Historic preservation is making headlines in Florida. Here’s a roundup of news items to watch, and updates on stories we’ve been following:
Florida Trust News
- Registration for the Insider’s Tour: Miami Beach will close in less than one week! Join us to explore art deco and mid-century architecture, experience private home tours, a sunset cruise on the historic Mizner’s Dream yacht, a hard hat tour in the Raleigh Hotel and more! Sign up today to secure your spot.
- Florida Trust Past Board President and Trustee Emerita Dr. Leslee Keys received the John and Sue Renaud Award for National/State/Tribal Leadership at the National Preservation Commission Alliance’s FORUM 2024 conference in West Palm Beach.
Ongoing Education
- Preserving the Race for Space 2024: From the Earth to the Moon and Beyond, a symposium for historic preservation related to space exploration resources, will take place in Houston, TX, August 13-15, 2024.
- The Florida Public Archaeology’s Network Inter-Tidally United Virtual Summit will take place online on August 16.
- The National Preservation Law Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. on September 12.
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s PastForward 2024 conference will take place in New Orleans, October 28-30.
In the News
- Amid protests, a plan to develop Florida state parks is shelved.
- The House approves an amendment that funds the African American Burial Grounds Preservation Program at $3 million.
- The historic city hall in Opa-locka, one of the 2021 Florida’s 11 to Save, is under restoration.
- Alachua Conservation Trust purchases part of the shoreline and marshland located along Orange Lake, preserving the land and the historic Ollie Huff Citrus Building.
- The 48th Annual Art Deco Weekend, which will take place January 18-20, 2025, has released a call for speakers.
Events
- A historical marker to the indigenous town of Anhaica will be unveiled in Tallahassee on September 6, at 5 p.m.
Other News
- The City of Key West is hiring an Historic Architectural Preservationist Manager.
- Stantec is seeking to hire a part-time Architectural Historian.
- Vizcaya Museum and Gardes is hiring a Construction Project Manager.
