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Preservation Dallas is pleased to partner with The Dallas Way, Heritage Oak Cliff, MetroTex Association of REALTORS, and the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce to present "From Oak Lawn to Oak Cliff: The LGBTQ Experience" on Tuesday, September 12, at 6:00pm. We would like to thank the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts for generously hosting this event at the historic Turner House. Please click below to...

Remembering Santos Rodriguez 50 Years Later: Historical & Legal Perspectives an evening symposium presented by The Santos Rodriguez Memorial Coalition Tuesday, July 25th 2023 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Latino Cultural Center 2600 Live Oak Street free admission Advance Registration Required To mark the 50th anniversary of the July 1973 murder of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez by Dallas...

Preservation Dallas, in partnership with Remembering Black Dallas and the Dallas County Pioneer Association, will be presenting “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas,” on Monday evening, June 12th, 2023 at Old City Park in the Cedars neighborhood of Dallas. The program—which will feature historians Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney—will explore both the national and local contexts...

Our annual Preservation Achievement Awards allow us to share and honor inspiring preservation projects and people involved in preservation in the Dallas community. Categories include Rehabilitation or Adaptive Use of a residential historic building; Rehabilitation or Adaptive Use of a commercial, institutional, or mixed-use building; Rehabilitation of a Historic Landscape, Park or other Historic...

April 2023 In-Town Outing: Historic Frankford Saturday, April 29, 2023 // 10am — 12pm Frankford Preservation Foundation 17400 Muirfield Drive Dallas, TX 75287Traveling through the Metroplex, we are constantly surrounded by historic places that are hidden in the sprawling landscape. Many are little-known, and some are truly hidden gems. One of these is Frankford, the historic farming community...

The Future of Fair Park David PREZIOSI, Moderator Texas Historical Foundation Executive Director June 29, 2022 Wednesday, 6:30 pm Presented in Collaboration with Preservation DallasIN PERSON EVENT Hall of State Building Fair Park Free, Open to Everyone – No Registration Required Panelists: Darren JAMES, Fair Park First Board President & KAI Enterprises Brian LUALLEN, Fair Park...

TUESDAY | June 28 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 3309 Elm Street , Dallas 75226 By the turn of the 20th century, cotton had become vital to the economies of Texas and Dallas. Increased production led to the switch from slow, animal powered, farm based ginning processes to automated system ginning. Robert S. Munger was a pioneer in the development of new technology in automated cotton gin systems. In 1884, Munger...

Summer Sizzlers starts next week! How do we preserve and protect public art? What is your favorite roadside park? What measures are being taken to preserve the Farnsworth House? Join us as we explore these topics as well as many others! Preservation Dallas is pleased to present the 2021 season of Summer Sizzlers – our popular series of educational lectures, offering insights into preservation...

 The 2020 Preservation Achievement Awards Wednesday, November 18th 6 p.m. The 21st annual Preservation Achievement Awards are going virtual! While we will miss having everyone join us in person to celebrate our award winners, we felt this was the most prudent thing to do with the awards during this pandemic. So, join us from the comfort of your home to hear about all of the inspiring preservation...

 Preservation Dallas presents Art Deco Architecture of Fair Park This THURSDAY | July 30 // 6 pm Join us for our first virtual programming! The program will feature a presentation by David Bush and Jim Parsons on the Art Deco Architecture of Fair Park. Bush and Parsons, authors of Fair Park Deco, will tell the story of the Centennial Exposition's design and construction through historic...