And to help celebrate Preservation Month, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has teamed up with American Express to fund some worthy restoration projects in Greater Boston. Dubbed the Partners in Preservation Boston Initiative, the program has selected 25 projects to be eligible for funding. Voting is open to the public and ends on May 17th. Among the candidates are the Old North Church in Boston and the Old Ship Meeting House in Hingham.
The National Trust is a great resource for preservation information and is a strong voice for preservation lobbying in Washington. Richard Moe, the executive director, recently had an op-ed in the New York Times, citing preservation as a worthy place to spend some of the stimulus dollars. Making historic houses more energy efficient will certainly create jobs and save resources. Preservation is really the ultimate "green technology". Instead of throwing old buildings into landfills, we preservationists have been renovating and preserving these important places for future generations.
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