Strict historic preservation codes often favor aesthetic interests over energy-saving initiatives like solar panels — but the material and financial considerations play a part, too.
Historic Preservation
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In East New York, Historic Preservation Empowers a Community
Preserving East New York was founded by Zulmilena Then to advocate for historic preservation in one of New York City’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
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Eritrean Modernism, a Brazilian Slave Port, and More Join UNESCO World Heritage Site List
This year’s session of the World Heritage Committee has resulted in 21 new sites, from the controversial Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, to a men-only island in Japan.
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Italy Is Giving Away 103 Historical Buildings
This is your chance to own a piece of Italy — but there’s a catch.
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New York’s Island of the Dead Included in List of 2017 Preservation Priorities
The Historic Districts Council included New York City’s mass grave, Hart Island, among its Six to Celebrate neighborhood preservation priorities.
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Restoring Alexander Pope’s Glinting Grotto to Its Former Glory
Nothing remains of Alexander Pope’s 18th-century villa except its grotto, which has experienced three centuries of quiet decay alongside the River Thames in Twickenham, England.
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A Victorian Theater Frozen in Time Crowdfunds Its Reopening
A 19th-century theater that’s been disused for over 80 years is preparing to reopen in London.
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The Nostalgic Glow of New York City’s Remaining Historic Neon Signs
Neon and New York City had their ups and downs over the 20th century, from the glowing signage being an innovative advertisement in the 1920s and ’30s to already telegraphing seediness with its flickering in the 1940s and ’50s.
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Conservators Reverse-Engineer the First Noncommercial 35mm Film Strip
Using salvaged machines and a hand-cranked camera, conservators at the George Eastman Museum created the first strip of 35mm motion-picture film not produced by a commercial company.
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Taxidermists Restore Napoléon’s Beloved White Horse
Napoléon Bonaparte reportedly rode over 130 horses during his 14-year reign, but only one ended up as taxidermy: the Arabian stallion named le Vizir.
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Saving a 220-Year-Old Eagle, the Oldest Military Sculpture in the US
One of the oldest locally-carved sculptures in New York City has weathered two centuries out on Governors Island in the New York Harbor.
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President Obama Declares Stonewall Inn First National Monument to LGBTQ History
Today the beige Stetson hats of the National Parks Service (NPS) will start appearing at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, as the site was declared a national monument on Friday.