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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

2 days ago

Snow piles up around Mount Vernon's commercial district each winter. Such has been the case since the very development of our first uptown streets. Today's Mystery Monday shows a familiar wintry scene from an unknown date. If you can estimate a time period, based on the cars or the buildings, let us know in the comments below. ... See MoreSee Less

Main Street in Winter - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

1 week ago

Today's photo is not a mystery, but instead a significant event in Mount Vernon and Cornell College history - a visit from Martin Luther King Jr. on October 15, 1962. With today being MLK Day, we thought it only appropriate to share the entire file on Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit from the Cornell College archive. MLK gave a lecture to a packed house at King Chapel and the college archive has preserved photographs, programs, and letters from Dr. King's time on campus. ... See MoreSee Less

MLK Visit · Cornell College Archives

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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

3 weeks ago

With a new year starting, take a look back at the winners of the 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards. Each winner demonstrated an excellence in preservation on a historic American building. ... See MoreSee Less

A Sense Of Place: The Winners Of The 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards | National Trust for Historic Preservation

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Projects in Washington D.C., Milwaukee, and New York City took top honors in this year's Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards.

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