Preservation Pennsylvania
News from Preservation Pennsylvania
July 2010 
SAVE THE DATE - September 17th!
City Hall Construction, 2009 Award Winner
Philadelphia City Hall, 2009 Award Winner

The 2010 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards
Ceremony will be held in Harrisburg on September 17, 2010.


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Help restore the The Blue Streak in Conneaut Lake Park!

Vote for this project in the Pepsi Refresh Everything campaign. You can vote every day in July!

Take the PA Community Preservation Values Survey
Thank you for your support. 
 
On June 25, Preservation Pennsylvania called for our members to take action on the proposal to redirect preservation and conservation funding to balance the General Fund budget.  Your calls to the General Assembly helped to eliminate the proposal and preserve PA's Growing Greener II and the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.  Thank you. To learn more about the 2010 State Budget, click here.

Facebook Fan Photo Contest - Show us your doors!

Star BarnPreservation Pennsylvania has launched a Facebook contest to highlight the importance of preserving historic windows and doors.
 
Send us a photo (jpgs only please) of your favorite historic door or window and we will add it to our newly-created online photo album. The contest winner will be selected by our Facebook fans and will receive a free one-year membership to Preservation Pennsylvania.  Not a fan? Join Today. 

Visit our Facebook page to view the contest album and submit photos via email by August 13, 2010. 
Preserve (and own) the Mead Avenue Bridge
PennDOT and the Crawford County Commissioners are seeking an interested party to acquire the National Register-eligiblStar Barne Mead Avenue Bridge.
 
The Mead Avenue Bridge has the unique distinction of being a bridge within a bridge: a 1912 Baltimore truss (outside) welded to an 1871 Double Whipple truss (inside). The County will transfer ownership of this bridge to any party who can relocate, restore and reuse the structure.

If your organization is interested in this bridge, please contact Tom Minnich, PennDOT District 1-0 Environmental Manager, at 814-678-7008 or David Anthony, PennDOT Architectural Historian, at 412-429-4861.
Save Our Ship - Donate to the Pride of the Susquehanna
Friends of the Pride of the Susquehanna have launched a Star Barncampaign to save the community-owned riverboat. Over the past 22 years of service, the Pride has hosted over 640,000 passengers and offers educational and community programs on the history of the Capital region. Please show your support and donate a dollar to the SOS campaign. Click here for details.
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   Preservation Pennsylvania is the Commonwealth's only statewide, private non-profit, membership organization dedicated to the protection of historically and architecturally significant properties.