ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Historic preservation

Historic preservation is when we save old buildings or objects to help us remember and appreciate our past. We do this so that future generations can learn about what life was like in years gone by. For example, a historic building could be a house that was built in the 1700s or a church that was built hundreds of years ago. We preserve these buildings and objects so that people can visit them and learn about our shared history.