True confession: I love government documents, especially the National Register of Historic Places government documents. You can learn to love them too, because each National Register of Historic Places document contains a trove of information, including maps and photographs. The documents can even be used for fun — really! A while back a friend of…
Day: July 8, 2010
Economic Impact of Historic Preservation
The reality of life is that money is finite. There’s not always enough money to do what we’d like to do. However, a 2001 study conducted by Rutgers indicates historic renovation is economically beneficial. The report on the study notes in 2000, an estimated $310 million was spent on historic properties. This yielded “8,060 jobs;…