Progress Through Preservation of Greater Akron (PTP) was organized formally in July 1984 in direct response to the ongoing urban renewal policies continuing to change the faces of cities across the country as well as in Akron. Its mission remains to serve Akron and Summit County by actively encouraging and promoting the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and adaptive reuse of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods that are of historic or architectural significance.

Our headquarters, known as Preservation House, is a restored 1870’s one room school house located off of West Market Street in Akron. It can be rented for private and public events with capacity for up to 50 people