association' 2nd Annual Subsidized Survey (Posted 7/8/08)
  
  
• Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance and National Trust for Historic Preservation Make Tip Sheet Available to Iowans Affected by Flooding (Posted 6/27/08)
  
  
• National Trust For Historic Preservation Names 2008 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places® (Posted 5/29/08)
  
  
• Funding Sources and Tax Incentives Available for Preservation Projects - General Resources and answers to a frequently asked question (Posted 3/10/08)
  
  

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.

• Archaeology Project Manager, Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc., North Wales, Pennsylvania (Posted: August 25, 2008)
  
  
• Fall Survey Internship, Colorado Preservation, Inc, Denver, Colorado (Posted: August 22, 2008)
  
  
• Director of Library and Archives at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio (Posted: August 21, 2008)
  
  
• Full-Time Faculty in Historic Preservation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Posted: August 19, 2008)
  
  
• Architectural Historian/Historian, Heritage Architecture & Planning, San Diego, California (Posted: August 19, 2008)
  
  
• Historic Preservation Planner, South Georgia Regional Development Center, Valdosta, Georgia (Posted: August 7, 2008)
  
  
• Lawrence History Center Seeks Executive Director, Lawrence, Massachusetts (Posted: August 6, 2008)
  
  
• Administrative VP of Preservation Action, Washington, DC (Posted: August 2, 2008)
  
  
• Director of Preservation Field Services, Knoxville, Tennessee (Posted August 1, 2008)
  

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.