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News articles from local resources and the Duluth Preservation Alliance.
Our Historic Properties Tour virtual fundraiser will be available from October 24th, 2021 through the month of November. Take time to view at your leisure! This year we are turning our focus to commercial and public buildings that have, or are about to have, a repurposed life. Visit Tour Website
Read MoreThe Duluth Preservation Alliance announces our Top Ten Most Endangered Places for 2021. These places shine a light on early Native communities, the industrial working class, immigration, and brewing heritage. They contain overlooked sections of Duluth’s past that represent our community’s identity and memory. If we lose these places, our […]
Read MoreA UMD art history professor will offer the opportunity to learn more about the history of western Duluth’s neighborhood identities. Written By: Teri Cadeau | Aug 1st 2020 – 4pm. Stretching more than 71 inches across the bar’s western wall, this portrait of the Elliott and Co. meat packing business is an example […]
Read MoreThis was written by Jane Whitledge and published on February 7, 2020. Whatever happened to the city of Duluth’s plans to create an historic district downtown? A few years back, the city invited professional architects to visit Duluth, and they were impressed with our many old structures, the wonderful stone […]
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Duluth is not “Anyplace, USA” and every year the Duluth Preservation Alliance recognizes owners of homes, buildings and structures who have preserved and maintained their property, thereby contributing to our community’s historical character. Along with receiving an award, we gather these property owners together for a night of recognition and […]
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