Preservation News

Historic preservation continues to make headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! We’re proud to honor this award winner as they celebrate their 100th year. Their thoughtful restoration and adaptive reuse of

Florida’s historic theaters bring entertainment and pride to communities throughout the state and have done so for a hundred years. The exterior of the theaters called attention to what was going on within, often including bright, flashing lights and a marquee with the film screenings of the day. Inside, theaters generally featured one giant screen,

This month’s Emeriti Spotlight is Friederike Mittner, FAICP. Mittner is a distinguished planner and historic preservationist who has managed 19 historic districts and over 5,000 cultural resources in West Palm Beach and evaluated properties for landmark designation. She advocates for adaptive reuse projects and encourages making historic preservation projects economically viable as well as a

Historic preservation continues to make headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Carrollton House – Join us in New Orleans this December Florida Trust News: Our annual membership meeting is this August

For five decades, architect Bert Bender has helped shape the preservation of Florida’s historic places while championing the philosophy that saving old buildings is one of the most sustainable forms of architecture. His career, spanning 51 years and 500 projects, reflects a lifelong commitment to excellence in historic preservation. Bender’s relationship with the Florida Trust

Historic preservation continues to make headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Florida Trust News: Ongoing Education: In Other Preservation News: Have any other news you’d like shared during our monthly new

Preservation momentum keeps building into the new year! Historic preservation is still making headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Florida Trust News: Ongoing Education: In Other Preservationist News:

A Hands-On Preservationist Working to establish historic preservation organizations is Jean Bunch’s forte. Bunch began her involvement with the Florida Trust soon after our 1978 incorporation; she served on the Board of Directors from 1981 – 1990. Bunch recalled there were many things the new organization had to figure out from scratch. Her work focused

Preservation momentum keeps building into the new year! Historic preservation is still making headlines across Florida, and this month’s roundup highlights key stories to watch along with updates on ongoing efforts. Have preservation news or a project to celebrate? Share it with us! Florida Trust News: Ongoing Education: In Other Preservation News: Have any other

An Inadvertent Historic Preservationist From humble beginnings, Dr. William R. “Bill” Adams succeeded as a scholar, in the CIA, as a political appointee and then a historic preservationist.  Adams served the Florida Trust from its inception in 1978 to 1985. “The Florida Trust organized to acquire membership to develop funding creating a stable organization to