Case Study Conversation: Creating a Conservation/Preservation District in Brunswick, Maryland
Channel: Preservation Maryland
Date: 2020-09-22

The City of Brunswick, Maryland, a town in rural Frederick County, is undertaking an initiative to create protections for their historic communities in the form of a Conservation District. 

This recorded webinar conservation recorded on September 22, 2020 walks through what a conservation district is, how it works to protect historic communities, the process Brunswick went through, and the lessons learned. Speakers include Nathan Brown, a lifelong Brunswick resident who served on the City Council from 2018-2020 and was elected as Mayor in August of 2020; Andrew St. John, member of the Brunswick City Council with a long-time love of old buildings and railroads; Kelly White who is the chair of the Brunswick Preservation and Revitalization Committee.

Learn more about this project: https://www.preservationmaryland.org/programs/six-to-fix/projects/new-projects/honoring-the-railroad-history-of-brunswick/.

Preservation Maryland is the state's largest and oldest non-profit dedicated to preserving the places and stories of the authentic Maryland experience through time.