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May 25, 20181 min read

Preservation Month: Parkbelt Homes

For our last post for Preservation Month, let's take a look at Parkbelt Homes! In 1938, General Houses of Chicago built 10 experimental...

May 11, 20181 min read

Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Civic & Commercial Buildings

Let's look at the buildings of Greenbelt, Maryland's historic civic and commercial core! First up is the Community Center, completed in...

May 5, 20181 min read

Preservation Month: Greenbelt's Housing

The month of May is Historic Preservation Month! Let's talk about the types of homes in historic #Greenbelt, Maryland! The original 1937...

Apr 28, 20181 min read

Museum Week: Kids

The Greenbelt Museum Historic House is GREAT for kids! We're actually hands on! No ropes! Whether it is dressing up, doing activities...

Apr 25, 20181 min read

Museum Week: Cities

We often hear "Wait...your historic house museum is MODERN!" It IS and it's a 1937 gem! The Greenbelt Museum Historic House is an...

Mar 30, 20181 min read

Women's History Month: Lenore Thomas Straus

Our last Women's History Month post is about artist Lenore Thomas Straus, whose seminal sculptures are found throughout Greenbelt, such...