A house in Pittsburgh that once witnessed the formative years of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson…
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A 117-year-old North Carolina basilica battled leaks and storm damage, then underwent a $7.7 million first phase of restoration; it reopened daily to visitors, while the full preservation effort could top $30 million
A century-old architectural landmark in Asheville, North Carolina, has reached a major milestone after years of…
In 2025, teams began clearing invasive rats and feral pigs from Samoa’s Nu’utele Island; by October 2026, sea turtles were nesting after decades of absence, ground-doves were breeding and native seedlings had returned
Sea turtles are nesting on Nu’utele Island in Samoa again after being absent for decades. Their…
In 1834, Edinburgh’s oldest Palm House was built; 192 years later, it reopened with its Victorian neighbour after a five-year, £23.5 million restoration that replaced all 5,750 glass panes and returned nearly 600 plants
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has officially reopened its two historic Palm Houses after a complex…
A developer planned to bulldoze this 1910 Oregon bungalow and divide its 1.04-acre lot; a preservationist bought it for $610,000 with only days to act, restored it and it has now sold for $1.47 million
The Historic Emma Austin House A historic 1910 Arts and Crafts bungalow in Lake Oswego that…
In 2012, a derelict 1866 Washington house was listed on a waterfront lot worth more without it; preservationists spent 6 years buying it and 8 more restoring it before reopening it in 2026
Picture from the book ‘Granville Haller: Leader’ by Martin N. Chamberlain via Historicwhidbey.org In 2012, a…
One renter, eight apartments and 175 years of creaking floors: Inside Calista Hill’s unusual new home
When 24-year-old television producer Calista Hill unlocked the front door to her apartment inside a newly…