When you spend money along Maryland's Main Streets, you're supporting local businesses and the historic properties that they steward. If you like window shopping on foot, trying new local restaurants, collecting art and antiques - and need to do some holiday shopping...
One of the most popular community engagement activities in Smart Growth is the Main Street Program. In 1998, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development created a comprehensive downtown revitalization program called Main Street Maryland. For more than...
In these difficult times, Preservation Maryland is honored to shine a spotlight on the ceaseless work of our Best of Maryland Award winners - volunteers, architects, artisans, and legislators doing the essential work of protecting the places that make Maryland such a...
The Hogan administration recently announced that 114 matching grants totaling $5.1 million were awarded to Maryland non-profits, local jurisdictions, and other heritage tourism organizations by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority in support of heritage tourism...
For over 20 years, the Heritage Fund grant program has provided vital funds for preservation projects across the state – it is a stable source of funding needed by Maryland's cultural organizations now more than ever. This most recent round, awarded in the midst of a...
Preservation Maryland commends the Maryland Heritage Area Authority for its swift response to the needs of Maryland's historic and cultural institutions through the Covid-19 Emergency Grant Program. The Maryland Historical Trust recently announced the grants, sharing...
To be a preservationist, you need to be an optimist. You need to look at the dilapidated building, see what once was, and have the vision to see what could be. Today, at a time when despair would be easy, I need you to reach deep into your reserves of optimism – and...
The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority governs the state's heritage tourism program including providing financial and technical assistance across thirteen targeted areas. In the Authority's latest round of funding, approved in November 2019, there are 15 new funded...
Preservation Maryland's work takes us to some of Maryland's most stunning historic places but also to important places that time has forgotten and to communities that need our help. We work every day to make preservation a priority in approaching the challenges and...
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the new class of Six-to-Fix projects. The Six-to-Fix program is an innovative impact-focused effort designed to help provide real solutions to big preservation challenges across the state. For 2019, Preservation Maryland...
Baltimore City has the distinction of being the location of the very first umbrella factory. The Beehler Umbrella Factory was founded in 1828 by German immigrant Francis Beehler. The company's motto was, "Born in Baltimore, Raised Everywhere!" By the 20th century,...
As a member of Preservation Maryland you have a front row seat to the extraordinary breadth of programs which are helping save what makes Maryland, Maryland. Together, we have accomplished a great deal by focusing on preserving Maryland’s unique heritage and forging a...
The federal Opportunity Zones program is a new reinvestment and redevelopment tool that is available to nearly 150 designated areas of Maryland including many in rural areas of the state. The Opportunity Zone program is a federal initiative established in 2017 and...
Thanks to the generous support of the Rural Maryland Council, Preservation Maryland will again be hitting the road to setup temporary pop-up offices in rural parts of the state. Pop-up offices are a newer concept based on similar ideas from the retail world — the idea...
As a part of Smart Growth Maryland’s ongoing efforts to support community revitalization across the state, Kimberly Golden Brandt, the Director of the program was recently appointed to serve on the City of Brunswick’s Preservation and Revitalization Committee, which...
Early this month, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development designated two new Main Street communities into the statewide economic development program, the Town of New Market and the City of Laurel. There are now 30 Main Streets across Maryland with...
Brunswick, located in Frederick County, has a legacy as a town instrumental to American transportation history with busy canals and fast railroads fueled by the residents of the town. In early 2015, the City of Brunswick contacted Preservation Maryland with a request...
The pace of activity in Annapolis has picked up over the past few weeks with a flurry of new bills introduced each day and many hearings and briefings taking place on a variety of important issues. Preservation Maryland has been on the ground almost every day for the...
Congratulations to all of this year’s Best of Maryland preservation awardees. Thank you for letting us recognize your hard work, and thank you for all that you do for preservation. Learn more about the awardees below, and check out the event photos on Facebook.
Main Street Maryland’s traditional downtown economic and cultural districts are the cornerstones of local communities throughout the State of Maryland.
Preservation Maryland participates in and hosts many events in and around Maryland. Take a look at our upcoming events to see where we’ll be next.