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Given that we are nearing the end of Historic Preservation Month, it s especially appropriate now to honor people who have ensured the preservation and restoration of numerous historic sites. Among these champions are two women who you ve likely heard of but who are not particularly well known for their efforts in preservation, per se: Jackie Kennedy and Doris Duke.
Although we often associate both Doris Duke and former First Lady Jackie Kennedy as being fashion icons, socialites, and all-around women of taste, they also played key roles in the preservation of historic homes and sites across the globe, including what is arguably the most famous dwelling in the United States the White House as well as the Olana State Historic Site and numerous properties in Newport, Rhode Island.
May marks Historic Preservation Month and the Sheridan Community Land Trust is reviving its historical preservation easement program.
A historical preservation easement is an agreement between a property owner and a land trust and it holds the historical identity of a building, architectural feature or site. The easements also protect against changes and spread awareness.
Carrie Edinger, historical educator at the Land Trust, said these easements are different from registering a building on the National Register of Historic Places, which does give a lot of prominence to what is registered, but doesn t protect the property to the same level as an easement can.