News & Events
News & Events
March 25, 2010
5:30-7:30
35th Anniversary Event - more details soon.
South Jax City Hall
May 7, 2010
Concert in the Park
6:00-9:00 p.m., Fletcher Park
May 15, 2010
Patron's Party
- More info coming soon.
San Marco Preservation Society Receives Prestigious Award from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
San Marco Preservation Society was honored with a 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award for Restoration for their renovation of South Jacksonville City Hall. This prestigious award is the highest honor awarded by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation has been protecting Florida’s historically significant properties since 1978. The Restoration Award acknowledges the proper restoration of a structure to an earlier original appearance. All projects honored with this award must fully demonstrate adherence to the Secretary of the Interior’s standards. Previous recipients include The Chrysler Building in Miami Beach, the Marion Theatre in Ocala, the Markland Cottage at Flagler College in St. Augustine, and the Merrill House in Jacksonville.
San Marco Preservation Society would like to extend thanks to all the neighbors involved in this amazing project. Neighbors contributed time and money and skills to this project and without your help we would not have succeeded. We look forward to future projects with all of you.
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Historic Preservation Seminar a Success!
Acclaimed Author and Historic Preservation Expert
With approximately 30 members in attendance, the Jacksonville Historical Society and the San Marco Preservation Society hosted Bill Schmickle for a historic preservation seminar on Thursday, April 16th. Schmickle addressed the politics of establishing historic districts and how it applies to historic communities in Jacksonville. Schmickle's recent book, The Politics of Historic Districts, Primer for Grassroots Preservation, has served as the go-to-guide for citizens working to win community support for creating a historic district, as well as winning the votes of city council.
Schmickle, a political scientist, has had extensive experience in creating historic districts through his work with the Annapolis (MD) Historic Preservation Commission, the Board of Advisors for Preservation North Carolina, and Oak Ridge Historic District.
His book can be purchased on-line in our bookstore.
Attendees included Harry Reagan, Joel McEachin, Bill Schmickle,
Valerie Evans, & George Foote.