Education

Montgomery County's rich heritage takes us back to rural tobacco farming, slavery, and the call for freedom. Our nation's history is echoed in the urban and suburban growth which has followed. We discover this history in our old railroad stations and the businesses that developed beside them, in the African-American churches and the communities that surround them, in our older schools and institutions, and in the Potomac River and wooded areas that tell of our earliest days.

Our communities showcase wonderful examples of Painted Lady Queen Annes, straightforward bungalows, art deco storefronts, farmhouses, slave cabins, and mansions dating back to the Federalist period. Montgomery Preservation Inc. celebrates the diversity of physical features that work together to make Montgomery County special by working to keep them a part of our cultural landscape.

Montgomery Preservation's primary commitment is to educate our community about how to best preserve this heritage. We are always happy to have new people with an interest in forming a local preservation group in the County come to us for assistance. As a network of preservationists, we share information, such as new state tax incentives, current trends (such as community preservation districts), new laws (such as demolition notices), and legal decisions relating to current issues of interest (such as Jessup Blair Park or the Carver Educational Site). We also educate the public through advocacy and outreach programs that include an annual list of the most endangered historic sites and awards for excellent restoration projects.