Historic Sites Stories

Historic places create connections to our heritage that help us understand our past, appreciate our triumphs, and learn from our mistakes. To ensure that their stories remain a part of our lives today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation protects and promotes historic places, including a diverse collection of 27 sites open to the public. In these stories, we highlight the stories, projects, and innovations happening at our sites, and invite you to experience these dynamic spots up close.

Preservation Magazine Villa Finale's Eclectic Collection of Jeweled Stickpins
Saving America's Historic Sites Experience HBO's "The Gilded Age" at Lyndhurst
Historic Sites The Doctor Is: Renaming the Edith Farnsworth House
Saving America's Historic Sites Space Through Time at Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House
Saving America's Historic Sites John Bautista Rogers Cooper: A Life in Monterey
Saving America's Historic Sites Out of The Shadows: Reinterpreting a National Trust Historic Site
Where Women Made History What’s in a Name? Becoming the Edith Farnsworth House
Preservation Magazine The Ancient Art of Pottery at New Mexico's Acoma Pueblo
Preservation Magazine Filmmaker Eduardo Montes-Bradley Spotlights the Lincoln Memorial's Sculptor
Reconsidering Celebrations at Sites of Enslavement Creating Dialogue on Weddings at Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House
Reconsidering Celebrations at Sites of Enslavement Getting Married in the Wake of Slavery
Reconsidering Celebrations at Sites of Enslavement Antebellum Plantation Weddings Among Enslaved Women and Men

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