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	<title>Beloit Neighborhood Preservation Association</title>
	<link>http://nesnabeloit.org</link>
	<description>Beloit WI Historic Districts and Surrounding Vintage Neighborhood</description>
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		<title>Always wanted to live in one of those beautiful historic homes?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Listings of Old Houses for sale in and around Beloit&#8217;s historic districts.
Old house living is not for everyone. I&#8217;ll admit to my prejudice, I love old houses and the sense of community frequently found in old neighborhoods. Taking a job within commuting distance it was the vintage housing stock and neighborhood that was a big [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/old-house-real-estate/always-wanted-to-live-in-one-of-those-beautiful-historic-homes/</link>
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		<title>1302 Bushnell St. Beloit WI 53511</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Elbert Neese House. Listed on the National Register for Historic Places.
A huge, beautiful, vintage home that still retains most of it&#8217;s original historic fabric and character. While situated outside the College Park Historic District the home is individually listed and therefore eligible for the Historic Home Owners Tax Credit. It sits on a large [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/old-house-real-estate/1302-bushnell-st-beloit-wi-53511/</link>
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		<title>This Old House Magazine &#8211; Beloit WI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well we didn&#8217;t get featured or even mentioned for that matter in the This Old House Magazine for their March &#8220;Best Old House Neighborhoods&#8221; issue. Oh well.  
Of the fifty-one neighborhoods (one from each state) that were chosen and presented on their website only the &#8220;Editors&#8217; Top Six Picks&#8221; were featured in the March [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/this-old-house-magazine-beloit-wi/</link>
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		<title>This Old House: Beloit Among Best Old House Neighborhoods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that&#8217;s right. We&#8217;ve been noticed.
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This Old House in association with Preservation Directory has selected Beloit Wisconsin to be among the 2010 Best Old House Neighborhoods in the US.
…what we looked for was simple: oft-overlooked neighborhoods populated by people who share an appreciation of finely crafted homes that have plenty of past and lots of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/this-old-house-chooses-beloit-wi/</link>
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		<title>Historic Preservation Creates Jobs in WI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received the following from Bob Yapp, preservation consultant, director of the Belvedere School in Hannibal MO.
Our colleague, Donovan Rypkema put the attached analysis of jobs created by the &#8220;stimulus&#8221; package as compared to the jobs created by &#8220;Save America&#8217;s Treasures&#8221;. As many of you know, the Obama administration is seeking to eliminate this highly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/historic-preservation-creates-jobs/</link>
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		<title>How to Camouflage Inappropriate Replacement Windows on Your Historic Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled upon this article written by a Historic Preservation Consultant doing business down in Florida and found it interesting. Given the fact that so much irreversible replacement of original windows has taken place, what is a current homeowner to do to try and mediate what a prior owner had done with the homes windows?
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/camouflage-inappropriate-replacement-windows/</link>
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		<title>Windows into Beloit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like a person&#8217;s eyes being likened to the window into the soul, a home&#8217;s windows have been described as reflecting the soul of a home.
Often it is a homes windows that define and distinguish its character. Removing original windows that define a home and give it character for single light replacement windows leaves a home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/windows-into-beloit/</link>
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		<title>The Demolition Continues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following up on a prior post Is Demolition the Solution.
Please don&#8217;t misunderstand, I DO NOT advocate saving everything. There are properties in and around town that I would gladly hold the crane operator&#8217;s coat while they do their business. There are structures that were poorly built, poorly sited or zoned and/or are in the way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/the-demolition-continues/</link>
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		<title>WI State Historic Preservation Conference &#8211; Oct 15 &amp; 16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fine folks at the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Offices hosted an information gathering session yesterday at the amazing, historic Mitchell Mansion on Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Ave.) and now operating as The Wisconsin Club. To be inside this&#8230; amazing building was a treat just by itself.  (Google for images)
The purpose was for information gathering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/events/wisconsin-state-historic-preservation-conference/</link>
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		<title>Meet Your Neighbors &#8211; Tom &amp; Amanda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Tom Long &#38; Amanda Berard&#8230; Gretta and Harvey as well.
From: Amanda is from Hayward WI, Tom is originally from San Francisco and more recently from Chippewa Falls WI.
How long in the neighborhood: 10 months, February 09&#8242;
Family: Gretta, the white coat golden-doodle looking dog and Harvey the dark haired mix are both rescue dogs they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://nesnabeloit.org/neighborhood-discussion/tom-long-amanda-berard/</link>
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