Boulder City Council agreed last week to designate the Atrium building as a historic landmark. The building, located on 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard next to the Boulder Bandshell, is city-owned and was built in 1969. Historic Boulder applied for historic landmark designation in 2015, but was put on holdRead More →
CORNELIUS, NC – The first black-owned integrated barber shop in Cornelius goes down in history with a special designation. Pott’s Hair Salon has been in Cornelius since the 1950s and is now declared a Historic Landmark. What would you like to know Potts Barbershop has been a Cornelius staple sinceRead More →
The USS KIDD Veterans Museum is ready to welcome Arkansas fans visiting Baton Rouge for the Battle for the Golden Boot football game. Visit the authentically restored USS KIDD National Historic Landmark, a WWII destroyer, and enjoy intricate models and historical artifacts at the Shore Museum. Also discover the travelingRead More →
Drake was knighted by the Queen aboard the Golden Hind, and he later became mayor of Plymouth. As English vice-admiral he helped lead the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588. State Historic Landmark status came as a delayed sequel to the 2012 designation of a National Historic Landmark thatRead More →
DUNEDIN – The first Presbyterian church has stood the test of time and basks in its rich history. These are, in a nutshell, some of the comments expressed by the city commissioners on October 21 on the importance of the church to the community before provisionally approving a designation ofRead More →
A project that would bring $ 32 million in industrial development to Elgin will also bulldoze a house designated as a Kane County Historic Landmark if approved by Elgin City Council. The project would be located in what was an unincorporated area between Elgin and Sleepy Hollow, just north ofRead More →
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has announced the designation of Liberty University’s Mead’s Tavern as a State Historic Landmark. The circa 1763 building in Campbell County, as well as the Royster C. Parr House in Amherst County, joined six other sites added to the Virginia Landmarks Register this month,Read More →
Kurt Cobain’s childhood home in Aberdeen, Washington has been approved as a Historic Landmark in Washington State. Through Rolling stone, “Last week, the Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation announced that the one-and-a-half-storey house in Aberdeen, where Cobain lived from 1968 to 1984, had been officially approved toRead More →
“Our goal is to make the house a tribute project to Kurt’s youth and career, with museum details” Posted Jul 30, 2021 Kurt Cobain’s childhood home in Aberdeen, WA, has officially become a historic landmark. The Washington Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation has approved the listing of singer Nirvana’sRead More →
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The Louisville metro board decided Thursday night on the future of a downtown building that has been the subject of much debate in the community. The Odd Fellows Building, located at the corner of Third Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, was built in the late 1800sRead More →
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Members of the Metro Council Planning and Zoning Committee examine the historic designation of the Odd Fellows Building in downtown Louisville. The building, located at the corner of Third Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, was constructed in the late 1800s and recently received a Historic LandmarkRead More →
Chicago Park Cemetery and St. Paul’s Church are now an Official Historic Landmark. The Nevada County Board of Historic Monuments is pleased to announce that the Nevada County Oversight Board has designated St. Paul’s Cemetery and Church as a Historic Landmark on December 15, 2020. Nevada County has many interestingRead More →
DUNEDIN – A structure built in 1921 has served the community well for its value to the arts and town history. It should come as no surprise, then, that the designation of the Weaver Park chalet as a historic monument received the full support of the city commission and otherRead More →
By Shereen Siewert Three months after voters rejected a Wausau School District referendum that included a plan to raze Grant Elementary School, city officials declared the school a historic landmark. The official action came at a meeting of Wausau city council on Tuesday and followed a public hearing in NovemberRead More →
FRANKFORT, Ill. – The Frankfurt Village Board has designated the St. Peter’s United Church of Christ building as a historic landmark. Trustees voted to approve designation under the Village Historic Preservation Ordinance at the December 7 meeting. St. Peter’s — located at 12 W. Sauk Trail — was founded inRead More →
It’s a bit pricey, but it’s a prestigious property, a Long Beach Historic Landmark (with an official marker) and it is a historic Mills Act property, which provides its owner with valuable tax benefits. The listing agent for the property is Cameron Jacques, President and Owner of Kinnery Brokerage. TheRead More →
For the publisher: I have been fortunate enough to visit the Santa Susanna Field Laboratory several times over the past nine years as part of a team of volunteers conducting an ecological study in the area. (“NASA wants nuclear contaminated Santa Susana site to become historic monument,” August 13) TheRead More →
The building that houses the Gregg County Historical Museum itself is an important part of Longview’s history. The building at 214 North Fredonia St. is in a downtown area where almost all 19th and early 20th century buildings have been razed or altered. It was built in 1910 and isRead More →
Susie oarsBCE Publishing, Inc. The Lloyd Railroad station was built in 1858 by the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad, before the Civil War.When it was built, the Lloyd Railroad station also served the Seaboard Coast Line, so it was sometimes referred to as the Seaboard Coast Line Depot Lloyd.Lloyd’s Brick StationRead More →
July 30, 2019 – The Nevada County Historic Landmarks Commission is pleased to announce the Board of Supervisors’ designation last Tuesday of the county’s newest historic landmark located at 22917 Pleasant Valley Road in Birchville. For many years, Birchville was a major hydraulic mining center on the San Juan Ridge.Read More →
through Linda hubbard December 23, 2012 St. Denis is a church in Menlo Park that has sprung up in many places over the years. Its first incarnation came in 1853 when Dennis Martin, a young Irish immigrant who had started a lumber business along San Francisquito Creek, built a churchRead More →