Video Library

Video Archive: Historic Tours, Heritage Travel Videos and Historic Structure & Building Tours Gathering and presenting video clips for the benefit of the historic and cultural preservation community.  Our aim is to present clips that demonstrate building restoration techniques; historic tours, walking tours and heritage travel; spotlight endangered historic places, structures and objects; and other video related to historic and cultural resource preservation.

Instructions: To view the videos, double click the body of the video (ie. the "play" button).  To view the video in full screen in a new window, double click on the video after it has begun playing or choose the "full screen" option from the video menu.  To stop or pause the video, click the "pause" button in the bottom left hand corner of the video.  

Please Note: These video clips, unless noted, are not produced by PreservationDirectory.com and are being collected/presented for the benefit of the historic preservation community.  For more information, click on the accompanying link for each video clip (in most cases it will take you to YouTube). 



Historic Tours, Walking Tours & Heritage Travel Videos

Title: Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY Description: Olana State Historic Site, historic home, studio and estate of Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church, Hudson, NY. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIDHGSUsk90
Title: John Marsh Historic Park (proposed State Park in California). Description: Building a new California State Park. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbadew7MnEw
Title: California Gold Marsh House Description: During Spring 2008 Huell Howser visits the stone house and interviews California state park officials on the historic and cultural significance of the proposed new state historic park in Contra Costa County, CA. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OINTAR8oAA
Title: The Edmund Fowle House, Watertown, Massachusetts.  Owned and submitted by the Historical Society of Watertown - www.historicwatertown.org Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGUGVc_6Tyg
Title: A Vancouver, BC landmark - Gastown's "Historic" Steam Clock Description: The steam clock in Gastown is one of Vancouver's most photographed attractions. Whether they are interested by the clock itself or Gastown as an area, tourists are nonethless compelled to photograph the steam clock as a key landmark and "evidence" of their trip to Vancouver. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cr7fwgKKng
Title: Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Frederick, Maryland Description: Built around 1758, Schifferstadt Architectural Museum is the one of the oldest and most historic buildings in the City of Frederick, Maryland, and among the best examples of early Colonial German Architecture in the country. Website: Click here for the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum's website Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vULcDkPd5FY
Title: Historical Walking Tour of Breckenridge (Breckenridge, Colorado) Description: Linda Kay Peterson on her historical tour of Breckenridge Main Street. YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4_f5aDXeEM
Title: Tour of Duty: Barracks Row Heritage Trail (Washington, DC) Description: Follow the signs on this self-guided Cultural Tourism DC Neighborhood Heritage Trail to learn more about the rich military and political history of Capitol Hill's Barracks Row. YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izXR3556YAE
Title: Roads to Diversity: Adams Morgan Heritage Trail (Washington, DC) Description: Follow the signs on this self-guided Cultural Tourism DC Neighborhood Heritage Trail to learn more about Adams Morgan, a vibrant community of immigrants, artists, activists, and entrepreneurs. YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVx9ShWBJpM

Interested in sharing your historic preservation-related video clip with our community?  Please contact us via our "contact us" form, and provide details about your clip and a link to it (ie. on YouTube or other online video sharing services) and we will be happy to review it. 

We are always looking to share clips that demonstrate building restoration techniques, display historic places and historic walking tours, provide insight into historic events, and other historic and cultural resource-related clips.