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National Register of Historic PlacesLatest Stories

a vacant detroit high-rise, lee plaza
New Leese on Life

Detroit puts $7 million in pandemic relief funds towards reviving iconic Lee Plaza

a modernist office building with a scalloped roofline with a Michigan State Medical Society sign
Arch Support

Minoru Yamasaki’s Michigan State Medical Society Building goes up for sale

overhead view of buildings in historic district in downtown los angeles, and the new Perla on Broadway
Raising the Curtain

The first new high-rise in L.A.’s historic Broadway Theater District in a century makes its debut

Rendering of a new arched outdoor area at south station in boston
On A Strong Base

In Boston, the new South Station tower will bring much-needed transit upgrades

Aerial image of a sunken memorial in granite and concrete on the lawn of the African Burial Ground National Monument
Memorializing The Past

Could New York’s African Burial Ground National Monument become a full museum?

Exterior of the Willert Park Courts public housing complex with blue pergola in front of the entrance
Whose History?

Buffalo says its first National Register–eligible African American housing project can’t be saved. Preservationists beg to differ.

view of an art-filled alleyway with a brick portal looking into Library Street Collective
Talk About A Hole In The Wall

Library Street Collective unveils new Snarkitecture-designed gallery in downtown Detroit

exterior of the h. h. richardson cottage
One Last Win

H. H. Richardson and John Charles Olmsted homes get temporary reprieve from the wrecking ball

The remains of the dish at arecibo observatory
Rest In Pieces

Drones captured the moment Arecibo’s dish was destroyed

The radio telescope dish at arecibo observatory in happier times
End Of An Era

Arecibo observation platform collapses, taking out the main dish

The radio telescope dish at arecibo observatory in happier times
The 2020 Hits Keep On Coming

After catastrophic failures, Arecibo’s dish will be demolished

parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping
A National Landscape

Petition calls for Four Seasons Total Landscaping to be named to the National Register of Historic Places

Photo of Arecibo Observatory in disrepair
2020, Right

Arecibo Observatory damaged again by another falling cable

top of an art deco skyscraper
A Motor City Milestone

Albert Kahn Associates celebrates 125th anniversary with launch of interactive map of projects in Detroit and beyond

Interior of a modernist home splashed with paintings for virtual window
Outside Looking In

With splashes of color, Jonathan Chapline reimagines modern Detroit metro home in Virtual Window

a memorial in texas made of marble
No Basement Jokes, Please

$450 million overhaul of Alamo Plaza in jeopardy after historical commission moves to block monument relocation

The entrance to the Driehaus Museum, with a lengthy explainer of the show
They'll Tell the Story of Today

Chicago’s Driehaus Museum enlivens its historic mansion with contemporary art

a city park with a skyline in the background; boston common
A Boon For Beantown

Boston Common master plan proposes sweeping upgrades to America’s oldest city park

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