St. Louis Building Arts Foundation [MO]

Description

"The St. Louis Building Arts Foundation promotes public awareness of the crucial role of architecture, construction, and urban design in the history and future of greater St. Louis. The Foundation's work engages not only the field of architectural history but pressing civic issues. It aims to shape the built environment today by preserving and promoting the finest traditions in the building arts." The foundation seeks to accomplish these aims through aiding local preservation projects, creating a research library, and creating a National Architectural Arts Center.

The site offers information on library resources and current preservation projects.

The above is a pre-existing entry. The foundation does not offer a physical site for visitation. The organization does own a sizable research library, which may be accessible to the public in the future.

Quapaw Quarter Association [AR]

Description

"The Quapaw Quarter Association is a non-profit historic preservation advocacy organization whose mission is to promote the preservation of the historic buildings and neighborhoods of Greater Little Rock." The association was founded in the 1960s in order to protect historic structures during the urban renewal period. Today, in addition to providing advocacy for local preservation issues, the association also provides a bi-monthly newsletter, the Preservation Resource Center, and public workshops and educational programs.

The site offers visitor and historical information.

Association offerings are intended for individuals interested in taking on preservation projects.

Johnson Park Restoration Fund [NY]

Description

Johnson Park is located in the heart of historic Buffalo, New York. Unfortunately, in recent years, the park has elapsed into a sad state of disrepair. The mission of the Johnson Park Restoration Fund is to advocate for and fund the restoration of historic Johnson Park. In addition, the fund puts on a variety of events in Johnson Park throughout the year.

The site is a blog-style site, and offers information about upcoming and past events, along with links for prospective donors.

This is a fund-raising and restoration organization.

Architectural Heritage Center [OR]

Description

"The Architectural Heritage Center is a non-profit resource center for historic preservation, located in Portland, Oregon. Owned and operated by the Bosco-Milligan Foundation, The AHC hosts dozens of programs, workshops, and exhibits each year, helping people appreciate, restore, and maintain vintage homes, buildings, and neighborhoods. We are also caretakers of one of the largest collections of architectural artifacts in the United States." The center also maintains a library which is open to researchers by appointment.

The site offers information about advocacy, research resources available, and events calendar, and information on upcoming educational programs.

This is a duplicate of listing identification number 4906.

National Association for Olmsted Parks

Description

The National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP), established in 1980, is a coalition of design and preservation professionals, historic property and park managers, scholars, municipal officials, citizen activists, and representatives of numerous Olmsted organizations around the United States. Its concern is the legacy of landscape work left by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and the firm founded by his sons, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects (OBLA).

Appears to be an umbrella organization, not affiliated with a specific historic site.

Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation

Description

Through student/teacher workshops, tours, exhibits, and a variety of educational programs, Landmarks encourages people to notice and appreciate historic buildings, parks, public spaces, bridges, streets, and other assets that make up the city and its neighborhoods and compose the character of the Pittsburgh region. Landmarks works to preserve and restore the area's historical assets and to assist others in doing the same.

The foundation offers courses, tours, and other educational and recreational programs.

Seems to be more a preservation/umbrella organization than individual historical sites.

Chicago Jewish Historical Society

Description

The Society has as its purpose the discovery, preservation and dissemination of information concerning the Jewish experience in the Chicago area. The Society seeks out, collects, and preserves written, spoken, and photographic records, in close cooperation with the Chicago Jewish Archives, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. The Society publishes historical information, holds public meetings at which various aspects of Chicago Jewish history are treated, mounts appropriate exhibits, and offers tours of Jewish historical sites.

Though the Society does not have a museum, it does offer lectures and tours of Jewish historic sites in Chicago.

Organization, without a historic site base of its own. May still be worth including, though?