This has been one busy month! Read all about our July preservation news featuring the latest updates, key events, and exciting highlights from Florida’s vibrant historic preservation community below:
Florida Trust News
- The 2025 Preservation on Main Street Conference was a success! Stay tuned for presentation slides, continuing education credits and see photos from special events here courtesy of Boston Photography!
- The Florida Trust’s Historic Preservation Scholar Award was presented to four Spring 2025 FSU history master’s graduates—including our very own Alessio Luna—for their achievements in preserving Florida’s history.
- FSU public historian, Dr. Kathleen Conti, earns prestigious Florida Trust for Historic Preservation education award!
- Register now for our August Lunch & Learn, Collaborating for Community, on August 14 hosted by Florida Trust Trustee Emerita and Design & Preservation Manager for the Town of Palm Beach Friederike Mittner and Florida Trust CEO & President Melissa Wyllie!
2025 Florida’s 11 to Save News:
- The 2025 Florida’s 11 to Save were announced on July 15 in Fernandina Beach! View the list and read the full press release.
- Bradenton’s 1887 Church selected for Florida’s 2025 ’11 to Save’ list. Read the story here.
- Jacksonville Today reports 4 local sites listed among most endangered in Florida for 2025!
Remembering Frances “Dolly” MacIntyre
We honor and remember Frances “Dolly” MacIntyre, a dedicated champion for historic preservation in Florida. Dolly’s passion for saving our shared heritage inspired generations, and her tireless advocacy has left a lasting legacy across the state. Her warmth, wisdom and unwavering commitment touched the lives of all who worked beside her. We especially thank her for the role she played in founding The Florida Trust. She will be deeply missed, but her spirit and love for Florida’s history will continue to guide and inspire us.
Ongoing Education
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation lists its final webinar series of the summer. Click here for more on these helpful meetings.
- Join your fellow leaders in the field and come together to generate solutions for today’s preservation movement and the various communities you serve at PastForward 2025 this September in Milwaukee. Register today.
In Other News
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced its Action Fund’s 2025 National Grant Program Awardees.
- New original PBS film, Our Vanishing Americana: Florida, captures the spirit of Florida’s Main Streets through nearly 30 short stories from across the state. Watch the film on YouTube here!
- The Conservation Fund has helped protect the final home of legendary author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. Read more about this amazing achievement to preserve her legacy!
- America 250 Florida Grant Applications are now open! The deadline to apply is August 6, 2025 by 5 p.m. EST. For more information on how to apply, visit the website here.
- Design firm Ervin Lovett Miller completes transformational renovation at historic Florida Yacht Club. Click to read more about this landmark renovation!
Have any other statewide preservation news you’d love to see shared? Email Larry Crumbie at lcrumbie@floridatrust.org today!