The Preservation Trust of Vermont, founded in 1980, is a

nonprofit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

, charitable, organization designed to preserve and protect the architectural

heritage Heritage may refer to: History and society * A heritage asset is a preexisting thing of value today ** Cultural heritage is created by humans ** Natural heritage is not * Heritage language Biology * Heredity, biological inheritance of physical c ...

of the U.S. state of

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

. The Trust provides assistance to individuals, groups, and other organizations, involved in the

historic preservation Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK), is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance. It is a philos ...

of Vermont's built environment. The Trust also provides educational programs, accepts gifts of property, and holds

easements An easement is a nonpossessory right to use and/or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it. It is "best typified in the right of way which one landowner, A, may enjoy over the land of another, B". An easement is a property ...

on properties. The organization is funded by individual contributions, businesses, and foundations, enabling the trust to offer aid in the forms of

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, and professional support. The Trust partners with local communities, organizations, and individual Vermonters actively working to protect and restore historic properties, and promote the revitalization and responsible development of city, towns, and village centers. The Trust works cooperatively with the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, a Vermont state agency, and the

National Trust for Historic Preservation The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States. The member-supported organization was founded in 1949 by ...

External links

The Preservation Trust of Vermont websiteThe Vermont Division for Historic Preservation websiteThe National Trust for Historic Preservation website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Preservation Trust of Vermont, The Organizations established in 1980 Historic preservation organizations in the United States History of New England Non-profit organizations based in Vermont Vermont culture History of Vermont Historical societies in Vermont