Some highlighted accomplishments Preservation Delaware has achieved since its founding in 1993:

•  Fulfilled the vision of being a grassroots, nonprofit, membership-driven organization with a solid membership of over 1,200 individuals, families, organizations, and businesses.
• Built a volunteer corps, which has tackled a range of projects from bulk mailings to advocacy on behalf of endangered properties, educational programs, restoring the gardens and buildings at Gibraltar, and leading successful public policy initiatives.
• Recognized as a strong constituency on public policy issues locally, in Dover, and in Washington D.C.
• Taken a leadership role in protecting the Gibraltar property in Wilmington, culminating in its acquisition in June 1997. The Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar are now restored and opened to the public, and the adaptive reuse of the buildings in currently underway.
• Raised the visibility of preservation issues around the state, in the media, in government, and in communities.
• Provided educational workshops, lectures, conferences, and publications to thousands of Delawareans on topics, including from community redevelopment and low-income housing, historic paint colors, tax incentives, and heritage education in schools.
• Advocacy on behalf of threatened buildings and sites across the state and support preservation efforts, such as the Claymont Stone School, Brandywine Village in Wilmington, the Eastburn Jeans limekilns in Hockessin, Dayett's Mill in Newark, the Stewart House in Port Penn, the Hanson House in Dover, and the Brick Hotel in Georgetown.
• Played an increasingly important role in state planning issues, such as downtown revitalization, transportation issues, and the ongoing combat of suburban sprawl.
• Launched a preservation easement program to protect historic resources.
• Obtained $250,000 from the State to launch the First State Preservation Revolving Fund, to acquire, protect, and fund the preservation of historic resources.
• Became the statewide headquarters for Delaware SOS! (Save Outdoor Sculpture!).
• Organized two sold-out continuing education workshops for Realtors held in Wilmington and Dover, thus promoting a preservation ethic to a new audience.
• House Bill No 1, the Delaware Historic Preservation Tax Credit Act was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Ruth Ann Minner in late January and provides significant incentives for preservation of structures.

Our momentum continues as we:

• Launch the First State Preservation Revolving Fund
• Expand the PDI web site
• Coordinate continuing education seminars in preservation law for attorneys
• Seek passage of the Federal Historic Homeowners Assistanceship Act and the Conservation and Reinvestment Act.
• Lead the effort to launch the anti-sprawl coalition, the Friends of the First State.