This week Steve and I sat down with Lucie Searle from The Providence Preservation Society to talk about PPS's upcoming Holiday Festival and Downtown Stroll Starting with a gala Patrons' Reception at City Hall: Friday, December 5th from 6 - 9 P.M., Providence City Hall is one of the country's best preserved examples of the Second Empire Baroque style. This year's stroll showcases 11 stunning lofts located in six historic buildings that have undergone dramatic restorations. These private residences will be open to the public from 11A.M. - 4 P.M. on Saturday. Providence is nationally recognized for having one of the most intact and historically significant, nineteenth century downtowns in the nation. Over the last several years, the Downtown has seen the conversion of former department stores and commercial buildings into incredible living spaces. Tour goers will experience award winning restorations, stunning architectural details and breathtaking views of the magnificent Providence skyline. PPS is promoting a Buy Local campaign through its Holiday Festival. Historic Downtown Providence's local merchants will be open for business throughout the day to give tour goers an opportunity to get some early holiday shopping . Many businesses will have musicians in their stores to entertain the crowds. For more information on local businesses, visit Shop Downcity or Providence Downtown. We also spoke with George Born, the executive Director at PPS about The Most Endangered Properties List. The purpose of this list is to generate interest and support for the preservation of significant properties in danger of being lost through arson, vandalism or abandonment, the list serves to educate the public about the benefits of historic preservation and the unique historic properties in our city; and work toward a solution with property owners, developers and other interested parties to bring about positive change in each property. This Week's Real Estate Insight: The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of Historic structures help to preserve important pieces of our urban history, it is more efficient and environmentally responsible to redevelop older buildings closer to urban cores than it is to build new construction farther away reducing the amount of sprawl. Providence Preservation Society's Holiday Festival
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This week Steve and I sat down with Lucie Searle from The Providence Preservation Society to talk about PPS's upcoming Holiday Festival and Downtown Stroll Starting with a gala Patrons' Reception at City Hall: Friday, December 5th from 6 - 9 P.M., Providence City Hall is one of the country's best preserved examples of the Second Empire Baroque style. This year's stroll showcases 11 stunning lofts located in six historic buildings that have undergone dramatic restorations. These private residences will be open to the public from 11A.M. - 4 P.M. on Saturday. Providence is nationally recognized for having one of the most intact and historically significant, nineteenth century downtowns in the nation. Over the last several years, the Downtown has seen the conversion of former department stores and commercial buildings into incredible living spaces. Tour goers will experience award winning restorations, stunning architectural details and breathtaking views of the magnificent Providence skyline. PPS is promoting a Buy Local campaign through its Holiday Festival. Historic Downtown Providence's local merchants will be open for business throughout the day to give tour goers an opportunity to get some early holiday shopping . Many businesses will have musicians in their stores to entertain the crowds. For more information on local businesses, visit Shop Downcity or Providence Downtown. We also spoke with George Born, the executive Director at PPS about The Most Endangered Properties List. The purpose of this list is to generate interest and support for the preservation of significant properties in danger of being lost through arson, vandalism or abandonment, the list serves to educate the public about the benefits of historic preservation and the unique historic properties in our city; and work toward a solution with property owners, developers and other interested parties to bring about positive change in each property. This Week's Real Estate Insight: The rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of Historic structures help to preserve important pieces of our urban history, it is more efficient and environmentally responsible to redevelop older buildings closer to urban cores than it is to build new construction farther away reducing the amount of sprawl. 
