Press Release | Washington, DC | October 27, 2026

Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of Stopping Unlawful Triumphal Arch

Press Release | Washington, DC | October 20, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation Welcomes Two New Board of Trustees Members

Press Release | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | October 20, 2026

National Fund for Sacred Places to Award More Than $9 Million to 30 Congregations to Preserve Historic Religious Properties 2026 cohort was selected from 466 applicants and includes the program's first Arkansas grantee

Press Release | Washington, DC | October 06, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation President and CEO Brent Leggs Named on the 2026 EBONY Power 100 List Brent Leggs founded the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and now serves as the organization’s first Black President and CEO

Press Release | Washington, DC | October 01, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation Rejects Key Provisions of Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill Urges Congress to Make Critical Changes to Support and Protect the Preservation Sector Before Advancing the Legislation

Press Release | Washington, DC | September 23, 2026

National Trust President and CEO Announces Groundbreaking $10M “Historic Preservation Defense Fund” Campaign at the 2026 National Preservation Summit Funds raised will protect the nation’s historic places and the laws that safeguard them against urgent threats emanating from Washington

Press Release | Washington, DC | September 22, 2026

National Trust Announces Winners of its 2026 National Preservation Awards Historic preservation leaders gather to celebrate the 2026 awardees at the first National Preservation Summit in Washington, D.C.

Press Release | Chicago, Illinois | September 10, 2026

Historic Neon Sign Returns to Roberts Temple, Marking Major Restoration Milestone at Emmett Till Landmark Completion of exterior work sets the stage for interior restoration at the National Monument site honoring Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley.

Press Release | Washington, DC | September 02, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation and Coalition Partners Move to Protect Bears Ears National Monument Filing seeks to return the landmark monument case to the active docket and challenge a recent presidential proclamation

Press Release | Washington, DC | August 25, 2026

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and The Conservation Fund’s Legacy Places Initiative Announce Strategic Partnership to Protect Historic Black Places

Press Release | Washington, DC | August 07, 2026

Statement on US Court of Appeals Ruling

Press Release | Washington, DC | July 28, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation Announces the 60th Class of National Trust Advisors 17 civic and professional preservation leaders will join the National Trust Advisors Program; a volunteer network committed to supporting the work of the National Trust.

Press Release | Washington, DC | July 25, 2026

Oatlands Hosts "Seeing Our Humanity" as Signature Event for America's 250th Anniversary Featuring a keynote conversation with actor and humanitarian Djimon Hounsou and National Trust President and CEO Brent Leggs

Press Release | Washington, DC | July 21, 2026

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Awards $3 Million to Preserve Historic Black Places Across the U.S.

Press Release | Washington, DC | June 22, 2026

Brent Leggs Unanimously Elected as the 11th President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Founder and executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund brings more than 20 years of heritage and cultural preservation expertise to the role.

Press Release | Washington, DC | June 12, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation and Trust for Public Land Applaud Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize the African American Civil Rights Network Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act would ensure continued preservation and public engagement with the people, places, and stories that shaped the Civil Rights Movement

Press Release | Washington, DC | June 08, 2026

Route 66 Centennial Caravan Celebrates 100 Years of the “Mother Road” Supported by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Main Street of America, the caravan will traverse 8 states in 20 days

Press Release | Hartford, Connecticut | June 02, 2026

Travelers and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Bring National Resilience Initiative to Connecticut Mystic Seaport Museum to host collaborative workshop exploring resilience strategies for communities facing extreme weather risks; historic museum receives funding for new climate-resilient docks

Press Release | Washington, DC | May 20, 2026

National Trust Announces the 2026 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places 

Press Release | Washington, DC | May 05, 2026

Historic Artists' Homes and Studios Welcomes 13 New Member Sites During National Preservation Month

Press Release | Washington, DC | March 23, 2026

Unprecedented Coalition of Cultural Heritage and Architecture Groups Sue to Require Federal Review of President Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans Three Law Firms Unite to Advance Plaintiffs’ Claims

Press Release | Washington, DC | February 24, 2026

Action Fund Expands Commitment to Protect Historically Black Churches with $13.5 Million in New Grants Today’s announcement follows $5 million awarded on MLK Day, bringing the Action Fund’s total investment via its Preserving Black Churches program to $13.5 million in 2026.

Press Release | Hartford, Connecticut | January 30, 2026

National Trust and Travelers Take Resilience Initiative to Los Angeles Project to support wildfire mitigation at historic Eames House—a scalable model for regional resilience efforts

Press Release | Alexandria, Virginia | January 29, 2026

The National Trust announces new Executive Director of Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House

Press Release | Washington, D.C. | January 26, 2026

National Trust for Historic Preservation Announces $410,000 in New Grant Awards from Preserve Route 66 Initiative