Buying Time for Heritage - 2nd Edition by J Myrick Howard (Paperback)

About the Book

"Fully revised and redesigned, Buying Time for Heritage is a practical guide on how to save endangered historic properties. Using Preservation NC's Myrick Howard's decades of experience in historic preservation, readers will find legal, financial, political, and technical tools and strategies for the would-be preservationist"--

Book Synopsis

What does it take to save endangered historic properties? This practical guide builds on decades of historic preservation experience to provide readers with legal, financial, political, and technical tools and strategies to be more effective preservationists. Myrick Howard makes clear that large sums of money are not necessarily needed to save endangered historic properties, but knowledge and passion are essential. This book shows how preservation-minded neighbors and organizations can succeed with only modest resources and rather than clash with developers, can become developers themselves for community benefit. Howard draws on case studies from forty-five years of successful work leading Preservation North Carolina, with lessons that are applicable coast to coast.

This richly illustrated, fully revised and redesigned second edition includes detailed projects to renovate vacant houses in working-class neighborhoods; reflections on addressing racial equity through preservation; an expanded section on using preservation easements; and summaries of revolving fund programs around the country. Buying Time for Heritage is an indispensable resource for those looking to save the special places of our collective past.

Review Quotes

"[Buying Time for Heritage] offers a rich blend of practical guidance, real-world case studies, and fresh perspectives. . . . Serving as a vital resource for preservationists, urban planners, policy makers, and those committed to protecting collective heritage, it reinvigorates the vision for safeguarding cultural legacies in an ever-evolving world."--North Carolina Historical Review

"Buying Time for Heritage has been a classic guide for preserving historic properties since 2007, and the revised edition is an essential preservation tool. . . . Targeted at individuals and organizations that take a role in preserving historic properties, this handsomely illustrated book will also serve as a text for students of historic preservation."--History News Magazine