Historic Staunton Foundation News
News & Updates

History of Staunton Flooding and Flood Mitigation Resources
On August 8, 2020, our city experienced heavy flooding causing damage to many businesses and residences. Historic Staunton Foundation is fine, but many of our neighbors are working hard to clean and mitigate damage. please contact the Staunton Downtown Development...

2019 Preservation Award Winners

2018 Preservation Award Winners
Residential Rehabilitation - 611 West Frederick Street Chris Lambert / Infill Development - 200 Federal Street Bob Barron and Fred Blanton / Commercial Rehabilitation - 301 Greenville Avenue Robert *(Robin) W. Miller, Jr. | Village Development Associates LLC ...

Happy Holidays!
Historic Staunton Foundation presents “Staunton’s Historic Chimneys” - visited by Santa since 1747 Feel the snowflakes fly As you look up to the sky to Staunton’s chimneys on high
2018 Community Forum
On October 9th, a small, yet diverse group of local stakeholders were invited to participate in a Community Forum, organized by HSF and moderated by Kathy Frazier, AIA, of Frazier Associates. This forum was a vital part of HSF’s commitment to engage the community as...

2017 Preservation Award Winners
Residential Rehabilitation Casey and Brian Ochs | 119 Church Street Residential Rehabilitation Paula Rau | 117 Madison Place Residential Rehabilitation Carol Kipp | 101 Oakenwold Street Heritage Preservation Award St. Francis of Assisi Catholic...
Preservation Brown Bag Event News Has Moved!
Please visit our new dedicated site for past and future Preservation Brown Bag Events!
April 2018 Preservation Brown Bag
April 2018 Preservation Brown Bag Booker T. Washington Community Center 1114 W. Johnson Street (map) Friday, April 13th @ 12 Noon Jennie Hill, Board Chair of Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat for Humanity will provide a presentation about their work in the West End....
March 2018 Preservation Brown Bag
R.R. Smith Center 2nd floor lecture hall Friday, March 2 @ 12 Noon _________________________________ The Brown Bag series continues with another presentation of a 2017 rehabilitation award winning project. We are pleased to have Chris Valenzuela and Matthew Fitzgerald...
February 2018 Preservation Brown Bag
R.R. Smith Center 2nd floor lecture hall Friday, February 9 @ 12 Noon _________________________________ HSF’s 2018 Preservation Brown Bag Series kicks off at noon on Friday, February 9th in the R.R. Smith Center lecture hall. We are pleased to have Paula Rau and Carol...
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Sustainable, Livable Neighborhoods
- Preservation Nation Green Lab — Sustainability, Energy and Historic Buildings
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center — Walkable, bikeable neighborhoods and connections with urban amenities. Some of our neighborhoods beg for alternative solutions due to limited parking and location.
- Whole Building Design Guide — Sustainability, building reuse instead of demolition
- Measuring the Economics of Preservation: Recent Findings — Prepared for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation by PlaceEconomics, June, 2011
- Rutgers Study citing Historic Tax Credits as an efficient job creator for local economies (March 2010)
As Seen In …
The Historic Staunton Foundation and Staunton, VA were featured in Preservation, the magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read the article.
Staunton was featured in The Smithsonian Magazine as one of the nation’s best small towns! Read the article.
