Meet our 2024 Excellence In Preservation Award Recipients! The awards were held on Saturday, 26 October 2024 at the historic The Delegate Hotel in Frankfort to recognize Kentuckians for their exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation and interpretation of the...
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The National Park Service has a helpful series of Technical Briefs on preserving, rehabilitating and restoring historic buildings. These publications help historic property owners recognize and resolve common problems prior to work, and recommend methods and approaches consistent with the...
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One of the best ways to protect and preserve historic properties is with a conservation easement. Placing a conservation / historic preservation easement on a building monitored by Preservation Kentucky ensures the preservation of the property in perpetuity. It may...
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Each year thousands of Kentuckians work tirelessly to preserve Kentucky’s legacy reflected in our historic buildings, structures, landscapes and prehistoric sites. Preservation Kentucky established the Excellence in Preservation Awards in 2012 to recognize exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation and...
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The Federal Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Tax Credit (Federal HTC) is a critical economic development tool with a proven track record that generates economic growth, jobs and revitalization. It is the single most important incentive to encourage the redevelopment and reuse...
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The Rosenwald School building program of the early 20th century grew out of a vision for educational reform for African Americans initiated by Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskeegee University in Alabama. Washington developed a plan to educate...
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The log cabin is as much an image as it is a building. It evokes thoughts of maple syrup and the American frontier. It is an important setting in the stories of real and fictional people such as Abraham Lincoln,...
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The preservation of Kentucky’s historic resources begins with research and an understanding of the important role historic buildings and sites play in community life, economic development, and in inter- preting our past. The Kentucky Heritage Council, the State’s Historic Preservation...
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The New Deal left an enduring legacy on Kentucky’s landscape. In fact, it could be argued that the New Deal’s building program altered the Commonwealth’s landscape to a degree experienced only during the drastic changes of the settlement period. New...
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This examination of the history and condition of Kentucky’s older school buildings, prepared by Rachel Kennedy and Cynthia Johnson, was part of a multi-faceted effort intended to encourage local school districts to carefully consider all of their options and information...
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