preservation maryland
- Fellowship Hall, a 116-year-old building that was gifted to St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Reisterstown in 1941, will have a new breath of life in the community. The building, which was slated for demolition last July, will instead be restored thanks to a $95,000 grant awarded by the African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP), which is a partnership of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT).
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In the 2.3 acres surrounding Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church, a subtle link to local history lies in a cemetery that dates back nearly 200 years. -
- Calvin K. Kobsa, a semi-retired Baltimore architect who was the founder of Calvin Kern Kobsa and Associates, died May 10 of complications after brain surgery at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 86.
- It's hard to tell when the Maryland Government decided to mess with the name of the town, but you have to remember these are the same folks who made up a street sign for "Raphael Road" instead of Raphel Road
- Aberdeen's long-dilapidated historic train station might finally be moving forward with a new foundation, the Historical Society of Harford County said.
- Development proposals, both public and private, have fallen through over the years, and the island has been overrun by thousands of birds. But members of the family that owns Fort Carroll and they still have hopes for it.
- Monument to abolitionist will help preserve the memory of a Maryland hero
- William Deal Waxter III, a retired securities analyst who was a World War II veteran, died of a stroke Feb. 11 at Broadmead Retirement Community. The former Roland Park resident was 88.
- Mary D. Tilghman, who spent the last two decades preserving Talbot County's historic Wye House that has been occupied by her family since 1659, died there Friday of heart failure. She was 93.
- The Maryland Court of Appeals dismissed Friday a lawsuit by Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos that challenged the city's plans for the long-delayed Superblock project, a decision that officials said would allow it to move forward with the redevelopment.
- The head of Preservation Maryland says the city's plan to sell some historic landmarks could be a good idea — if it's handled correctly.
- Preservation Maryland named the Dielman Inn, in New Windsor, on its list of "endangered" historic buildings.
- Preservation Maryland named the Dielman Inn, in New Windsor, on its list of "endangered" historic buildings.
- Legislation pending in Congress would create an historic preservation tax cut that could boost Main Street businesses
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- State delegate will introduce new bond bill for Roland Water Tower, which gets mostly clean bill of health in new engineering study commissioned by the Roland Park Civic League.
- Six years in the making, the just-completed renovation of Old Brick will be celebrated Oct. 16 as parishioners and visitors alike step back in time to the early 1800s.
- For his decades-long efforts to breathe new life into historic Oella, Charles Wagandt was last week named one of the 2011 Preservationists of the Year by Preservation Howard County.
