Cocktail Party Fundraiser
Sunday, May 23, 2010
3-5 p.m. $15
The Historic Louis & Flossie John House
1924 Newning Avenue
Enjoy an afternoon at this unusual Mediterranean Revival home built ca. 1937. City Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky will be there to share the history of the house and Casey Gallagher, who's been working on our database of surveyed homes, will be there to show off the results of our volunteers' hard work last year.
Please consider volunteering or helping us find donations of beverages and food. We need your participation to help create our historic district!
If you are on Facebook, you can view our Event Page and RSVP, if you please.
Heritage Society Awards Luncheon
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. $75
The Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos
Keynote Speaker is Sustainability and Urban Design Expert Ed McMahon, a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C.
His latest books are Developing Sustainable Planned Communities, Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities, and Land Conservation Finance. He has organized successful efforts to acquire and protect urban parkland, wilderness areas and other conservation properties, and he has made numerous presentations on the topics of tourism, conservation, land use planning and historic preservation. McMahon is also the co-founder and former president of Scenic America, a national non-profit organization devoted to protecting America’s scenic landscapes.
Learn more about the Heritage Society Awards Luncheon.
Benefit Concert for the Norwood House
& the Travis Heights-Fairview Park Historic District
at The Historic Continental Club
Sunday, October 11, 2009
3-8 p.m. $10 Donation
Jon Dee Graham, The Callous Taoboys, The Tiny Tin Hearts, Frank Meyer, Bill Oliver and Mandy Mercier
"How to Green Your Historic Home"
Workshop by the Heritage Society of Austin
August 3, 6-7:30 p.m.
Carver Library, 1161 Angelina.
Free.
Limited space available, RSVP required at rsvp@hsaustin.org or 474-5198.
Learn more about Greening Your Historic Home.
The greenest house is the one already built but you can still make your old house even more eco-friendly. In this second installment of a three-part series, you'll learn how to green your historic property without compromising its irreplaceable character and integrity and you'll learn the concepts of green building and sustainable preservation.
Part II will address green choices for historic interiors including plumbing and electrical systems, selecting interior finishings and more. Part III will focus on sustainable landscaping strategies that are historically appropriate.
Read More about Preservation & Sustainability
Public Meeting
Tuesday, July 21, 7-9 p.m.
Grace United Methodist Church, 205 E. Monroe
Basement Meeting Room
"Changes to the Local Historic District Ordinance"