[UC] Good intentions are not enough; it takes money, too

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Based on the publicity about the Maxwell mansion museum in Germantown, there's an interesting "opinion" in the Metro Commentary section of today's Philadelphia Inquirer. It's by Barbara Silberman, executive director of the Heritage Philadelphia Program. Ms Silberman discusses the sad fate of many genuinely historic properties converted to museums by people eager to preserve them. They often suffer because the good intentions of the preservationists are not matched by the money needed for the restoration and upkeep.   A good message between the lines for people who think historic designation of whole neighborhoods more appropriately identified as "period" than "historic" has a nice ring to it... but don't realize what it'll cost the people who own, live, and/or work there.   For those who don't want to give their personal details to the Inquirer and therefore can't read it online, I've got it posted on the widely-acclaimed and world-famous historic designation website: http://www.iconworldwide.com/histodis/inky501.htm   Always at your service and ready for a dialog, Al Krigman