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HISTORIC STAUNTON FOUNDATION

providing leadership, education and advocacy to help preserve our historic community est 1971

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Recent News Stories

  • WHSV
     December 4, 2011
    Featured the Historic Staunton Foundation's 39th Annual Holiday House Tour
  • WHSV
     November 2011
    Featured the Historic Staunton Foundation's very own Executive Director, Frank Strassler
    • The focus of the piece is on the Historic Preservation efforts in the valley and maintaining sustainable architecture
  • The Staunton News Leader
     October 6th 2011
    Featured the Historic Staunton Foundation's Architectural October Walking Tour Series
    • EXCERPT: "It's a fitting way to celebrate the foundation's 40th anniversary."
    • Click here to read it!
    • Curry, Theresa. "'Walking through Staunton's history." Staunton News Leader GO! 6 October 2011: Cover and pg 12-13. Print.
  • The Staunton News Leader
     October 1st 2011
    Article about the threat of urban renewal and the establishment of Historic Staunton Foundation to help prevent the destruction of our town's heritage
    • EXCERPT: "The "urban renewal" fight dominated many of 1963's headlines, with reports of properties selling out to the housing authority, court battles, experts who testified that only two of the buildings on Central Avenue were dilapidated, and of dire warnings that to demolish the many flourishing businesses there would kill downtown Staunton."
    • Click here to read it!
    • Culbertson, Charles. "'Urban renewal' craze almost destroyed Staunton." Staunton News Leader 1 October 2011: A9. Print.
  • The Staunton News Leader
     May 17th 2011
    Article about the Historic Staunton Foundation's focus on bringing awareness to "green" Historic Preservation techniques and resources
    • EXCERPT: "Since 2009, the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -- or LEED -- green-building rating system has been applied to projects that rehabilitate historic buildings according to sustainable guidelines..."

Recent Events

  • Annual Meeting

    January 22nd 2012
    HSF's annual membership meeting and preservation award presentation. Former Executive Director of HSF, David J. Brown, was the keynote speaker (click here to read notes from his speech)

  • Hysterical Staunton
     September 18th 2011
    Doug and Tidge Roller presented their comical presentation of "Hysterical Staunton," which captures the attitudes and environment of Staunton during the threat of "Urban Renewal" as well as the efforts of dedicated citizens to preserve the architectural and cultural heritage of our great city
    • The event had over 80 members and guests attend!

 

  • Walk Up Kalorama
     June 3rd 2011
    Educational tour of historic Kalorama Street in downtown Staunton with HSF Executive Director Frank Strassler, part of our Preservation Brown Bag Series
    • The event had a record number turnout!

Picture form Kalorama Walk From Kalorama Walk

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