News Eagle’s local history series Banquet set Sept. 30 at Ehrhardt’s The Annual Preservation Awards Dinner of the Wallenpaupack Historical Society will be held Friday evening, September 30, at Ehrhardt’s Restaurant. Two awards will be given that evening. The Hawley Silk Mill will be recognized for the restoration and adaptive re-use of a commercial building. [...]
The new Contemporary Arts Museum hopes to bring a new vision to Raleigh. By Glenna B. Musante Posted: Thursday, Oct. 06, 2011 On a once-overlooked corner in Raleigh’s Depot Historic District, a stony Zen-like garden flanks the entrance to a new vision for the city’s arts scene. A museum has opened in a former warehouse, [...]
By Virginia Haynes September 21, 2011 — The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Round 7 is now open and accepting applications until Friday, September 30, 2011. A total of $30 million in tax credits are available for allocation. Applicants are encouraged to schedule pre-application meetings with both the Ohio Department of Development and the Ohio [...]
September 24, 2011 The Stove Works marker dedication is at the Jacksonville Road entrance to the Lofts. In 1918, the Roberts & Mander Stove Company of Philadelphia relocated their Stove manufacturing to the facility in Hatboro. The building and its foundry operated until 1950. The company manufactured nationally-known gas and electric ranges and was one [...]
Raleigh, N.C. — Downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District doesn’t have new fancy building but there is art on Martin Street.
By Amanda Garrett, The Plain Dealer Published: Saturday, August 27, 2011 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Deep inside Terminal Tower, behind modern offices and layers of steel and concrete, there is a Tudor-style surprise — the Greenbrier Suite. The eight rooms look more like the inside of an English country manor than a city skyscraper. A wood-beamed, [...]
One of my wise co-workers recently posited that a commercial district is only as strong as its surrounding neighborhood. While I am not 100 percent sure someone couldn’t come up with an example of a healthy shopping district that draws mostly from neighborhoods other than its own, I absolutely agree with the underlying sentiment that commercial district revitalization and residential rehabilitation go hand-in-hand.
The Historic Tax Credit process can seem daunting, but developers say the boost to your bottom line is worth the effort.
