Pictured: Prince Brothers General Store, a Critically Endangered historic building in New River Gorge Park & Preserve
End-of-Year Donations Support PAWV's Advocacy Work.
When beloved properties face the threat of demolition, communities rallying to save their built history often turn to the Preservation Alliance for help.
Recently, PAWV has received numerous requests for advocacy assistance to save West Virginia's landmarks. While grant funding covers costs for some of our programming like Saving Historic Places Grants and the Preserve WV AmeriCorps Program, grants are not available for advocacy. We rely on donations to support vital advocacy activities.
When beloved properties face the threat of demolition, communities rallying to save their built history often turn to the Preservation Alliance for help.
Recently, PAWV has received numerous requests for advocacy assistance to save West Virginia's landmarks. While grant funding covers costs for some of our programming like Saving Historic Places Grants and the Preserve WV AmeriCorps Program, grants are not available for advocacy. We rely on donations to support vital advocacy activities.
Your donation supports:
West Virginia Endangered Properties List: Our Endangered Properties Committee regularly meets to work towards saving properties threatened by demolition or neglect. This year's listings include Charleston's Art Deco Municipal Auditorium (threatened by demolition), the state's historic hand-cut, stone walls (threatened by neglect and demolition), and historic structures within New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (critically threatened by demolition).
PAWV conducts site visits, meets with stakeholders, consults with experts about potential avenues for continued preservation, submits recommendations, and generally acts as an advocate for these historic places that cannot speak for themselves.
Improvements to the West Virginia's Historic Tax Credit: PAWV regularly advocates for improving historic tax credit incentives that increase the feasibility of preservation projects across the state. Better tax credit incentives = more historic buildings preserved.
Advocacy Support by Request: Recently, PAWV has been working with concerned community members to advocate for the continued preservation of the Quiet Dell School (Harrison County) and the Roane County Courthouse Annex/Old Jail in Spencer. We are also supporting the Middleway Conservancy and the Middleway community (Jefferson County) in their opposition to a California-based company's proposed water bottling facility just a half mile from the historic district.
Nominations to the National Trust for Historic Places "America's 11 Most Endangered Places" List: PAWV successfully nominated the New Salem Baptist Church (Tams, WV) to the America's 11 Most Endangered List - an annual program that raises awareness about the threats facing some of the nation’s greatest treasures. We continue to work to gain national publicity for West Virginia's irreplaceable built history.
Your support helps us advocate to save more historic places. Thank you!
West Virginia Endangered Properties List: Our Endangered Properties Committee regularly meets to work towards saving properties threatened by demolition or neglect. This year's listings include Charleston's Art Deco Municipal Auditorium (threatened by demolition), the state's historic hand-cut, stone walls (threatened by neglect and demolition), and historic structures within New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (critically threatened by demolition).
PAWV conducts site visits, meets with stakeholders, consults with experts about potential avenues for continued preservation, submits recommendations, and generally acts as an advocate for these historic places that cannot speak for themselves.
Improvements to the West Virginia's Historic Tax Credit: PAWV regularly advocates for improving historic tax credit incentives that increase the feasibility of preservation projects across the state. Better tax credit incentives = more historic buildings preserved.
Advocacy Support by Request: Recently, PAWV has been working with concerned community members to advocate for the continued preservation of the Quiet Dell School (Harrison County) and the Roane County Courthouse Annex/Old Jail in Spencer. We are also supporting the Middleway Conservancy and the Middleway community (Jefferson County) in their opposition to a California-based company's proposed water bottling facility just a half mile from the historic district.
Nominations to the National Trust for Historic Places "America's 11 Most Endangered Places" List: PAWV successfully nominated the New Salem Baptist Church (Tams, WV) to the America's 11 Most Endangered List - an annual program that raises awareness about the threats facing some of the nation’s greatest treasures. We continue to work to gain national publicity for West Virginia's irreplaceable built history.
Your support helps us advocate to save more historic places. Thank you!
Donate through PayPal Giving Fund or send a check to PAWV, 421 Davis Ave. #4, Elkins, WV 26241.
PAWV helped New Salem Baptist Church earn a spot on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 'America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places' List.