Few buildings in downtown Houston look like the Kirby Mansion. Its red-brick walls, tall chimneys and…
Tag: Preservation of historic buildings
A New York house built in 1728 was hidden inside later storefronts and saved from demolition in 2013; after a 13-year, $3 million restoration, Albany’s oldest building has reopened to the public
Photo credit: www.historic-albany.org For decades, one of Albany’s oldest homes was hiding in plain sight. The…
In 1967, Henry Pigott sold his North Carolina island home to help create Cape Lookout National Seashore; a life estate let him stay until his death as Portsmouth Village’s last male resident
When the federal government began bringing the windswept barrier islands of eastern North Carolina under protected…