Monday, March 24, 2025

Home A growing issue in W.Va.—painting old brick buildings can destroy them Building in Mount Hope

Building in Mount Hope

Badly Painted Brick At Grantsville WV

Paint on a building in Mount Hope violated city law that protects its historic district. (Photo courtesy Facebook)

W.Va. DHHR Building Bricks

Stay Connected

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Sign up for the newsletter, and we'll send a weekly update on news and stories to your email.
Name*
First Last
Email*
- Sign me up for contests.
- I accept the contest terms.
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Latest Articles

Members of the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia explorer historic homes in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

W.Va. Historic Preservation Conference set for May 1-3

March 20, 2025

West Virginia Explorer editor David Sibray examines a bloodroot flower in the New River Gorge in West Virginia.

Five spring wildflowers you'll likely encounter in West Virginia

March 19, 2025

Martin MB-2 in flight with a pursuit aircraft practicing an attack. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Wrecked aircraft deployed in Mine Wars may remain in mountains

March 19, 2025

Mannington Middle School

Two "irreplaceable" historic buildings in West Virginia are threatened

March 17, 2025

Could the remains of a ship's clerk linger in the dark beneath the mighty Ohio River?

Could this clerk's body remain trapped in vault beneath Ohio River?

March 13, 2025