Historic Staunton Foundation News
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November Brown Bag
November 2017 Brown Bag Presentation Walk 2017 Holiday House Tour Friday, November 10 @noon Tour meets at the Staunton Public Library memorial garden (on north side of the building facing Oakenwold Street) Please join us for our annual pre-Holiday House Tour...
October 2017 Brown Bag
October 2017 Brown Bag Presentation Walk Entryways to the City: Kalorama and South Coalter Friday, October 13, 2017 @noon We will meet and begin our discussion at the corner of Greenville Avenue and South Coalter Street (on the sidewalk in front of Staunton...
September 2017 Brown Bag
Exploring Recent Archeological Discoveries at Montgomery Hall Park Friday, September 1, 2017 @ Noon Meet in the front yard of Montgomery Hall house ( plenty of parking is available). Footwear appropriate for walking through open lawn and woodland undergrowth is...
2016 Preservation Award Winners
2016 Preservation Award Winners Photo Gallery » Residential Rehabilitation Awards 231 Sycamore Street | Kelly Grantier A complete rehabilitation of a 1911 vernacular frame house with Queen Ann characteristics. Work involved taking the two unit dwelling and converting...
June 2017 Preservation Brown Bag Walk
Stuart Addition Historic District Tour meets at the intersection of New Street and Academy Street Friday, June 2 @ 12 Noon Staunton’s Neighborhood Brown Bag Series continues with a walk through the Stuart Addition Historic District. Located along the western...
May is National Preservation Month!
People across America this month will be celebrating their built environment - where they live,work and play. To participate in this national celebration, we encourage you to make an appointment with Historic Staunton Foundation office on the third floor of the R.R....
Take Action!
Public Input Open House Staunton Comprehensive Plan Priority Initiatives Date: 05/04/2017 4:00 - 8:00 PM Location: Gypsy Hill Park Gym, 600 Churchville Ave, Staunton Please get involved with the Comprehensive Plan update process. Your input and support are...
May 2017 Preservation Brown Bag
Staunton "White Elephants" Walking tour meets in R.R. Smith Center Memorial Garden Friday, May 5 @ 12 Noon Staunton has roughly 195,000 square feet of underutilized or vacant space in eleven historic buildings all within a three quarter mile radius (walking...
The History of the Augusta County Courthouse
We are pleased to have historian Nancy Sorrells join us to present the History of the Augusta County Courthouse. The History of the Augusta County Courthouse Slide Presentation
In Memorium: James Burns Patrick
James Burns Patrick 1923 to 2017 Jim Patrick was the first president of Historic Staunton Foundation and, along with his wife Eleanor, one of our founding members. Their vision and perseverance made all the difference in the character of our city today. At a time when...
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Preservation News
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.
