Protecting Our Past. Investing in Our Future.
Preservation Maryland is a non-profit harnessing the power of historic places by revitalizing and reinvesting in communities, advocating, and building the historic trades workforce for the benefit of all Marylanders.
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Freedman’s State Park Dedicated in Montgomery County
On May 15, 2026 Maryland Department of Natural Resources officially dedicated a new state park that preserves and interprets one of the most powerful stories of freedom, resilience, and Black leadership in our state’s history. Freedman’s State Park now protects...
OpEd: A Place for the Recent Past
Marylanders recently learned that the COMSAT building – a midcentury modern landmark for thousands of commuters along I-270 – would meet its ultimate demise at the end of the bulldozer’s blade. The long vacant building had been the source of concern and challenge for...
The Data Center Debate in Maryland: Policy, Infrastructure, and Preservation Impacts
This spring, Preservation Maryland/Smart Growth Maryland staff have been keeping a close eye on the topic of data centers. We even signed up for eblasts from two opposing coalitions, the “anti-data center” group Marylanders for Data Center Reform, and the “for-data...
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Although the organization’s core mission remains the same as when we started in 1931, our work has adapted, our strategies have diversified, and our approach has modernized.
