Southeast Texas Regional Preservation Summit 2023
Join Preservation Texas on November 16th in Beaumont!
The Southeast Texas Regional Preservation Summit will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at the McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center (1906 Calder Avenue) from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Summit will focus on historic preservation issues in coastal Texas including disaster preparedness and recovery, case studies, best practices, and the presentation of two Southeast Texas Honor Awards. Registration includes a box lunch and an opportunity to tour the historic McFaddin-Ward House.
Please register by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13th.
Join Preservation Texas after the Summit at 6:30 p.m. at Lamar University’s Dishman Art Museum Auditorium for a lecture by Stephen Fox titled “The Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage of Texas’s Golden Triangle: Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur”. This event is free and open to the public. Visit preservationtexas.org/beaumont to learn more and reserve your seat!
Port Arthur Flood, August 16-17, 1915. Museum of the Gulf Coast.
Schedule
Thursday, November 16, 2023
08:45 a.m. | Registrant Check-in
09:00 a.m. | Welcome and Preservation Texas Southeast Texas Regional Program Update; Derrick Birdsall, Sam Houston Memorial Museum (Huntsville); Evan Thompson, Preservation Texas
09:15 a.m. | Southeast Texas: Regional Heritage; Dr. Jimmy Bryan, Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast, Lamar University
09:30 a.m. | Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Workshop Part I; Rob Lackowicz, SWCA Environmental Consultants; Sharon Fleming, Texas Historical Commission
10:30 a.m. | Break
10:45 a.m. | Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Workshop Part II; Rob Lackowicz, SWCA Environmental Consultants; Sharon Fleming, Texas Historical Commission
11:30 a.m. | Tax Credits and Disaster Response; Hannah Curry, SWCA Environmental Consultants
12:00 p.m. | Lunch and Tour of the McFaddin-Ward House
01:15 p.m. | Evaluating Houses and Districts in Disaster Recovery; Erin Edwards and Ella McIntire, SWCA Environmental Consultants
02:15 p.m. | The Wood Mansion: An Insider’s Perspective on Navigating Disaster Recovery; Jon Breeden, Wood Mansion Historical Site (Bayside)
02:35 | The Bolivar Point Lighthouse: Past, Present and Future; Amy Chase, Bolivar Point Lighthouse Foundation
02:55 | Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area: Leveraging Natural, Cultural and Historic Resources for a Resilient Coastal Economic Sector; Elizabeth Winston Jones, Lone Star Coastal Alliance
03:15 | Saving Coastal Texas Case Studies Q&A Discussion
03:45 p.m. | Preservation Texas Southeast Texas Honor Awards Ceremony
Summit attendees are invited to join Preservation Texas at 6:30 p.m. at Lamar University’s Dishman Art Museum Auditorium for a lecture by Stephen Fox titled “The Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage of Texas’s Golden Triangle: Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur”. This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Visit preservationtexas.org/beaumont to learn more and reserve your seat!
Registration
Preservation Texas Member: $50.00
Non-Member: $75.00 (includes a complimentary one-year individual membership for new members)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 13th
If you’d like to confirm your membership status, please email Samantha Hunick at hunick@preservationtexas.org.
Need renew your Preservation Texas membership? You can do so HERE!
