Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Anne St. Clair Wright (1910–1993) was a noted American historic preservationist. A central figure in the foundation, in 1952, of Historic Annapolis Incorporated (currently Historic Annapolis Foundation), she served four terms as president and as chairman emeritus of the board. She was responsible for the preservation of the historic center of the city of Annapolis, Maryland. Her preservation work, advocacy and achievements inspired many preservation movements around the United States. She is considered a leading 20th-century American preservationist alongside Frances Edmunds (Charleston, South Carolina), Lee Adler (Savannah, Georgia), Antoinette Downing (Newport, Rhode Island) and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Among many civic offices, she served as the director of the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities [1]; Chairman of the Board of Preservation Action [2]; was a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee of the U.S. National Park Service; Director of the Southern Garden History Society; and a Director of the Nature Conservancy.. }
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- Anne_St._Clair_Wright abstract "Anne St. Clair Wright (1910–1993) was a noted American historic preservationist. A central figure in the foundation, in 1952, of Historic Annapolis Incorporated (currently Historic Annapolis Foundation), she served four terms as president and as chairman emeritus of the board. She was responsible for the preservation of the historic center of the city of Annapolis, Maryland. Her preservation work, advocacy and achievements inspired many preservation movements around the United States. She is considered a leading 20th-century American preservationist alongside Frances Edmunds (Charleston, South Carolina), Lee Adler (Savannah, Georgia), Antoinette Downing (Newport, Rhode Island) and Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Among many civic offices, she served as the director of the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities [1]; Chairman of the Board of Preservation Action [2]; was a member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Advisory Committee of the U.S. National Park Service; Director of the Southern Garden History Society; and a Director of the Nature Conservancy.".