Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses
by
Donna Ann Harris, Principal, Heritage Consulting Inc. Philadelphia PA
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2007
A generational shift is occurring at historic house museums as board members and volunteers retire while few young people step forward to take their place. These landmarks are also plagued by serious deferred maintenance, and many have no endowment funds. What will happen to these sites in the next...