preservationist

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The Obama center’s opening is roughly five years behind what was originally planned after preservationists and activists slowed construction in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Everyday Americans as well is historians and preservationists weighed in, including supporters.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

He hopes the preservationists succeed, despite the odds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Actress Diane Keaton has renovated entire homes with historic tiles, and preservationists have been known to dumpster dive to save Batchelder tiles from the landfill.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

It sat vacant for over 20 years, while animal and human scavengers ransacked the ten-acre site and claimed it for their own, before it was rescued in the 1990s by architectural preservationists.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2017