Tribal Landmark
The United Houma Nation claims in federal court that a Louisiana school board sold a former all-Indian school maintained by the tribe as a historic landmark without notice for half of its appraised value.
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US ‘Honor Roll’ of Historic Sites Often Ignores Slavery
Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places — but don’t look for many mentions of slavery in the government’s official record of places with historic significance.
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Notre Dame Rector Says Cathedral Might Not Be Saved
The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile there’s a “50% chance” the structure might not be saved, because scaffolding installed before this year’s fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument.
Read moreRome Enforces Ban on Sitting on Spanish Steps
Implementing an ordinance that came into effect a month ago, police officers are working Wednesday to tell seated Italians and tourists to get up from one of the Eternal City’s most famous and photographed spots.
Read moreIconic Yosemite Names Restored After Deal in Trademark Dispute
The historic names of Yosemite landmarks that were changed during an ugly trademark dispute will return to the iconic national park, the federal government announced Monday.
Read moreUSC, United Reach Deal to Rename LA Coliseum
The outdoor sports stadium will now be called the “United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum” a compromise title that satisfies both veterans groups and United Airlines, which won naming rights last year.
Read moreFamed Architect I.M. Pei Dies at 102
I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102.
Read moreNotre Dame Fire Was a Warning Bell — Will Europe Listen?
It’s a thin line where the patina of age on Europe’s countless monuments gives way to the onset of neglect. As with so many loved ones, all is assumed to be fine, until suddenly it’s not.
Read more$1 Billion Already Raised to Rebuild Notre Dame After Fire
Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the French president set a five-year deadline to get the work done.
Read moreDevelopers Get Green Light to Modernize Historic Clock
Sounding the death knell for one of the world’s last mechanical clocks, New York’s highest court signed off Thursday on a plan to electrify a timepiece in the former headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Co.
Read moreLandmark Activists Stumble at Hearing on NYC Clocktower
In a hearing over the preservation of a revered mechanical clock tower, several judges on New York’s high court worried Wednesday that “too many restrictions” could scare developers away from historic properties.
Read moreEiffel Tower to Be Closed as Paris Braces for More Protests
France was mobilizing tens of thousands of police officers and closing landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre as authorities warned that anti-government protests on Saturday could be even more violent than the ones that have crippled the country for weeks.
Read moreSplit Decision in Bid to Save Landmark LA Times Buildings
LOS ANGELES (CN) – A portion of the Art Deco former headquarters of the Los Angeles Times inched closer to
Read moreHistoric LA Times Building Wins Wrecking-Ball Reprieve
Officials in Los Angeles on Thursday recommended making the Art Deco former digs of the LA Times a cultural-historic landmark, putting a wrinkle into redevelopment plans by the building’s new owner.
Read moreNYC Merchants House Rebukes Landmark Commission
Contesting plans to build a new hotel in the East Village, the nonprofit responsible for the Old Merchants House says in court that the development deal threatens “a veritable time capsule” of 19th century New York City life.
Read moreFrick Renovation Plan Triggers Lawsuit, Protest
New plans for a $160 million renovation of the Frick triggered massive protests Monday, with preservationists claiming in court that the work would demolish the museum’s iconic music room and garden.
Read moreUnveiling New Religion Policy, US Goes to Bat for Jewish Group
Announcing a new policy to protect religious groups from the biased application of municipal zoning and landmark laws, the Justice Department brought its first complaint under the initiative on behalf of a New Jersey congregation of Orthodox Jews.
Read moreMan Charged in Fire at California Historic Landmark
Federal prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old man in connection to a small fire in Joshua Tree National Park that burned a historic California landmark this week.
Read moreDemolition Plan for Historic Minnesota Home Riles Residents
A pair of historic preservation groups asked a judge Wednesday to block the demolition of a Victorian home in the St. Paul suburb Merriam Park that they say deserves landmark status.
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