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  • You can’t get much more waterfront than this: GSA lighthouse auction shines

    | GSA Blog Team

    When Sheila Consaul walked into her waterfront summer home for the first time – bought sight unseen online for $71,010 – her eyes adjusted to the boarded up windows, broken glass, and years of teenage parties.

    And she was thrilled.

    Consaul had been outbid twice for the property, a 75-year-old lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, before she gained ownership in 2011.

  • A new life for GSA’s historic buildings

    | Beth L. Savage, Director, Center for Historic Buildings & Federal Preservation Officer, Office of the Chief Architect
    Every May, GSA recognizes National Preservation Month by celebrating the important roles our historic buildings play in fulfilling GSA’s mission to provide the best customer experience and value in re
  • Historic Preservation in the 21st Century

    | Beth L. Savage, Director, Center for Historic Buildings & Federal Preservation Officer
    Sustaining a stewardship ethic of responsible planning and resource management requires flexibility and resilience to respond to an environment of changing missions and economic circumstances. Since t…