Watch List

The only thing that makes one place more attractive to me than another is the quantity of heart I find in it. ~ Jane Welsh Carlyle

Salt Pond Archaeological Site - Narragansett

RI Historic Preservation Investment Tax Credit Program - Statewide Issue

State Preservation and Open Space Grant Programs - Statewide Issue

Forest, Field and Shore - A Campaign for the Sakonnet landscape.

Go Green with Historic Buildings - Statewide Issue

SUCCESS STORIES!
Beechwood House - North Kingstown. Although in the end the Beechwood House was moved to a new, private location it was saved from the wrecking ball. Thank you to all who helped brainstorm new uses for the property and championed for its preservation!

"New Dollars/New Partners for Your Sacred Place" Training - Statewide Issue. The congregations have finished the training program and have continued developing, and in some cases implementing, their fundraising, restoration and other plans. Thanks to Partners for Sacred Places and all the congregations for their months of dedication to the program and their congregations future success.

National Grid Accelerated Replacement Program, Statewide Issue - RESOLVED! State law will now require natural gas companies to consult with homeowners about planned utility upgrades and give homeowners options for the placement of any new equipment. In addition, special protections were put in place for properties in designated local historic districts.

Swan Farm, Portsmouth & Boulevard Nurseries, Middletown - SAVED! Read the Aquidneck Land Trust "Good Dirt" Enewsletter for details about the conservation of Swan Farm and Boulevard Nurseries!

Also check out the Providence Preservation Society's Most Endangered Properties List. They are the citywide preservation group that administers an annual listing of place at risk.