Why Historic Preservation Matters

Bring Back the Bustle

Nov 03 2025 | 00:16:08

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Show Notes

Why Historic Preservation Matters Historic preservation tells the story of American life through architecture. Historic preservation is so important that, as we discussed back in episode 3, the federal government provides historic tax credits (or dollar for dollar tax reductions) that effectively shift the cost of rehabbing our historic buildings from the developer to the taxpayers. So, somewhere along the way, lawmakers at the federal level, and in many states, decided that historic preservation matters so much that the cost of doing it should be borne by everyone. With that introduction, welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about […]

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