Tag: Preserve Rhode Island
Lippitt House Museum to host holiday celebrations, behind-the-scenes tour
PROVIDENCE – Throughout November and December, the Lippitt House Museum will open its doors to the public for a series of special events.A behind-the-scenes...
Editor’s Choice: Honoring those who preserve history
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Honoring those who preserve history PRESERVE RHODE ISLAND and the R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission will hold their annual Rhody Awards...
Five Questions With: Joseph R. Paolino Jr.
The renovation of the Case-Mead Building in downtown Providence was among several projects named last week in the 2018 Rhody Awards. The awards, bestowed...
10 winners of Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation named
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission and Preserve Rhode Island announced the 10 winners of the 2018 Rhody Awards for Historic...
Preservationists eye ‘Hail Mary’
From roofs and balustrade repair to weatherproofing, nearly $11 million has been allocated in State Preservation Grants to 164 projects at historic sites across...
Historic preservation about jobs too
Historic-preservation advocates are trying to reframe the conversation around the largely inactivated state Historic Preservation Tax Credit program.Yes, historically significant buildings have been beautifully...
Five Questions With: Carrie Taylor
Carrie Taylor became Lippitt House Museum’s first director in 2013. Prior to leading Lippitt House, an 1865 villa on Providence’s East Side, she was...
Historic preservation contributes $1.4B to state’s tourism economy, $1.8B in construction...
PROVIDENCE — Historic preservation is an overlooked economic asset in Rhode Island, accounting for 9.8 million visitors annually and $1.8 billion in private investment...
Who’s on the Board?
Mission: Preserve Rhode Island protects the state’s historic structures and unique places for present and future generations.
Year founded: 1956
Executive director: Valerie Talmage
2017 revenue: $750,000BOARD...
Curbs to historic tax credit could hurt R.I.
A proposed change to the federal tax code could have outsized impact on Rhode Island, where historic but dilapidated mill buildings and commercial structures...
