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Increasingly, various agencies, local
governments, and private organizations
are identifying properties that represent
architectural value and importance.
One such group is the National Trust for
Historical Preservation. This group iden-
tifies such structures and grants them fi
landmark status. Once they become
landmarks, these buildings cannot
undergo destruction or significant alter- fi
ation. A person who helps restore these
buildings is an historical preservationist.
Restoration work follows careful
guidelines to insure that materials, colors,
and designs are true to the original era of
a building’s construction. In this way,
society preserves the best of its past for
future generations to experience, 6-27.
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This example
of postmodern
design can be
seen at the
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
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As a designated
national historic
landmark, the
preservation of
Beacon Hill makes l
this neighborhood
one of the
most desirable
neighborhoods in
Boston.