Tag: Preserve Rhode Island
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: $750,000
BOARD...
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...
Fundraising costs, benefits go beyond money for nonprofits
Once every year Narragansett Bay, from Naval Station Newport to Jamestown’s Potter Cove, is flooded with 700 swimmers and kayakers dedicated to improving and...
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