Sacred Places Stories

Historic houses of worship. Spiritual landscapes. Sites of conscience. These are just a few types of sacred places that can evoke powerful responses and stir deep emotion in the people who experience them. Our stories take you from lofty cathedrals to earthen mounds, from wooded paths to rolling battlefields, all in the spirit of contemplation and reflection.

LGBT History Recovering Queer History in Indianapolis
National Treasures Finding Balance in Truth and Reconciliation at Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom
Sacred Places Historic New Orleans Church Becomes a Center of Community Once More
The Revival of an Austin Cemetery Chapel
Preservation Magazine Pretty in Pink: Landmark Boston Church Gets a Refresh
A Matter of Faith: A Determined Missouri Community Saves Their Historic African American Church
Preservation Magazine Ready for Its Closeup: Inside the Full-Scale Restoration of a Temple With Ties to Old Hollywood
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund How Women Shaped the Sanitation Workers' Strike in Memphis, Tennessee
Latino and Hispanic History From Artwork to Farm Work: Historic Latino Sites in California
Sacred Places Who Really Designed Boston Avenue United Methodist Church?
Inside a 1960s Masonic Temple, a New Art Museum in Los Angeles
Sacred Places This Nonprofit is Saving Historic Georgia Churches, One Photo at a Time

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