Preservation

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.