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• Historic preservation — or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e.g., historic ) objects to communicate an intended meaning. This meaning is rooted in cultural and social processes that negotiate how the… …   Wikipedia

• Historic preservation in New York — is activity undertaken to conserve older buildings, ships, landscapes and other objects of cultural importance in New York State in ways that allow them to continue to communicate meaningfully about past practices, events, and people.Governmental …   Wikipedia

• Historic Brattonsville — is a 775 acre American Revolution living history site and is a member of the Culture Heritage Museums of York County, South Carolina. The Bratton Plantation was owned and lived on for three generations by the wealthy Bratton family; the… …   Wikipedia

• Historic paint analysis — is the scientific analysis of architectural finishes, including not only paints but also metallic finishes and clear and translucent finishes used on historic buildings. The primary purpose of such analysis is to determine the color of the finish …   Wikipedia

• Historic center of Mexico City — and Xochimilco * UNESCO World Heritage Site …   Wikipedia

• Historic Michigan Boulevard District — Michigan Avenue Maintained by: Department of Streets Sanitation …   Wikipedia

• Historic Artists' Homes and Studios — is a network of 30 of the United States most significant artists homes and studios that are open to the public. The designation is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [cite web |url=http://www.preservationnation.org/travel and… …   Wikipedia

• Historic Richmond Town — is an open air live museum located in the Richmondtown neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City, in the United States. It is located near the geographical center of the island, at the junction of Richmond Road and Arthur Kill Road.It was… …   Wikipedia

• Historic Hudson Valley — is a not for profit educational and historic preservation organization headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, in Westchester County. Its mission is to celebrate the region’s history, architecture, landscape, and material culture, advancing its… …   Wikipedia

• Historic Scotland — is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland.Its website states: It has direct responsibility for maintaining and running over 360 monuments in its care, about a quarter of which are manned and …   Wikipedia

• Historic landscape characterisation — is a programme initiated by English Heritage to increase understanding of the wider landscape, beyond that of the planned parkland of the country estate [ Boundless Horizons , Graham Fairclough, Head of Monuments and Countryside Protections… …   Wikipedia