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This is the category for the 2008 National Preservation Awards and National Preservation Honor Awards.

Lowe's and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have partnered to create a historic moulding collection under the EverTrue brand.

Six champions of historic preservation whose leadership has helped restore and revitalize their respective communities were honored at the Sixth Annual National Trust/HGTV Restore America Gala, an elegant evening hosted by HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on June 3, 2008.

 "The 21st annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places includes sites that reflect extraordinary periods of American history,” said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “These places tell remarkable stories about exploration, immigration, Civil Rights, civic pride and cultural achievement, and our nation cannot afford to lose them along with the stories they tell.” 

Images from the American Express Partners In Preservation program. This year's program was created to help preserve historic sites that reflect New Orleans' rich cultural history, architecture and landscape, while also engaging the community in preservation, driving tourism and stimulating economic development.

Images of the 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations. 

Lincoln's Cottage, Education Center, and Visitor's Center.

Downloadable images of the 2007 National Preservation Award winners.

Downloadable images for the 2007 National Preservation Honor Awards.

This section contains downloadable images for our American Express Partners in Preservation program.

National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe speaks to the crowd at the civic opening of Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Conn. on June 21, 2007.

America's priceless heritage is under attack from all sides-from the Gulf Coast to the nation's capital to a site associated with America's most tragic day. In Washington, D.C., the Arts and Industries Building, the first museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the masterpiece of architect Adolf Cluss, is closed indefinitely and risks falling into obscurity. In Lower Manhattan, the "Survivors' Staircase," the only remaining above-ground fragment of the vanished Twin Towers, which offered a path to safety for many who fled the World Trade Center, is threatened with demolition for construction of a new office tower. In New Orleans, the heart and soul of the city - the modest, colorful shotgun houses, bungalows and Creole cottages that line the streets of the Lower 9th Ward and working-class neighborhoods such as Mid-City, Holy Cross and South Lakeview—are "red tagged" for demolition. Elsewhere on the Gulf Coast, the historic communities and landmarks of Mississippi also suffered incalculable damage and face an uncertain future nearly one year after Katrina.

From a charming Colorado mining town nestled among spectacular red sandstone bluffs where Puebloan ruins abound, to a Southern city that's home to a presidential library and linked forever to a defining moment in American history, to an 18th-century drop-dead gorgeous Chesapeake jewel of a town, America offers a wealth of alternative vacation destinations that symbolize an increasing dedication to historic preservation.

In recognition of this travel trend, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the country's largest private, nonprofit preservation organization, today announced the selection of its 2007 Dozen Distinctive Destinations, an annual list of unique and lovingly preserved communities in the United States.