October Newsletter
OCTOBER 4, 2022
2022 MOST ENDANGERED PLACES NOMINATIONS DUE THIS FRIDAY
Our annual Most Endangered Places List draws statewide and national attention to at-risk historic places so that local advocates can build momentum toward their protection.
Preservation Texas can also provide technical assistance and letters of support for sites that have been included on the MEP List. We welcome a geographically, culturally, and architecturally diverse range of submissions. For more information visit preservationtexas.org/mep2022.
Nominations are due at the end of this week on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 5:00 pm.
STATEWIDE PRESERVATION NEWS
The new plan will formalize a number of policy directives to address implicit biases in the historic zoning process that exclude marginalized communities. It will also address challenges wrought by Austin’s rapid growth, proposing economic incentive policies staff members hope could level the playing field against the speculative real estate market…
Denton: Denton history preserved through street topper program
The goal of the program is to indicate the identity of different Denton neighborhoods or districts in order to foster a sense of place and a sense of belonging among residents. Some residents only refer to their neighborhoods by street names or landmarks. The original names of these communities are being lost and, with them, the attached history…
Fort Worth: Historic Northside, Polytechnic named Main Street program corridors
City leaders recently announced the two business corridors that will become part of Fort Worth’s first pilot program through a partnership with Main Street America. The partnership is one of the initiatives of the city’s Full-Strength Fort Worth revitalization strategy, which is focused on creating equitable economic vitality across the city so that all of its neighborhoods can operate at their full potential…
Marfa: Marfa’s Blackwell School given national historic status
The 1909 Blackwell School once served as the only school for Mexican American children in Marfa. Now, it’s a national historic site after a vote by Congress last week…
Orange: Old city hall to be converted to museum
Orange city council voted unanimously to work with the LaBiche Architectural Group to convert 803 Green Avenue, the former site of city hall, into a repository for artifacts from Orange’s past…
Palestine: Historic Mount Vernon AME Church receives grant from Preservation Texas
Organized by freedmen in the 1870s as a church and school, Mount Vernon AME is the third oldest congregation of its kind in Texas and the city’s oldest African American church. Though the building closed in 2014, Mount Vernon still has a congregation of roughly 300 members…
San Antonio: The Living Heritage Trades Academy teaches a new generation about preserving San Antonio’s historic character
San Antonio’s Living Heritage Trades Academy, a unique program of the city’s Historic Preservation Office, holds courses to train students in historic construction skills. The academy aims to address the waning pool of skilled tradespeople…
Texas: Governor Abbott Proclaims September 15-October 15, 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month
Due to the unique conflation of history and geography, Texas has, for centuries, been especially influenced by individuals of Hispanic descent…
Tyler: Historic Tyler works toward Pollard neighborhood to be next historic district
Distinctive time-period characteristics and architecture are represented in the large concentration of mid-century modern homes in the Pollard area. This type of home is characterized by flat planes, plentiful windows, sliding glass doors, and open spaces…
West Texas: Rising values of adobe buildings in West Texas
Adobe is known as a simple, inexpensive, and reliable building material, common in the southwest. In recent years, however, the material’s prevalence and the region’s growing popularity as a vacation spot have changed the value of adobe construction…
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