Welcome to PreservationDirectory.com - the online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada. Our goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and to promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among historic preservation professionals and the general public.

Included on our site are directories, listings and links to:  Over 4,500 historical societies in North America  Over 7,000 history museums and house museums  All State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs)  Over 1,000 downtown and main street groups Hundreds of historic homes for sale, historic buildings and other historic property and historic real estate for sale - the online resource for finding your historic dream house and historic real estate agent / specialist! Hundreds of preservation and restoration professionals and services, including building restoration, architectural salvage, restoration suppliers, and historic consultants. Hundreds of historic hotels, historic bed and breakfasts, and historic inns in North America.     Historic tour services and heritage tourism resources. ...and much, much more.  Use the sidebar on the left to explore the vast resources for historic and cultural resource preservation available on the site. Not Sure What You are Looking For?  So much information resides on our site, and while we make every attempt to organize in the most thoughtful and intuitive manner possible we realize confusion/frustration can occur due to the scope of the information.  To this end, we have organized our site for your convenience - here are great places to start when you aren't sure: Site Map - outlines our entire site, with direct links to each section/topic Frequently Asked Questions - check here for answers to typical questions we recieve on a variety of topics.

PRESERVATION BOOKSTORE COMING SOON!

We are pleased to announce that our long-awaited preservation bookstore is currently in development.  We have begun construction of the bookstore section, and expect a full launch in late July 2008.  The bookstore will feature titles in the fields of historic preservation, building restoration, downtown/mainstreet revitalization, historic real estate, historic theaters, and much more related to historic and cultural resource preservation. 

Interested in listing your book/publication in the preservation bookstore?  If you would like your book to be considered for inclusion on our website, please send a copy or sample to PreservationDirectory.com, 7017 N. Alma Ave, Portland, OR 97203.  There is no fee to be listed, but we need to review the publications before placing them on our website.  If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at anytime.

Our online bookstore will work in partnership with Powell's City of Books - the largest independent bookstore in the United States, which also happens to be located in Portland, Oregon.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEWS HEADLINES:

The "Preservation News Headlines" section of our homepage highlights major news and information of great interest to the preservation community and is updated when news warrants (for a wide variety of news items, press releases and blog entries, please visit our "Preservation Blog" section).  Click the links below to view the full article/press release: 

• Free Resource Guide for Historic & Cultural Resource Preservation Available.  To download a word document of the official press release, please click the following file link: PD1_resourceguide.doc (Posted 6/30/08)
  
  
• National Park Service Announces Battlefield Preservation Grants for 2008 (Posted 6/29/08)
  
  
• Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance and National Trust for Historic Preservation Make Tip Sheet Available to Iowans Affected by Flooding (Posted 6/27/08)
  
  
• Tim Cannan, President of PreservationDirectory.com, to present "Preservation Resources on the Web" lecture at the Architectural Heritage Center's Old House Fair on Saturday June 28, 2008 (Posted 6/26/08)
  
  
• 3rd Annual Architectural Heritage Center Photo Contest Captures “Angels in the Architecture” - Portland, Oregon (Posted 6/25/08)
  
  
• Historic Preservation Summer Course at U.C. Berkeley (Posted 6/18/08)
  
  
• Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Authorization Bill Approved by House Natural Resources Committee (Posted 6/14/08)
  
  
• House Appropriators Set Benchmark Funding for Historic Preservation Programs in FY’09 (Posted 6/14/08)
  
  
• National Park Service Releases Report to Congress on Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites (Posted 6/13/08)
  
  
• Hamilton Grange National Memorial, the home of Alexander Hamilton, is Moving! (Posted 6/4/08)
  
  
• National Main Streets Conference, Call for Proposals Now Available for Educational Sessions and Tours - Deadline July 14, 2008 (Posted 6/4/08)
  
  
• National Trust For Historic Preservation Names 2008 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places® (Posted 5/29/08)
  
  
• Edith Wharton's House in Foreclosure (Posted 4/18/08)
  
  
• Funding Sources and Tax Incentives Available for Preservation Projects - General Resources and answers to a frequently asked question (Posted 3/10/08)
  
  
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Announces 2008 List of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations® - our hometown of Portland, Oregon is featured! (Posted 2/20/08)
  
  
• Preservation Employment - many new jobs, including jobs at the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC have been posted to our Preservation Jobs Directory (Posted 2/16/08)
  

Please note, many other articles and press releases can be found on our "Preservation Blog" - to view all of the news items related to historic and cultural resource preservation, please click here. 

 
Introducing the "Preservation Blog"

The Preservation Blog will serve as a collection of "mini-blogs" that will present articles and news items in a wide variety of topics under the umbrella of historic and cultural resource preservation.  Our aim is to build a public repository of articles/notices/releases on a wide variety of topics of value to the preservation community. 

The Preservation Blog initially includes the following topics (please note, based on feedback and our own internal planning, we will expand the categories as needed):

• Building Restoration
• Heritage Travel & Tourism
• Endangered History
• Employment Opportunities in Historic & Cultural Resource Preservation
• Funding, Tax Credits & Grants for Preservation Projects
• Educational Programs in Preservation, Cultural Resources & Related Fields 
• Legislation Alerts for Historic & Cultural Resource Preservation
• Researching Your Historic Home

To view the main Preservation Blog directory, please click here.

To submit articles for consideration in the above topics, please click here. 

Thanks to All in the Preservation Community who have added photos to our online gallery of historic places and structures.  More photos to come - please check out our gallery of photos from historic places by clicking here. Do You Have Photos of Your Historic District, Historic Village, Town or City, or Other Historic Structures and Places?  Share your photos with our visitors on our "Historic Photo Gallery" Directory.  We will include any descriptive text you provide for any/all photos, we will provide photo credit, as well as provide a link to your email and/or website if you wish to include this information.    For More Information, please contact us via our online form.  Please click here to access our form.