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As part of this month’s spotlight on the historic assets within the City of Frederick this month, we caught up with Tonya Hatosy-Stier, Director of Development at Heritage Frederick.
Heritage Frederick -- founded in 1892 and a historical asset of the City in its own right -- is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Frederick County. Learn more about the organization's past, present and future here.
Frederick is well-known for its downtown historic district, but it’s heritage and charm is not limited to a 50 square-block area. Instead, the City is fortunate to have significant historic assets dotted throughout its jurisdiction and contributing to the unique character of the entire community.
A number of the City properties with prominent but aging freestanding buildings have recently, currently, or will soon undergo renovation. Below we spotlight five of these major adaptive reuse projects from all around the City.
As we take the month to highlight the historic assets of our community, our team had the pleasure of chatting with Protean Gibril — President of the African American Resource Cultural and Heritage Society.
Read below as she shares on the mission, programs, and upcoming projects of the local non-profit organization that is dedicated to honoring the significant contributions of African Americans in Frederick County's past and present.
We never cease to be amazed by all the cool resources right here in Frederick! Did you know our city is home to the National Park Service’s Historical Preservation Training Center? The Frederick facility serves as the headquarters for the program’s sixteen locations nationwide and supports the preservation & maintenance of over 400 historically significant parks across the country!
Roads are key component of economic development and community growth. The access roads provide enables commerce, education, health services, social opportunities, and more. Although their functionality is universally appreciated, rarely do we consider the historic significance of our roadways.
Below we take a look at a “Then & Now” of the Frederick stretch of the Historic National Road — a prominent highway that has been building and connecting our community for more than 200 years.
Maryland’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides support to local entrepreneurs and small businesses. In addition to providing free individual consultation, the organization hosts comprehensive training programs with most classes at low to no cost.
Maryland’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides support to local entrepreneurs and small businesses. In addition to providing free individual consultation, the organization hosts comprehensive training programs with most classes at low to no cost.
Maryland’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides support to local entrepreneurs and small businesses. In addition to providing free individual consultation, the organization hosts comprehensive training programs with most classes at low to no cost.
The City of Frederick welcomes the newest members of our business community! If you have a business that has opened, relocated, expanded or celebrated a milestone anniversary this year please tell us!
