Girl Scouts earn new historic preservation patch
Independence, MO — “Have you ever been in a mansion before?” Junior Service League of Independence President Jaime Matthews asked more than 80 Girl Scouts Saturday morning. “No!” shouted the mostly 7- and 8-year-old girls in reply as they stood before the Vaile...
Oldest Farmhouse in Colonie Gets Second Chance
The oldest farmhouse in Colonie has been given a second chance thanks to Albany County Airport Authority. In 2003, the Airport Authority hired a historic preservation consultant to study and report on the condition of the Ebenezer Hills Jr. farmhouse, whose namesake...
President Obama Talks Preservation at Gathering on Jobs & Economy
Yesterday afternoon, one of our colleagues – Wendy Nicholas, director of the Northeast Office in Boston – had an opportunity to speak to President Barack Obama about historic preservation. At a small gathering about jobs and the economy hosted by her brother and...
Wealth and Wellness: Franklin Square
Our final Summer Sunday Stroll of the season is this weekend, the 19th, at 10:30 am. Join the Foundation and docent Carrie Woerner as we learn about the history of beautiful Franklin Square and its structures. Meet at the Northwest corner of Division Street and...
Built in 1812, and once endangered, the Plumb-Bronson House may soon be reborn
This is a story about a house, a very fine house, built by Samuel Plumb, a businessman who owned a fleet of tugboats on the Hudson River. In 1812, he commissioned an architect-builder to design a home in Hudson, N.Y. Plumb had an eye for the dramatic, as evidenced by...
Boo! Get in touch with your spooky side this Sunday at our tour of the Gideon Putnam Cemetery
On Sunday, September 12th the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation presents “Pay Your Respects: Gideon Putnam Cemetery,” the tenth in a series of eleven walking tours of historic Saratoga Springs. Stroll with local historian Mary Jane Pelzer as she discusses the...