Preservation Trust News – Preservation Trust of Vermont

Nine Communities Receive Support from Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to Activate and Reuse Historic Structures

March 4, 2021

The Preservation Trust of Vermont is pleased to announce the recipients of the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to activate and reuse historic structures. A total of $625,000 has been awarded to nine rural community projects in Addison, Athens, Bridgewater,…

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Doyle: It’s up to all of us to make sure our downtowns and villages stay vital – VTDigger

February 2, 2021

If the objects of our common affection are what unite us as Vermonters, then our downtowns and villages are central to our identity...

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Ben Doyle, Photo By Anne Wallace Allen Of VT Digger

A Q&A with Ben Doyle, new president of Preservation Trust of Vermont – VTDigger

November 16, 2020

Ben Doyle started Oct. 5 as president of Preservation Trust of Vermont, the 40-year-old organization started by the late Paul Bruhn. It protects and restores downtowns and buildings that serve as community centers...

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PTV Awarded Funding for 2020 Bruhn Grants

August 28, 2020

MONTPELIER, Vt. (FRIDAY, Aug. 28, 2020) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Friday announced that the Preservation Trust of Vermont has been awarded a $745,000 award from the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program grant, administered by the National Park Service. …

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PTV Announces Ben Doyle as President

August 25, 2020

Burlington, VT -- Today the Preservation Trust of Vermont (“PTV” or the “Trust”) announced Ben Doyle as its President. Ben will succeed Liz Gamache who stepped out of her role as board member and into a one-year appointment as Interim…

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Eleven Vermont Projects Receive Grants from the 1772 Foundation

May 13, 2020

Grants totaling $100,000 will be given to eleven historic preservation projects for building exteriors.

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PTV Awards Economic Development Grants

April 7, 2020

Canaan, Bradford, Hardwick, and Bridgewater will get a boost!

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Covid-19 and Community in Vermont

March 21, 2020

A message from PTV Interim President Liz Gamache

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Thoughts from Liz Gamache, February 2020

February 26, 2020

Serving as Interim President at the Preservation Trust of Vermont as we enter our 40th year has been both humbling and inspiring.One of the highlights of this work is visiting Vermont towns, and meeting with people who love their communities and are dedicated to preserving what makes them so special. I've come to realize that our Vermont-style approach to historic preservation is unique, and that PTV is admired as a national leader, because of the way we approach our work.

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