Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc.

Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc. Storied Past. Vibrant Future. The Florida Trust protects Florida's extraordinary history and heritage.

🎶🎷Join us in December for this remarkable trip! Discover how history, preservation, music, food and holiday traditions c...
06/12/2026

🎶🎷Join us in December for this remarkable trip! Discover how history, preservation, music, food and holiday traditions come together in one of America's most celebrated cities during this informative Lunch & Learn!

Attendees will get an inside look at the Florida Trust's six-day holiday immersion in New Orleans, developed in partnership with Project Por Amor and the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. The December experience will take travelers beyond the typical tourist itinerary, offering rare access to historic homes, cultural traditions, preservation success stories and local voices that bring the Crescent City's heritage to life.

Whether you're considering joining the trip or simply interested in learning more about the rich cultural traditions of New Orleans, this Lunch & Learn offers a preview of an unforgettable holiday experience where preservation and living culture meet!

REGISTER NOW for the Lunch & Learn!: https://ow.ly/I8tl50Zb6U9 and take a look at the brochure, itinerary and sign-up information on our website by visiting www.floridatrust.org/study-tours!

Happy Pride Month from the Florida Trust! We celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and honor the many voices, stories and place...
06/10/2026

Happy Pride Month from the Florida Trust! We celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and honor the many voices, stories and places that help shape Florida’s rich and diverse history.

💫 2026 11 TO SAVE SPOTLIGHT: ACE THEATRE 💫The Ace Theatre is one of the last surviving landmarks in Miami’s historic Bla...
06/08/2026

💫 2026 11 TO SAVE SPOTLIGHT: ACE THEATRE 💫

The Ace Theatre is one of the last surviving landmarks in Miami’s historic Black Grove community, also known as West Grove or Little Bahamas, that was founded in the late 19th century by Bahamian settlers. Built in 1930, the theatre served African American moviegoers in the Coconut Grove community during segregation, often staging live performances along with films.

Although listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016, the Ace Theatre is threatened by a combination of advanced physical deterioration and external development pressures that put its long-term survival at risk. Located in one of Florida’s recently designated Main Street Program, inclusion on this year’s 11 to Save list raises critical awareness and builds timely support for preservation action to save an irreplaceable piece of the community’s history.

Congratulations again to the Ace Theatre and stay tuned for more monthly 11 to Save spotlights!

The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources grant application cycle for Fiscal Year 2028 is offici...
06/06/2026

The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources grant application cycle for Fiscal Year 2028 is officially open for Small Matching, Special Category and Abandoned African-American Cemeteries grants! Applications will close at 5 p.m. EST on July 10, 2026.

Submit your application at https://ow.ly/yAp650Z8skL. For more information on the grants and the application process, including the Division's upcoming "How to Apply" webinars, check out the grants page on the Division’s website: https://ow.ly/kj1y50Z8skN.

💫 2026 PRESERVATION AWARD WINNER SPOTLIGHT: St. Philip's Episcopal Church in the Conservation, Preservation, Maintenance...
06/06/2026

💫 2026 PRESERVATION AWARD WINNER SPOTLIGHT: St. Philip's Episcopal Church in the Conservation, Preservation, Maintenance and Repair category 💫

Established as the city’s first African American Episcopalian church, and the second in the state of Florida, St. Philip’s 1906 Gothic Revival sanctuary required new exterior stucco, renovation of the stained-glass windows with protective coverings, wood rot repair and a new drainage system. The exterior renovation of St. Philip’s was a multi-year, multi-grant funded project recently completed in the heart of downtown Jacksonville. The project is a successful renovation of a landmarked building built by parishioners from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1901 as designed by the first licensed female architect in Florida.

St. Philip's Episcopal Church stands as a testament to restoring a rare remnant of the former African American Hansontown community.

Congratulations again to St. Philips, and stay tuned for more monthly Preservation Award winner spotlights!

🎶🎵 There is no city in America that celebrates the holidays quite like New Orleans — and this December, we would love fo...
06/04/2026

🎶🎵 There is no city in America that celebrates the holidays quite like New Orleans — and this December, we would love for you to experience it firsthand!🎷🎹

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc. has partnered with Project Por Amor and the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans to bring our members a six-day holiday immersion in the heart of the Crescent City. Through the lens of history, architecture, music, food and community, we'll encounter living traditions that have shaped life in South Louisiana for centuries. We'll dine at a classic Réveillon dinner at Brennan's Restaurant witness the fiery spectacle of gumbo cook-offs and Cajun music at the Festival of the Bonfires along the Mississippi River and step inside beautifully preserved historic homes dressed for the season during the PRC's celebrated Holiday Home Tour. We'll stroll beneath centuries-old live oaks glowing with lights in New Orleans City Park and gather for intimate live music performances and conversations with local historians, cultural stewards and community voices.

Woven throughout are the moments that define New Orleans at its best: long meals, layered histories, spontaneous music and the deep sense of place that emerges when preservation and living culture meet.

We hope you will join us! For more on this unforgettable holiday journey, check out the brochure here with registration information: https://ow.ly/LVCy50Z7fp6 and our itinerary filled with classic New Orleans exploration sure to be remembered: https://ow.ly/YEOX50Z7fp7!

🏘️ Join us for our June Lunch & Learn - Preservation Success in Unconventional Places: A Planner’s Guide to Enhancing Ne...
06/03/2026

🏘️ Join us for our June Lunch & Learn - Preservation Success in Unconventional Places: A Planner’s Guide to Enhancing Neighborhood Pride with presenter Derek Kilborn of the City of St. Petersburg!

This encore Lunch & Learn presentation takes place on Thursday, June 25 at 11:30 a.m. and will explore one municipal planner’s 25-year experience in St. Petersburg navigating the challenges of rapid change and attempts to nurture a preservation culture by finding common ground beyond traditional landmark designations. Learn how placemaking strengthens emotional investment in our historic neighborhoods and communities, be inspired to expand your community’s preservation work plan and return home with renewed purpose, ready for preservation success!

This event is free, but registration is required. Register now: https://ow.ly/OSLY50Z3jKr

1-hour AIA & APA continuing education credit will be offered to all attendees!

Love that our Nature Journaling program continues to grow!
06/02/2026

Love that our Nature Journaling program continues to grow!

Help shape the future of preservation in Florida! The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking passionate lead...
05/31/2026

Help shape the future of preservation in Florida!

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking passionate leaders to serve on our Board of Trustees. As a trustee, you’ll help guide our mission, champion threatened historic places and support programs that strengthen communities across the state. If you care about Florida’s history, culture and architecture and are ready to lend your time, expertise and voice, we’d love to hear from you!

Click here for more information from our board interest form: https://ow.ly/eTCZ50YkkgO

🏆CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 FLORIDA PRESERVATION AWARD WINNERS! What a joy it was to celebrate our 2026 Preservation Aw...
05/29/2026

🏆CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 FLORIDA PRESERVATION AWARD WINNERS!

What a joy it was to celebrate our 2026 Preservation Award winners at this year's Preserve Florida conference in St. Petersburg! We honored not only their accomplishments, but also their dedication, passion and steadfast commitment to keeping preservation at the forefront in Florida.

These awards were truly well deserved. Each recipient has made an extraordinary impact through their leadership, advocacy, care and vision for preserving the places and stories that shape our communities. Their work reminds us why historic preservation matters so deeply and why it continues to inspire all of us!

Thank you as well to everyone who attended and took the time to cheer on your colleagues, friends and family. Your presence made the celebration even more meaningful! And a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors. Your generous support makes this work possible and helps strengthen preservation across Florida.

Congratulations again to all of our award winners. We are so grateful for you, and so proud to celebrate you! For the full press release and list of each winner and category, please visit our website at www.floridatrust.org/preservation-awards.

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