Saving Buildings & Building Community For More than 40 Years
Preservation favors optimists. After all, to preserve a building, gathering space, or community, you need to believe it can be saved and is worth saving.
At the Preservation Trust of Vermont, we are nothing if not optimistic. And we have reason to be. We see the best of Vermont.
In 2024 we worked with community champions across Vermont working to save the buildings that define a sense of place and community. A general store in Strafford. A church building in Canaan. A recovery center in Bennington. Buildings like these have stood the test of time and so has PTV. We believe in Vermont and know that you do too.
As we move into 2025, let’s take the best of Vermont’s past 200 years with us. Please support this work by making a donation today. Happy New Year!
Best,
Ben Doyle
President
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Preservation News from Around Vermont
Coburns’ Store in Strafford, Vermont
Who We Are
We are Ben, Meg, Lisa, Jenna, Jackson, Denise, Nicole, Brendan, and Jessie.
Together we have nearly 100 years of preservation experience.
Some of us are practically historic.
We work hard. We inspire. We celebrate.
Ben Doyle
Meg Campbell
Denise D’Abramo
Lisa Espenshade
Jackson Evans
Nicole Gratton
Jenna Lapachinski
Jessie Lynn
Brendan Pope
What We Do
We visit. We chat. We crawl around in attics and basements. We meet with your community.
We get you started on the right path. We teach. We review your plans. We connect you with the right people.
We help you move towards success.
Preservation Stories
Watch the new short film about the making of "Whale Dance" by Jim Sardonis at Exit 4 in Randolph, VT
Learn about how a community comes together to save their general store after a fire. And then the unthinkable happens...