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"At the end of the day, it's [about] whether or not the federal government can come into your backyard and to your community and do whatever they want."
Thank you to NPR for sharing the current threats to the National Historic Preservation Act: ow.ly/TZ8g50ZYVTP
Step inside Tor House, the coastal home of California poet Robinson Jeffers and his family.
For more than four decades, Tor House was a place where Jeffers' poetry and handmade house informed each other in almost mystical ways: ow.ly/svch50ZUJg5
Explore nine inviting pieces preserved at National Trust Historic Sites and Historic Artists' Homes and Studios that prove even presidents and philanthropists would sometimes indulge in an afternoon nap.
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ALT Image of multiple furnishings -- a distressed wardrobe with greenish paint showing, a yellow daybed with a patterned red, yellow, and black cushion, a wooden chair, and a wooden table. A wooden cupboard on the wall hangs open. Five pieces of art are mounted on the wall behind the wardrobe and daybed.
Water damage can be one of the most devastating aspects of a natural disaster. Special care needs to be taken with historic buildings to limit the damage to irreplaceable materials & design elements.
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Today, the National Historic Preservation Act marks its 60th anniversary. While this milestone is to be celebrated, it comes at a time when there are two separate threats facing critical components of this essential preservation law: ow.ly/SzS150ZXQTt
On Oct 15, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Historic Preservation Act. A permitting reform bill now moving through the Senate includes changes that could significantly weaken protections for historic & cultural resources. Take Action: ow.ly/jUVn50ZXHwe
Looking to get your funding along Route 66? The National Trust has two grant programs devoted to preservation along Route 66. The Preserve Route 66 Grant Fund and the Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund.
Applications are due November 12: ow.ly/Lmml50ZTwtH
Learn how Nathan and Oscar Saucedo tackled renovation projects throughout their Harrodsburg, Kentucky property to bring the circa 1840 building back from the brink: ow.ly/VxuK50ZV3rb
Where is your favorite place to leaf peep?
Discover where our readers go to take in the autumnal colors: ow.ly/PUqy50ZTiWv
Cemeteries and burial grounds are present in nearly every community across the country, but rarely get the attention of other cultural history institutions.
Here are 10 tips for preserving historic cemeteries and burial grounds: ow.ly/23sY50QvZku
On Route 66, one couple is charting a future for a tiny Missouri town.
Read how preservation, reinvestment, and a passion for the Mother Road are helping revive Spencer Station: ow.ly/ul0Y50ZUGQ4
Congratulations to Swansea Friends Meeting House & Hotel Casa Blanca on receiving NPS History of Equal Rights Grants. Both sites were previously featured on the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list: ow.ly/txv050ZVqbT
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is one of the most important legal mechanisms protecting America’s historic places, and today, it is under threat.
Test your knowledge of what’s myth and what’s fact when it comes to Section 106: ow.ly/Q1sp50ZVanu
Spooky Season has arrived and with it the 2026 list of the Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Haunted Hotels.
Their stories include sightings of friendly phantom bellhops, smoky silhouettes of U.S. presidents, and other tales of the paranormal: ow.ly/TRH450ZV0k8
The National Trust’s Associate Director of Content Priya Chhaya, shares insights, key themes, and reflections from last week’s National Preservation Summit.
Click through to read the reflections: ow.ly/o9C650ZTiFh
Last week was the observance of Dear Diary Day and to mark the occasion, we asked staff at National Trust Historic Sites and Historic Artists' Homes and Studios to share information about the personal writings in their collections.
Explore the selection: ow.ly/2XBK50ZSGcH
As communities face increasingly unpredictable weather, preparing historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts for natural disasters is more important than ever.
Main Street America explores what communities should know: ow.ly/AyTz50ZSRo1
We're still thinking about last week's National Preservation Awards reception!
Honoring the best in preservation, the awards highlight exemplary achievements across the field.
Learn more about the inspiring work of each of this year's awardees: ow.ly/4kHs50ZQ6eW
The National Trust strongly opposes the proposed historic preservation provisions of the congressional permitting reform bill as currently drafted and urges lawmakers to make critical changes before advancing the bill.
Read the full statement: ow.ly/pPgf50ZTSPC
Registration is closing soon for in-person attendance at the National Preservation Law Conference on Mon, Oct 19 in Washington, DC
In-person registration closes Oct 5.
*You will still be able to register for online attendance after this date!
Register: ow.ly/h6yP50Znm5o
